(MENAFN- Kuwait News Agency (KUNA))
By Miyoko Ishigami
TOKYO, July 30 (KUNA) -- The mayor and citizens of Japan's Nihonmatsu City, which hosts Kuwaiti Olympians for pre-games training camps, offered Friday their heartiest congratulations to the shooter Abdullah Al-Rashidi for winning a bronze medal. Nihonmatsu Mayor Keiichi Miho and representatives of the Chamber of Commerce and Industry visited the Karate team members, who are currently staying in the city for training to give a congratulatory message and 15 kg of Fukushima Prefecture's specialty peaches, Vice-President Hideharu Ohta of the chamber told Kuwait News Agency (KUNA).
In appreciation for Kuwait's support following the massive earthquake that hit Fukushima 10 years ago, Nihonmatsu City, located about 200 km northeast of Tokyo and boasts one of Japan's largest shooting ranges has applied to host the Kuwaiti team for pre-games training camps. (end) mk.gaa
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