Sharjah: The details of the forthcoming Arab Women’s Sports Tournament (AWST) will be unveiled at a press conference to be held on Wednesday, Al Qasba.

Organised by the tournament’s Supreme Organising Committee (SOC), the conference will reveal the full programme of the competition’s fourth edition, which is being held under the patronage of Sheikha Jawaher Bint Muhammad Al Qasimi, wife of His Highness the Ruler of Sharjah, Chairperson of the Supreme Council for Family Affairs and Chairperson of Sharjah Women’s Sports Foundation (SWSF).

Taking place from Feb.2-12, AWST 2018, will feature nine disciplines; basketball, volleyball, table tennis, fencing, archery, shooting, athletics, show-jumping and karate.

This year’s edition will see the largest participation in its history in terms of club engagement with the full programme, an indication of SWSF’s commitment to advancing the status of the competition in the region.

The conference will reveal the statistics of the countries and clubs that are taking part in the tournament and will unveil the role of its various organising committees under the SOC, discussing their roles and remits in detail.