Kuwait begins FIBA Asia U-18 Championship qualifiers against Oman

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DOHA, July 21: Kuwait's under-18 basketball team will launch its Gulf Youth Championship campaign, which also serves as the qualifying tournament for the FIBA Asia U-18 Championship, with a clash against Oman on July 25 in Doha.

According to the schedule released by the tournament organizers, Kuwait will meet Bahrain on July 26, take on hosts Qatar on July 27, and wrap up the round-robin competition against Saudi Arabia on July 29.

The top two teams at the Gulf championship will secure places at the FIBA Asia U-18 Championship, which will be held in Hyderabad, India.

The tournament was initially scheduled for July 17-22, but was postponed until this weekend because of the security situation in the region.

Kuwait completed its preparations with a training camp in Cairo, where the team played a series of warm-up matches against the Jordan and Egypt national teams, a Cairo club's select team, and Egyptian powerhouse Zamalek.

Under Serbian coach Marko, Kuwait will be looking to carry its preparations into the tournament, compete for the Gulf title and book a place at the Asian championship.

By Khaled Al-Enezi

Al-Seyassah/Arab Times Staff