Kuwait Air Sports Team Wins Gold in Model Aircraft Category at Third Arab Championship
Kuwait's team won the gold medal in the model aircraft category at the third Arab Air Sports Championship in Tunisia.
Translated by Qiyas from كونا — Original source
Tunis, Oct 30 (KUNA) -- The Kuwait national aeromodeling team won the gold medal in the aeromodeling (aircraft models) competition at the Fourth Arab Aeromodeling Championship, held as part of the events of the Third Arab Air Sports Games in Tunisia, on Friday. The Kuwaiti team, comprising Abdulaziz Al-Fudari, Talal Al-Fudari, and Mohammed Al-Dosari, finished first despite strong competition from the participating Arab teams.
Ahmed Mohaj, head of the Kuwaiti delegation and president of the Kuwait Air Sports Club, who also serves as vice president of the Asian and Arab Air Sports Federations, praised this important sporting achievement and the high level of performance displayed by the Kuwaiti players in an interview with the Kuwait News Agency (KUNA).
Mohaj extended his gratitude to the Public Authority for Sport and Kuwait’s Minister of State for Youth and Sports Affairs, Dr. Tariq Al-Jalahma, for their support of air sports, as well as to the Embassy of the State of Kuwait in Tunisia, headed by Ambassador Mansour Al-Omar, for their warm reception of the participating Kuwaiti delegation.
He emphasized that the championship witnessed fierce competition among Arab participants, and stressed that the participation of Kuwaiti players in such events and championships will help strengthen the status of air sports in Kuwait and raise the level of competition among players at both the Arab and continental levels.
The Third Air Sports Games, held under the supervision of the Arab Air Sports Federation in cooperation with the Tunisian Air Sports Federation, saw wide participation, with elite Arab athletes, pilots, and specialists competing over four days in two main disciplines: the Aeromodeling Championship and the Gliding Championship.
The edition saw the participation of athletes and teams from 11 Arab countries: Tunisia, Kuwait, Egypt, Morocco, Libya, Syria, the United Arab Emirates, Iraq, Lebanon, Saudi Arabia, and Palestine. The award ceremony for the winners will be held tomorrow, Saturday. (End) S.B.M. / R.J.
