KUWAIT - Iran will take part in West Asian sports competitions to be held in Kuwait in October.

Technical Director of Asian National Olympic Committee Hossein Moslem told IRNA on Monday that the contests will be held in the swimming, water polo, diving, track-and-field, karate, tae kwon doo, squash and ping-pong categories.

Athletes from Saudi Arabia, Kuwait, Qatar, Bahrain, Yemen, Oman, Iran, Lebanon, Syria, Jordan and Palestine will compete in the events.

(IRNA)