Seef – Bahrain Olympic Committee:
Bahrain Olympic Committee (BOC) acting general secretary Abdulrahman Askar received at
his office in Seef heads of the GCC delegations taking part in the GCC Bowling
Championships, being held in Bahrain.
Askar welcomed the delegates, namely Qatari delegation head and former world
champion Ahmed Al Muraikhi, Oman’s Mohammed Al Shanfari and Saudi Arabia’s Fahad Al
Isa, and conveyed the greetings of Supreme Coucnil for Youth and Sports chairman and
BOC president Shaikh Nasser bin Hamad Al Khalifa, and wished them success.
Also during the meeting, Askar lauded the remarkable performances of the GCC teams in
the championship, which reflects the advanced level of bowling in the Arabian Gulf region.
On their part, the GCC delegations heads expressed gratitude to the BOC and the Bahrain
Bowling Association for the great organization of this event, and commended the efforts
of the Kingdom of Bahrain and its contributions to support bowling.
The meeting was also attended by BOC board member Shaikh Abdulla bin Rashid Al
Khalifa, Bahrain Bowling Association president Abdulla Al Dossary, treasurer and
tournament director Waleed Othman.
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