(MENAFN- Kuwait News Agency (KUNA)) KUWAIT, May 25 (KUNA) -- The International Ice Hockey Federation (IIHF) agreed Saturday on the participation of Kuwait ice hockey team in the upcoming Winter Olympic Games in Beijing 2022.
"IIHF have granted Kuwait two membership votes in its annual Congress meeting in Slovakia with the participation of 107 national federations on the sidelines of the world championship," said head of Kuwait winter games club Fuhaid Al-Ajmi.
"Those votes mean having full membership in the IIHF, alongside with the biggest federations in the world after fulfilling their terms," Al-Ajmi continued.
Al-Ajmi noted that the Kuwaiti team will participate in the Olympic qualifiers held in Hong Kong this coming November. (end)
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