SHARJAH, The Sharjah Women’s Sports Club (SWSC) female athletes representing the UAE national badminton team will take part in the qualifiers of the West Asia Regional Junior Championships 2022.
Qualifiers for the Arab region will take place at the Xtra Sports Badminton Academy in Sharjah on Sunday.
The West Asia Regional Junior Championships 2022 are scheduled to take place in Kuwait from November 4–12.
This was the second time the players of the SWSC participated in the game after badminton was added to the club’s list of approved sports.
Fifteen female players from the Sharjah Women’s Sports Club, donning the UAE colours, will participate in the qualifiers. Five of them reached the final stage. Hind Saeed Al Mazrouei also qualified to the Championships of the U-15 category.
Belqees Al Shehhi, Head of the Individual Games Department at Sharjah Women’s Sports, said the Sharjah Women’s Sports Club players are ready to compete in the qualifiers to secure a spot at the West Asia Regional Junior Championships.
She revealed that this will be the second time the badminton players of the Sharjah Women’s Sports Club are taking part in the game following the adoption of the game. The last time they competed was in a badminton tournament held at the Al Nasr Club in Dubai in August and witnessed the participation of 38 players from three different clubs.
The Sharjah Women’s Sports Club’s fencing team marked the beginning of the new season following their participation in the Federation Championship held for 13–15 year olds, which took place at Asmaa Bint Al-Numan Hall in Dubai.
Source: Emirates News Agency