Showjumping has been added to the programme of the third annual Arab Women Sports Tournament for the first time. The tournament starts on February 2nd with the opening ceremony at the Sharjah Equestrian and Racing Club. The showjumping will be the first competition on the programme. The event is to host basketball, vollyball, table tennis, fencing, archery, shooting, atheletics and as opener; showjumping. An other first is the Female Sports Journalists Forum which will be held on February 4 at the Al Jawaher Reception and Convention Centre. A record number of athletes have subscribed for the event. With last year about 900 women taking part. Athletes from Libya, Yemen, Bahrain, Jordan, Palestine, Somalia, Algeria, Egypt, Lebanon, Qatar, Iraq, Tunis, Morocco, and Sudan, will join the host country, the United Arab Emirates, for the tournament which ends on February 12th. The tournament was developed by Sheikha Jawaher bint Mohammed Al Qasimi, wife of the ruler of Sharjah.
