Bahrain beat Kuwait in West Asia U-23 volleyball

Manama, June 30 (BNA): Bahrain on Saturday beat Kuwait 3-0 in the first leg of West Asia U-23 volleyball qualification matches, held in Manama between June 29 and July 4. Kuwait, Saudi Arabia, Bahrain, Qatar, Palestine and Iraq are competing to win the three top places who will qualify for the West Asia U-23 Championship in Myanmar. Nayef Al-Khamili, director of Kuwait team, hoped the squad would win the next match against Iraq, Kuwait News Agency (KUNA). Speaking to KUNA, he said the team would exert efforts to advance to the championship in Myanmar, due next August.