HH Shaikh Khalid hails decision to suspend Olympics to 2021

TDT | Manama

Supreme Council for Youth and Sports (SCYS) deputy chairman and Bahrain Olympic Committee (BOC) president HH Shaikh Khalid bin Hamad Al Khalifa lauded the decision of the International Olympic Committee to adjourn the Olympic Games until the summer of 2021.

HH Shaikh Khalid said this as he chaired a meeting with officials in the sports and youth sector via video call. HH Shaikh Khalid implemented the directives of His Majesty the King’s Representative for Charity Works and Youth Affairs, National Security Advisor and SCYS chairman HH Shaikh Nasser bin Hamad Al Khalifa to apply the precautionary measures for coronavirus (COVID-19) in line with the Coordinating Committee’s recommendations.

The meeting was attended by leading figures in youth and sports, including SCYS secretary-general Shaikh Salman bin Ebrahim Al Khalifa, Minister of Youth and Sports Affairs Ayman Tawfiq Almoayyed, SCYS assistant secretary-general Dr Abdulrahman Sadiq Askar, BOC secretary-general Mohammed Al Nusuf and SCYS advisor to the president Mohammed Hamad Al Ajmy.

HH Shaikh Khalid hailed the efforts being exerted by HRH Prince Salman bin Hamad Al Khalifa, Crown Prince, Deputy Supreme Commander and First Deputy Premier to tackle COVID-19.

He also expressed his utmost thanks and appreciation to the officials in the video call for their efforts in implementing the precautionary measures to combat the pandemic. HH Shaikh Khalid praised the response of Bahrain’s sportsmen and women in their execution of the precautionary measures.