Kuwait powerboat team celebrates after finishing third.

LONDON, Sept 10, (KUNA): Kuwait's national powerboat team secured third place at the Powerboat World Championship, organized by the Union Internationale Motonautique (UIM) in Plymouth, United Kingdom, competing across two categories.

In the B 300-horsepower category, the Kuwaiti team, led by world champion Bader Al-Dousari and his co-pilot Mohammed Al-Essayie, claimed third place. Meanwhile, in the P 150-horsepower category, the duo of Khaled Karam and Adel Al-Sharida also achieved third place, with their teammates Nasser Al-Khadhra and Mishaal Al-Misbah finishing fifth in the final round.

The head of Kuwait's delegation, Ali Al-Shamali, expressed pride in the team's accomplishments in a statement to KUNA. He noted that the team competed in the B category with their boat, "Raheeb 17," powered by a 300-horsepower engine and piloted by 2023 world champion Bader Al-Dousari alongside Mohammed Al-Essayie. The team earned two silver medals on the first two days of the event, culminating in a third-place overall finish.

Al-Shamali explained that an accident during the second round of the championship, held in Belgium in June, affected the team's chances of retaining their world champion title. However, their strong performance in the first round in Spain, where they earned two silver medals in April, allowed them to accumulate enough points for the overall bronze.

In the P 150-horsepower single-engine category, Kuwait's "Raheeb 171," piloted by Khaled Karam and Adel Al-Sharida, secured second and fourth place during the Spanish round in April. They went on to win first place in Belgium and finished third and fourth in the final round in Plymouth, ultimately securing third place overall and a bronze medal.

A third Kuwaiti boat, competing for the first time, finished fifth overall in the P 150-horsepower category, piloted by Al-Khadhra and Al-Misbah.