?Bahrain Olympic Committee (BOC) acting general secretary Abdulrahman Askar congratulated Supreme Council for Youth and Sports Chairman and BOC President Shaikh Nasser bin Hamad Al Khalifa, and Supreme Council Deputy Chairman and Bahrain Athletics Association President Shaikh Khalid bin Hamad Al Khalifa as well as Bahrain team members on the outstanding results achieved in the 2013 Ironman held in Florida recently.Askar praised the outstanding overall performance of the team in this challenging event, which is regarded as one of the toughest athletic competitions organised annually in different part of the globe like the US and Europe. He also lauded Shaikh Nasser’s tremendous support to the youth and sport in Bahrain as well as his encouragement to Bahraini youngsters to engage in different sports and bring about further achievements.Askar stressed that the Bahraini team’s high spirit was a major contributor to their overall finishing, and noted that Shaikh Nasser and Shaikh Khalid’s presence in the Ironman Florida had a great influence on their team mates.