KUWAIT, The Kuwait youth national team for basketball defeated Bahrain 85 to 66 points on Monday and Saudi Arabia defeated Oman, as the Kuwait-hosted Asian Youth Cup qualifiers for the Gulf region start with the participation of five countries. This important win gives the Kuwaiti team an advantage in the qualifiers as they seek to secure qualifications and compete in the Asian Cup, which is set in Jordan, September. The qualifiers will continue Tuesday, with two games between Saudi Arabia and Bahrain, Kuwait and Qatar. Source: Kuwait News Agency