Team Qatar ready for home challenge

Doha: The 28th Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) Aquatics Championships, organised by the Qatar Swimming Association, kicks off today at Hamad Aquatics Centre with the participation of six Gulf countries.

The championship competitions will include three aquatic sports: swimming, diving and water polo. All competitions will be held in accordance with the laws of the International Swimming Federation (FINA) and the regulations of the technical committee of the organising committee of the Gulf Cooperation Council. Team Qatar swimmers and water polo players are ready for the home challenge and have completed their preparations for the tournament, where the two teams successfully completed  training camps in Bulgaria. The diving team set up a training camp in Belarus as they geared up for the event which concludes on Sunday.