Kuwaiti athletes partaking on Olympics ready — Olympic cmte

Kuwaiti athletes partaking in the Olympic Games in France have finalized preparations ahead of the competitions' launch due later on Friday, the Kuwait Olympic Committee said. The committee said in a statement that the Kuwaiti teams finished training, noting that the champion Yusuf Al-Shemlan would compete in the preliminary epee contest on Saturday, while his colleague Suad Al-Fegaan would partake starting rowing contest. The Kuwaiti athletes will proceed the competitions on July 28-29, with Al-Fegaan in rowing, Lara Dashti in swimming and Khaled Al-Mudhaf in shooting. On Tuesday, swimmer Mohammad Al-Zubaid would participate the 100 m free style category. On August 2, the shooter Mohammad Al-Daihani would compete in skeet. Meanwhile, the female player Amina Shah will partake in the sailing competition. In the field and track, Yaccoub Al-Yoha plays in the 110 m hurdles and Amal Al-Roumi in the 800 m category, on August 4th. Al-Mudhaf said in a press statement that the preparations were good noting that h e was looking forward to make good results. The Olympics are due to kick off in a few hours and will proceed until August 11. The Paralympics are scheduled on August 28-September 8. Source: Kuwait News Agency