BOC: Sport, environment committee plans reviewed

Manama : Supreme Council for Youth and Sports assistant general secretary and Bahrain Olympic Committee (BOC) general secretary Abdulrahman Askar affirmed the committee’s commitment for the Olympic movement principles, which gives high priority for the environmental dimension as one of its three pillars, which also includes sport and culture.

This statement was announced at his meeting with BOC board members Shaikh Hamad bin Rashid Al Khalifa and Khalid Al Khayyat, who were assigned to manage the sport and environment committee at the board most recent meeting, chaired by HH Shaikh Nasser bin Hamad Al Khalifa.

Both parties had discussions to further promote the sport and environment committee activities in the near future in partnership with other relevant authorities, such as the Supreme Council for Environment, in an attempt to fulfil the objectives of the committee.

They also reviewed the proposed candidates to form the sport and environment committee and handle their respective duties in the coming stage.