?Bahrain Olympic Committee (BOC) board member and chairwoman of the Women’s Sport Committee Shaikha Hayat bint Abdulaziz Al Khalifa continued her string of visits to members of Bahrain teams taking part in the upcoming Fourth GCC Women’s Sports Tournament.
The tournament has been scheduled to run from February 2 to 12 in Sharjah, in the UAE, and will bring together teams from around the Arab region to compete in a number of sports.
In her visit to the athletics team, Shaikha Hayat met Bahrain Athletics Association assistant general secretary Bader Nasser, board member Ruqaya Al Ghasra, executive director Yousif Ahmed and members fo the team.
They briefed Shaikha Hayat on th the training programme of the team and their preparations for the coming event.
Shaikha Hayat urged the players to give their best in the tournament, and extend their impressive results at previous athletics competitions.
She also noted the continued support of Supreme Council for Youth and Sports first vice-chairman and Bahrain Athletics Association president Shaikh Khalid bin Hamad Al Khalifa to Bahraini athletes and his contributions to the development of athletics in the country.
Shaikha Hayat asserted the administrative team’s backing of the team at this challenging event, and her best wishes for them to achieve another honorable result, and further boost Bahrain’s sports reputation on the international level.