160 Qualify for Int’l Quran Competition’s Finals in Balkans
The Saudi Ministry of Islamic Affairs, Dawah and Guidance, represented by the Religious Attaché at the Arab country’s embassy in Bosnia and Herzegovina, conducted the preliminary round.
It marks the third edition of the event organized in cooperation with the Islamic Sheikdom in the Republic of Kosovo and in coordination with the Saudi Embassy in the Republic of Albania.
The competition saw the participation of 2,350 contestants from 22 countries, including Kosovo, Albania, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Montenegro, North Macedonia, Italy, Turkey, Greece, Bulgaria, Czech Republic, Cyprus, Slovenia, Croatia, Romania, Serbia, Estonia, Belgium, Ukraine, Georgia, Russia, Belarus, and San Marino.
A total of 160 contestants have qualified for the final round, which will be held from May 8 to 11 in Pristina, the capital of Kosovo, where they will compete across five categories.
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The total prize pool for the competition is set at SAR500,000, while the estimated cost of organizing the event reaches SAR1.2 million.
Source: spa.gov.sa
