Pan-Arab Scholastic Games opens in Jordan
20/8/2008 17:53
Jordan today kicked off in Amman the 17th Pan-Arab Scholastic Games, the
biggest Arab gathering of school sports, local daily The Jordan Times
reported.
The event, running from August 20 to September 1, has brought
together over 2,000 athletes from 18 Arab countries. They will compete in eight
sports - football, basketball, handball, volleyball, table tennis, badminton,
swimming and athletics.
This is the first time Jordan holds the
event.
Director of the Arab League's Youths and Sports Department Hani
Mustafa commended Jordan's efforts to prepare the event and hoped the Games
would be a success.
The event is organized by the Ministry of Education in
cooperation with Jordan School Federation, Jordan Olympic Committee among other
public and private entities.
The 2007 Pan-Arab Scholastic Games was held in
Algeria and the 2009 games will be in Kuwait, according to the
report.
Xinhua
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