The national women's handball team finished its participation in the sixth round of women's sports in the Gulf Cooperation Council currently held in Kuwait, in second place with nine points to retain the silver medal that was obtained in the previous session.

The "white hand" made a good impression in the tournament, leaving the head up with his honorable performance and the fighting spirit shown by the players in all games.

On the other hand, the team of athletics team of the people of determination, arrived yesterday in Kuwait, to participate in the tournament through five competitions: push shot, javelin, throwing scepter, enemy, and discus, as competitions continue for three days from 27 Until 29 th.

Khadija Barout of Sweden and Reem Abdullah Al Buraiki underwent a medical classification yesterday to decide which category will be included in the tournament, which is usually done for the first-time players, to ensure parity among all players.

In turn, the bowling mission returned to the UAE via Dubai International Airport, after achieving two medals, the first came in doubles by Hind Al Hammadi and Sarah Al Mulla, and the second in the teams competition by Hind Al Hammadi, Sarah Al Mulla, Kholoud Al Dhaheri, and Rahma Mubarak.

In volleyball, the national team will meet its Kuwaiti counterpart today, which is under-numbered, due to the large number of players in important centers of injury, which will hinder their access to the title, which was registered in their names for years as the leaders of the Gulf plane.

The national team is counting heavily on the results of the Oman-Bahrain match, which will serve the whites of the plane against the Kuwaiti women to revive their chances to maintain the title.

The women played well in the final match against Oman, which they won 3-0 and confirmed their worth by defending the first place.

Al-Shadadi: We are happy to complete the hand

Member of the Handball Federation, Assistant Secretary of the Women's Committee Anisa Al-Shadadi, expressed her happiness to achieve the silver medal in the handball competition held within the competitions of the sixth GCC Women's Sports Championship currently being held in Kuwait, praising the strong performance of the players and their province On the runners-up we achieved at the fifth session.

Al-Shadadi presented the silver medal to Her Highness Sheikha Fatima bint Mubarak, President of the General Women's Union and President of the Supreme Council for Motherhood and Childhood, the Supreme President of the Family Development Foundation «Umm Al-Emarat», for her generous support to the UAE girls. Sports.

She appreciated the efforts of the head of the UAE delegation participating in the sixth session, Noura Al-Suwaidi, for her continued follow-up to all the members of the delegation in the 10 sports participating in the UAE, and the great motivation of the players who contributed to this honorable image, To provide all means of comfort and support to serve and meet the needs of our players and urged them to translate the aspirations of good leadership on the ground.

Shamsa bint Hasher: the plane team suffers from a shortage of female players

Sheikha Shamsa bint Hasher Al Maktoum, member of the Board of Directors of the UAE Aircraft Federation, and the head of the national teams committee, revealed that it is difficult to win the Gulf title not for technical reasons but because of the shortage of female players after being injured, stressing that the women's team started several weeks ago, a program to prepare for the Olympics "Gulf women," but the circumstances did not serve him and exposed him to the loss of a number of players before the final games, noting that the final preparatory camp for the championship was not enough for them.

For his part, said the coach of the volleyball team Issam Abdulmuti, about the competition in the Gulf championship that «the best team in the Gulf volleyball compared to all the Gulf teams participating in the championship».

In turn, the UAE national team player Fatima Khalid vowed to defy the odds and not take the lack of numbers as a result of injuries.