Saudi fencers Ahmed Al-Qudaihi and Jawad Al-Dawood are set to take part in the Asian Olympic Qualifying Tournament in Tashkent on Sunday and Monday after passing their medicals, Arabic language daily Arriyadiyah has reported.
Upon their arrival in Uzbekistan on Saturday, the Saudi duo underwent tests for the COVID-19 virus, with both returning negative results.
The Asian Olympic Qualifying Tournament is being organized by the Fencing Confederation of Asia and the Fencing Federation of Uzbekistan in the lead-up to the Tokyo Olympics, which starts on July 23 and will run until Aug. 8.
The Saudi team’s training in Tashkent is led by Muhammad Fuad and he hopes that the fencers will be the latest athletes from the Kingdom to secure a place in the Olympics.