Early this year an ice skating rink opened up in Bayan called the Kuwait Winter Games Club. The 2020 Open Championship for Professional Arab Ice Hockey Clubs took place there and the Kuwait Ice Hockey team was using the rink for practice. Now they’ve also opened it up to the public.
The cost is KD5 for 1.5 hours and KD15 for the whole day and that including the rental of the skates. There are also some hockey matches going on if you just want to go and watch.
But this is the thing I don’t get. How is Kuwait Motor Town, where everyone is inside a car by themselves racing around an outdoor track closed due to the pandemic, but close-contact sports like hockey and football are allowed? It doesn’t make sense!
27 replies on “Ice Skating at Kuwait Winter Games Club Open to the Public”
KMT is still closed!?! That is unfortunate.
With regard to your KMT question……good point #makulogic
I took my kids to bayans winter ice skating club today. They checked temp at door before going to purchase tickets. They only allows many people in at one time. The seats are x Ed every other seat. Social distancing3at least in the sitting area is good. Take your own hand sanitizer though and everyone was wearing masks even during skating.
Those prices are ridiculous, the ice skating rink used to cost 1.5kd for 1.5 hours and then the prices were raised to 3kd. But 5kd is just way too much.
Or was 3KD way too little?
It’s a fair price since skates are included, especially cause we are in the middle of the desert are it isn’t easy to mantain a ice rink.
You are right, it does not make sense. I wouldn’t give them any exposure at his time if I were you. Having private training sessions for a team is up to them to manage. However, opening it up to the public (same public that are walking around without masks and having wedding parties everyday) is not a wise decision at all. They will not be able to properly manage social distancing, masks and general hygiene.
Really doubt its because of social distancing. Ive noticed every time im there that there is always an ambulance on site at KMT.. now with covid I dont think its in MOH interest to supply them a few in a time like this.
Yeah there always has to be an ambulance and a fire truck at the circuit for safety reasons. I don’t think the track is closed cuz we r in short supply of ambulances…
There are limited icu beds in kuwait and limited ventilators and other supplies. So it’s just precautionary measures. So that they can manage resources wel
You aren’t making sense. So the race track where people are alone inside cars is closed for precautionary measures, but close contact sports like football and ice hockey is ok?
You are right true there might not be a shortage … however the main reason might be resource management . also for football / hockey the avenues etc…you are not required to have an ambulance on site.
What does an ambulance on site have to do with the pandemic? Do you think we have a shortage of ambulances right now?
Since there is a pandemic.. now is not the time to have an ambulance+ medical personal waiting at KMT for a bunch of cars to go for a few laps. lm sure they have better things to focus on….nothing to do with shortage just common sense where would you wana allocate all your resources during a pandemic. football and other disciplines that do not require an ambulance on site are fine.. just my view on why those are open and KMT is not.
I don’t understand the connection with ambulances and the pandemic. Who said there is a shortage of ambulances? Is the ambulance owned by the track, by a private hospital or by a government hospital? Do you guys think ambulances right now are over worked because they’re carrying Covid victims to hospitals? In the past 8 months have you guys read a single article about any country or hospital in the world that is suffering from ambulance shortages due
to the pandemic? You guys are just talking out of your asses using zero logic. Like zero.
Do you even understand how Covid is transmitted? Do you understand why some activities like cinemas are banned? The question here is why a close contact sport like football where there is a higher chance of virus transmission is allowed but a sport like racing. Having an ambulance on track is not why 🤦🏼♂️
because of social distancing.
Any idea if they give lessons?
“But this is the thing I don’t get. How is Kuwait Motor Town, where everyone is inside a car by themselves racing around an outdoor track closed due to the pandemic, but close-contact sports like hockey and football are allowed? It doesn’t make sense!”
Totally agree .. doesn’t make any sense… during a safety briefing with other people in the room in an enclosed area??? sure yeah wear a mask , social distance ..what have you .. but out in the open in your vehicle on a race track .. that dose not compute in any way…
I still cant understand why the new traffic regulations make it mandatory for an individual who is alone in his vehicle to wear a face mask when driving.. I understand if there were other passengers in the vehicle but when you are alone by your self??? who are you being exposed to or putting at risk of being infected??
There is no traffic regulation saying u need to wear a mask when alone in the car
Yeah a lot of people think that cause some unofficial instagram page posted it a few weeks back as official news and people circulated it thinking it was true. Obviously its not
Welcome to Kuwait, Mark!
Yup .. my wife was like you have to wear a mask regardless if you are alone or with a passenger .. Its the Law and I’m like where does it say so and she pointed to her phone and showed me an Instagram post .. well if its not an official traffic violation I wont wear one when I’m alone in the car .. well at least until I get caught and get fined to hell 😉
Do you know during which time period is the ice skating open to public?
Do you have to buy a ticket befor going there ?
How much are the private lessons for figure skating?
Any ice skating trainer available to teach 10 year old kids.
Whenever I go, they say it’s closed although it says they’re open on the internet. They have some match so it’s closed. Is it open today? Could you please update on the internet if it’s open or closed every single day?