Athletes ready for GCC clash

Manama : 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 for 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.