JEDDAH: The Saudi Volleyball Federation (SVF) has launched the Kingdom’s first open volleyball tournament for women in September at Princess Nourah Bint Abdulrahman University in Riyadh.
It came during the first meeting of SVF’s Women’s Committee at the Saudi Olympic Committee’s headquarters.
Speaking after the meeting, Dr. Khaled Al-Zughaibi, president of the Saudi Volleyball Federation, said that the tournament would be a “key step towards promoting women’s volleyball,” and a “way for the athletes to hone their skills and develop their capabilities.”
He also announced that the federation will organize introductory courses for Saudi women looking to specialize in the fields of training and arbitration.