Baghdad – IA
Our national swimming team in the junior and youth categories continues its internal training camp in Erbil Governorate in preparation for participation in the Arab Water Sports Championship scheduled to be held in Qatar for the period from the tenth to the thirteenth of this month of January.
The junior team coach, Sari Abdullah, said in a statement to the (INA): “Our team’s training continues with intensive daily units in order to raise its level of technical and physical readiness before participating in the Arab Championship, indicating that the morning training unit includes physical strength and long swimming for a distance of 9 – 10 kilometers, while the evening includes swimming shorter distances with small segments, in addition to storing energy for endurance.”
He added, “The Federation is strongly supportive of the team’s journey, as it has prepared all the requirements for success, with the aim of making its next participation a success, which contributes to enhancing the reputation of our sport externally, as well as an honorable appearance in the competition and striving to achieve distinguished results befitting the name of Iraq.”
He pointed out that “his federation is betting on the abilities of swimmers to shine in the Arab Championship and return with positive results that enhance the reputation of our sport at the continental and global levels. There are also anticipated external participations awaiting our team in the junior and youth categories to gain experience from the advanced teams in the game.”