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The Hasten Road Rally will be taking place on 3rd December starting from the Marina Waves in Kuwait across all GCC countries all the way to Abu Dhabi. It’s not a race and the challenge is mainly for two people in ordinary cars as a rally team to drive normally on public roads and arrive at points along the route. It’s all about planning the perfect route and not the speed or car you drive. The first one to reach the hotel will be the winner.

Register for the 2011 Hasten Road Rally [Here]

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Sikkaa.com is a Kuwaiti social network website that targets local amateur football players. A user can open a profile as a football player, create a team or join another, challenge another team, play in real life and much more.

This website looks like a pretty good concept for the football players in Kuwait.

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The 3 Club is holding the The Flying Start Triathlon V.04 on October 28th at the Seashell Julaia and registrations are now open for those who are interested to participate.

The Flying start triathlon is a race series developed and organized by the 3 club and pro vision sports management. An event created to challenge both three club members and fitness enthusiast alike to swim, cycle then run to the finish line.

Registration Fee:
Individual – KD 25
Team Relay – KD 35

Applications are available at Extreme Sports Shuwaikh, Al Tilal Complex and Salmiya, Hamad Al Mubarak Street. For more information, contact them on 99617983 or email to triathlon@the3club.com

[Flyer] | [Application Form]

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Red Bull Art of Motion is coming to Kuwait and the Middle East for the first time. The event features an amazing blend of free running, parkour, martial arts and gymnastics. This year so far the event has already taken place in London, Yokohama, Sao Paolo and Detroit and only Kuwait and Santorini now remain.

There have been a lot of parkour and free running teams coming up in Kuwait lately and PK Jaguars was one of them who competed at the Arabs Got Talent last year. The event is going to be on October 21st so watch out for any updates on this. This is going to be an event that’s not to be missed!

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There is a bit of confusion going on about the Azkals goalkeeper being lasered in Kuwait. It’s being said that a Kuwaiti fan was directing a laser pointer at the Azkals goalkeeper Neil Etheridge to distract his vision. The image above looks like it could have been photoshopped and besides how come the goalkeeper didn’t complain about it right then?

Read more about it [Here], [Here] and [Here].

Yesterday Kuwait won 3-0 against the Azkals at the Mohammed Al-Hamad (Qadisya) Stadium. This was the first leg of the 2014 FIFA World Cup Qualifiers between Kuwait and Philippines.

The second leg of Kuwait’s Al-Azraq vs. Azkals match will shift to the Philippines home turf on Thursday, July 28th. The winner of this match will join the top five AFC teams in the third round of the 2014 FIFA World Cup Asian qualifiers.

The final design for the London 2012 Olympic torch was unveiled at the St. Pancras Station on June 8th by the The London Organising Committee of the Olympic Games (LOCOG).

The torch is designed by Edward Barber and Jay Osgerby of the East London-based design studio BarberOsgerby and is shaped into a curved triangular aluminium tube which has a lace-like mesh complete with 8,000 holes, one to represent each torchbearer. The triangular shape symbolises the three times that London has staged the Games – 1908, 1948 and 2012.

The 70-day Olympic Torch Relay will take the Olympic Flame on an 8,000 mile journey across the UK carried by 8,000 torchbearers starting at Land’s End in Cornwall on May 19, 2012.

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PAWS is holding a Charity Golf Day at the beautiful Sahara Kuwait Resort for a chance to enjoy a fun format of competitive golf before the hot summer begins and help donate to Kuwait’s first animal rescue shelter.

Date: Saturday April 30th, 2011 at 8.30am sharp

Format: Texas Scramble – 4-person team (10% combined handicap)

The entry fee is:
Members – KD20
Non-members - KD30
And it includes welcome gift pack, 18 holes at Sahara, cart, lunch, and prize giving.

Tournament Prizes will be given to:

• Winning Team
• Runner-Up Team
• Longest Drive
• Nearest the Pin

To register, contact the Sahara Pro Shop or email your details to pawsgolfday@hotmail.co.uk

Download their flyer [Here].

The International Ice Hockey Federation (IIHF) Asian Challenge Cup will be held in Kuwait next week from April 24^th–30^th. The countries participating in the tournament are Kuwait, UAE, Hong Kong, India, Macau and Thailand.

I had no idea Kuwait has an ice hockey team and that an official tournament is being held here. It’s obviously going to be at the Ice Skating Rink but I will have to get more info on that. Does anyone know more about this?

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Tony Hawk will be in Abu Dhabi to perform for the opening and closing of the Yas V8 400 Real Action Heroes weekend at the Yas Marina Circuit on February 11-12. They have a Real Action Heroes weekend coming up that’s going to have racing from the opening rounds of the Australian V8 Supercar Championship and the GP2 Asia Series and a round of the Cytech UAE GT Championship races. Eric Clapton will also have an after race concert on Friday night at the Yas Arena. Sounds like a perfect weekend plan!

More details [Here]