Kuwait – 4 May 2014: Gulf Bank concluded its sponsorship of the Q8hoops Charity Basketball Tournament, which was organized on behalf of the Kuwait Center for Autism to raise awareness of Autism in Kuwait.  The game took place at the Kuwait Basketball Arena in Kaifan between four teams whereby all the basketball players from the Kuwait Center for Autism participated.

After an exciting grand finale between the Q8hoops team and the Kuwait Center for Autism team, Hadeel Al Fadhli, Senior Manager-Corporate Communications, representing Gulf Bank, presented commemorative medals to the winning team members.  Beforehand, the enthusiastic crowd was entertained by three knock-out games, a hoop-shooting contest between sponsoring companies and a guest knock-out game with Kuwait National Team players, who also played a  3 point and dunk competition.

Gulf Bank's involvement in the tournament was to help encourage greater understanding of Autism in the wider community, and what it really means to children, young people and their families.  This latest initiative was to support World Autism Awareness Day, which took place on the 2nd April, and was part of the Autism Awareness Month, which is marked in April each year and recognized around the world through special events and awareness-raising activities.

Q8Hoops is a basketball-based project that offers a variety of services such as basketball skills development, personal basketball training, group basketball training, basketball events and camps. Based in Kuwait and established in 2011, the main goal of Q8Hoops is to provide the latest and most advanced basketball skills training, strength and conditioning, injury reduction, nutrition tips, and drills to aid players in increasing their basketball potential. Q8Hoops organizers attended various basketball skills and conditioning camps and training in the United States and they have trained alongside some of the best in the world.

Kuwait Autism Center players during the game

One of Q8Hoops players dunking the ball