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Kuwait U-20 women's beach volleyball team shows promise despite elimination

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03/12/2024

publish time

03/12/2024

Kuwait beach volleyball team players.

DOHA, Dec 3: The Kuwaiti Under-20 women's beach volleyball team concluded its campaign in the West Asia Championship, held in Doha, Qatar, after exiting in the round of 16. The team suffered losses to Qatar (1-2) and Oman (0-2).

Kuwait Team (A) began the group stage with a defeat to Qatar (0-2) but bounced back with a win against Oman (2-0), securing its place in the knockout round. Meanwhile, Team (B) started strong with a victory over Yemen (2-1) but lost to Syria (0-2) and still advanced to the round of 16.

In the elimination stage, Team (A) faced Qatar once again, suffering a narrow loss (1-2), while Team (B) was defeated by Oman (0-2).

Amal Al-Faraj, the team administrator, highlighted the significance of this being the team's first participation in a competitive international championship. She praised the players for their commendable performance against more experienced opponents.

The Kuwaiti delegation included administrator Amal Al-Faraj, Coach Samia Al-Najjar, and players Zahra Al-Hussain, Malak Mashari, Maryam Karimi, and Munira Badr.