?Bahrain Olympic Committee (BOC) acting general secretary Abdulrahman Askar received at his office in Seef District Shaikh Saqer bin Salman Al Khalifa, president of the recently-formed Bahrain Triathlon Association.
The new association board was founded as per decision by Supreme Council for Youth and Sports chairman and BOC president Shaikh Nasser bin Hamad Al Khalifa.
Askar congratulated Shaikh Saqer and other board members on being elected for the new association, and expressed confidence in their abilities to set up appropriate plans and programmes in order to develop triathlon sport in the kingdom.
Askar said the outstanding results achievements by the Bahrain ironman team, led byShaikh Nasser, and the participation of Shaikh Khalid bin Hamad Al Khalifa, has initiated this launching point towards more honorable achievements that will strengthen Bahrain’s position in this sport.
Askar stressed the keenness of the Bahrain Olympic Committee to provide all forms of support for the association as part its strategy to create ideal conditions for all sports federations to achieve aspired results and raise the Bahrain flag high in various regional, continental and international competitions.
On their part, President and members of the Bahrain Triathlon Association board expressed pride for Shaikh Nasser’s faith in their qualifications, stressing that his trust will be a great motivator for them to exert more efforts in order to promote this sport.
On the sidelines of the meeting, which was also attended by the Executive Director of Sports Affairs at the BOC Jihad Khalfan and sports advisor Abduljalil Asad, Askar and association members celebrated members by hosting a brief cake-cutting ceremony.