HH Shaikh Isa welcomes Zimbabwe sports minister, former Olympic champion
TDT | Manama
The Daily Tribune – www.newsofbahrain.com
Ministry of Cabinet Affairs undersecretary and Bahrain Olympic Committee (BIC) vice-president His Highness Shaikh Isa bin Ali bin Khalifa Al Khalifa received yesterday Minister of Sport, Arts and Recreation of Zimbabwe Kirsty Coventry upon her arrival in the Kingdom for an official visit.
Also on hand were BOC secretary general Faris Al Kooheji BOC board member Shaikha Dr Hessa bint Khalid Al Khalifa.
HH Shaikh Isa praised the relations between Bahrain and Zimbabwe and lauded Coventry for her rich sporting career.
The ex-international swimmer is a former Olympic and world champion as well as a world record holder, and is the most decorated Olympian from Africa.
On her part, Coventry expressed her thanks and appreciation for the warm reception and her happiness to be in Bahrain to enhance the horizons of bilateral cooperation and coordination between the two countries in the field of sports.
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