KUWAIT: Kuwait got here 2d within the IIHF Girls’s Building Cup which concluded on Saturday, marking their first main fulfillment at the world level, trailing in the back of champions, Colombia. The large milestone for the hosts within the festival’s first-ever version got here after a 4-1 victory over the UAE on the Wintry weather Video games Membership stadium at the again of a win over third-placed Luxembourg.

Colombia received the identify after reaching its 5th victory in a row, which got here on the expense of Luxembourg in a deserved 4-0 scoreline. Kuwaiti participant, Joud Al-Ajmi, mentioned she was once full of pleasure on the fulfillment, pronouncing it will spur the workforce directly to make additional development in world participations. Her function along her fellow avid gamers was once praised via head trainer Mishal Al-Ajmi, who mentioned that performances, which “exceeded all expectancies”, towards the UAE and Luxembourg had been key to their good fortune.

The development witnessed an enormous turnout, in step with setting up committee and Wintry weather Video games Membership head Fahed Al-Ajmi, who informed newshounds that the ladies’s workforce benefited a great deal from enjoying on this sturdy sports activities accumulating, held for the primary time within the area. The membership leader mentioned he felt “nice satisfaction” within the outcome, declaring that ladies on the membership are given equivalent consideration to their male opposite numbers. Kuwait Nationwide Meeting feminine lawmaker Alia Al-Khaled, who attended the development, mentioned she was once “very proud.” – KUNA