The GCC championship for water games was inaugurated here yesterday under the patronage of Kuwaiti Crown Prince Sheikh Nawaf al-Ahmad al-Jaber al-Sabah with participation of Saudi Arabia, Qatar, the United Arab Emirates, Oman in addition to Kuwait. The Kingdom of Saudi Arabia ranked the fourth with five medals, including three silver medals and two bronze medals. Kuwait ranked the first, the UAE ranked the second, Bahrain the third, Qatar was the fifth while Oman was the sixth.