KUWAIT: Kuwait Winter Games Club announced that Kuwaiti figure skating team player Sama Jarrah will participate in the Grand Prix for juniors in Thailand, which kicks off in Bangkok next Wednesday. The event is organized by the International Figure Skating Federation. Director of the Kuwaiti figure skating team Salem Al-Ajmi told KUNA on Monday before the delegation’s departure that the club was keen to include the player in this international event as it is considered one of the most important championships in this age group.

Al-Ajmi added that Jarrah trained hard recently under the supervision of the figure skating team coach Yulia Martysheva in preparation for this important event, which is one of the important rounds of the award, praising the player’s commitment and efforts to provide the best level in the championship. He explained that involving Kuwaiti players at a young age in such major tournaments against their counterparts from countries with a long history in the game would raise their technical level, in addition to collecting important points to qualify for the upcoming Winter Olympics scheduled in Milan (Cortina 2026), especially since the player is young and has a great future ahead of her.

He appreciated the great support provided by the club’s board of directors, led by Fahid Al-Ajmi, for the game, which enabled it to achieve good results in regional, continental and international tournaments, indicating that the club pays attention to all age groups in the game of figure skating and other winter games. — KUNA