Open championship begins
Manama : The 4th edition of Bahrain Open Championship has kicked off under the patronage of HH Shaikh Khalid bin Hamad Al Khalifa, First Deputy President of the Supreme Council for Youth and Sports, President of Bahrain Athletics Association and Honorary President of Bahrain Mixed Martial Arts Association.
HH Shaikh Khalid emphasized the most important goal of holding such local championship is to support the spreading of fighting sports widely and encourage Bahraini, Gulf and Arab youths practicing sports, in a way that brings out talents and grant them opportunity to discover their talents.
HH Shaikh Khalid added that supporting the position of the Kingdom of Bahrain and achieving more success on the level of such sports through forming national teams able to participate in the next championship perfectly.
HH Shaikh Khalid hailed the support of His Majesty King Hamad bin Isa Al Khalifa, that contributed to Bahrain’s achieving more success in all fields of sports especially in the field of MMA.
“His Highness Shaikh Nasser bin Hamad Al Khalifa, Chairman of Supreme Council for Youth and Sports, President of the Bahrain Olympic Committee, Chairman of the Board of Trustees of the Royal Charity Organisation, has granted us continuous motivation on our path to perform our plan and develop the Bahraini Mixed Martial Arts to reach the desired goal in making Bahrain number one in this field,” HH Shaikh Khalid said.
He has appreciated the efforts of both the local and Gulf clubs as well as the efforts of the Federation. After the speech of the association president, the MOE music band performed live.
HH Shaikh Khalid awarded the sponsors and media and he received a gift and posed for a photograph with members of the organizing committee.
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