RIYADH: Team Saudi will participate in the third Gulf Cooperation Council Games, which are being held in Kuwait.
The Saudi delegation includes more than 250 athletes; female athletes are competing for the first time at the GCC Games.
The Saudi women’s futsal team were the first to arrive and they will face Bahrain, in their opening match, on Sunday, May 15th.
Team Saudi will compete in: futsal (men and women), basketball 5 x 5 (men), basketball 3 x 3 (women), athletics (men and women), paddle (men and women), electronic gaming (men and women), cycling (men and women), swimming, table tennis, tennis, ice hockey, handball, judo, karate, volleyball, and fencing (men).
In the previous edition of the games, “Dammam 2015,” Saudi led with 115 medals; 57 gold, 35 silver, and 23 bronze. UAE followed with 73 medals; 26 gold, 20 silver, and 27 bronze, and third place went to Qatar with 59 medals; 11 gold, 17 silver, and 31 bronze, while Bahrain came in 4th place with 43 medals; 7 gold, 20 silver, and 16 bronze, and finally Oman in 5th place with 29 medals; 4 gold, 13 silver, and 12 bronze.
The games will be held in twelve venues across Kuwait. “Kuwait 2022” starts on Friday and runs until the end of May.
