KUWAIT CITY, May 11:  The Kuwait and Lebanon men's ice hockey teams have advanced to the final of the first Arab Ice Hockey Championship, currently taking place in Kuwait, after defeating Oman and Bahrain, respectively, in the semi-finals on Thursday evening. The Hockey Blue team secured a well-deserved victory over Oman with a score of 13/3, while Lebanon dominated its match against Bahrain with a score of 8/1.

The two teams will face each other in the tournament's final on Saturday, while Bahrain and Oman will compete for third place. In placement matches from fifth to eighth place, Tunisia defeated Saudi Arabia 14/3, and Algeria beat Egypt 8/3. The Vice-President of the Kuwaiti Winter Games Club, Khaled Al-Mutairi, expressed his admiration for Al-Azraq's qualification to the final and praised the tournament's technical and organizational success.

The Chairman of the Omani Ski Sports Committee, Saeed Al Zaabi, was proud of Oman's progress to the semi-finals, while Kuwait national team player Jassem Al-Awadi expressed the team's determination to win the championship and dedicate it to their fans. The final match promises to be a competitive and exciting event as it brings together the tournament's top teams.