Sulaymaniyah, Iraq, May 16, 2024: Athletes from 10 countries in West Asia will compete for one qualifying berth in both the men’s and women’s table tennis competitions at the Paris 2024 Olympics.
A total of 29 athletes – 18 male and 11 female – have gathered in Sulaymaniyah, Iraq for the West Asia Regional Olympics Qualification tournament which gets underway on Friday, May 17.
The players are from Bahrain, Jordan, Saudi Arabia, Lebanon, Qatar, Syria, Yemen, Oman, Palestine and host nation Iraq.
The winner of the men’s singles and women’s singles competitions will qualify for Paris 2024.