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29th Arab Junior Squash Championship to kick off in Kuwait on Thursday

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07/04/2025

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07/04/2025

Kuwait squash team preparing for the Arab Championship.

KUWAIT CITY, April 7: The 29th Arab Junior Championship for Under-15 and Under-19 Individuals and Teams will begin next Thursday at the Sheikh Salem Al-Sabah International Squash Center, located at the Federation's headquarters in South Sura. Six countries, Saudi Arabia, Qatar, Bahrain, Iraq, Jordan, and Yemen, will join Kuwait in this exciting tournament.

The tournament draw is scheduled for tomorrow, Wednesday, at 8:00 PM. Singles competitions will take place in both morning and evening sessions on Thursday and Friday. The team championship will begin on Saturday, with the event concluding on the 15th of this month.

Kuwait has been preparing intensively with daily training sessions held in both the morning and evening. The under-19 team features Abdulrahman Al-Maghribi, Jassim Al-Gharib, Khaled Al-Fawzan, Abdullah Hani, Abdulrahman Al-Sanea, and Abdulrahman Al-Kandari. The under-15 team includes Issa Al-Najadah, Saleh Al-Kandari, Salman Al-Saleh, Abdullah Mayouf, Hamoud Al-Sawagh, and Zaid Al-Najjar. The under-15 squad is coached by Ahmed Abdel-Aal Sebaei and Majed Khan, with fitness coach Captain Ahmed Al-Sayed. The delegation is led by Abdullah Al-Subaie, Director of National Teams.

The Arab Squash Federation has appointed a technical committee for the event, chaired by Fayez Al-Mutairi, the Secretary-General of the Arab Federation. The committee also includes Hamed Al-Omran, Secretary-General of the Kuwaiti Federation, Yousef Al-Maliki (Qatar), and Samer Al-Khatib (Saudi Arabia). Referee Abdulhadi Al-Aryan has been nominated as the tournament’s general referee.