Abdulrahman wins second place in surfski race | Kuwait Times Newspaper

HONG KONG: Kuwaiti player Abdulrahman Al-Babtain from the Kuwaiti Maritime Sports Club won second place and the silver medal in the 25 km surfski race at the Asian Kayak Cup 2025 held in Hong Kong. Mohammed Al-Awadhi, kayaking supervisor at the Kuwaiti Maritime Sports Club, told the Kuwait News Agency (KUNA) on Monday that the championship featured exciting competitions that lasted two hours and 20 minutes between Asian champions, with a large audience and extensive media coverage. He added that the championship began on November 18 with the participation of Asian teams representing Hong Kong, Macau, India, China, Japan, Thailand, Chinese Taipei, Singapore, Tajikistan, Kazakhstan, Vietnam and Kuwait. Al-Awadi explained that after the conclusion of the championship competitions on Monday, the winners were crowned in the presence of the President of the International Canoe Federation, Thomas Konitzko. Al-Awadi expressed his pride in the results achieved by Al-Babtain in the championship and in raising the Kuwaiti flag at this sporting event. He noted that this achievement complements the achievements of Kuwait and the Maritime Club in general, and Kuwaiti kayaking in particular, in sporting events, and is the result of the support and encouragement he received from the Public Authority for Sports and the club’s board of directors. — KUNA