KUWAIT CITY A team from Kuwait comprising athletes, coaches, and administrative officials of water sports will leave here for Tehran on Thursday June 21 to take part in the competitions.

Ahmad Abbas, a member of Kuwaiti Swimming Federation told IRNA, "The team consists of 72 sportsmen competing in the fields of swimming, diving, and water polo and a number of coaches and authorities."

He called the competitions important and underlined, "Such tournaments help the participating countries boost their relations and prepare their teams for international contests."

Abbas expressed his gratitude to the officials of Iran's Swimming, Diving, and Water Polo Federation for arranging the Tehran tourney.

Eight teams representing Iran, Kuwait, Egypt, Syria, Morocco, Oman, Qatar, and Saudi Arabia, are to compete in the contests, which are to start in the swimming pool of Azadi Sports Complex on Saturday.