Bahrain set for Asian youth bowling

TDT | Manama                                                

The Daily Tribune – www.newsofbahrain.com     

Bahrain are set to take part in the 21st Asian Youth Tenpin Bowling Championships, being held in Bangkok, Thailand.

The competition, organised and run by the Asian Bowling Federation, is for bowlers born on or after January 1, 2003. Bahrain’s squad is composed of four players, including Aqeel Alawadhi, Rashid Aldalhan, Zeyad Alawadhi and Ahmed Alansari.

They will be competing in the boys’ singles, doubles and team of four events, while they also hope to be amongst the top competitors in all events.

The national team youngsters are being accompanied in the championship by head coach Saleh Albufalah and assistant coaches Mohamed Mustafaa and Khalifa Isa. A total of 158 bowlers, both boys and girls, representing 17 countries are taking part in the tournament.

The other national teams taking part are Australia, China, Hong Kong, Korea, Kuwait, Macau, Malaysia, New Zealand, Oman, the Philippines, Qatar, Saudi Arabia, Singapore, Chinese-Taipei, Thailand and Vietnam. The official practices will be held today ahead of the singles competition tomorrow and Friday.

Doubles will also get underway Friday and continue until Saturday, after which the teams’ event will be held Sunday and Monday.

The masters will then be held Tuesday and Wednesday on the final two days of the championship. Bahrain have had some success in the competition in its past editions.

In the 2017 tournament held in Manila, Ahmed Al Awadhi claimed the singles bronze medal and also won the silver in all events, while he helped Bahrain claim the silver in the teams’ event. Bahrain won its first-ever medal in the tournament in 1999 in Singapore, when Mohammed Janahi captured the singles bronze.