Triathlon heroes return to warm welcome

Manama, May 12 (BNA): Bahrain’s national triathlon team was given a special welcome reception on return from Sharma El Shaikh in Egypt where they took three gold and one silver medals at the Arab African Championship held recently. The delegation was received on arrival by BOC general secretary Abdulrahman Askar, Bahrain Triathlon Association president Shaikh Saqer bin Salman Al Khalifa, association vice-president Yousef Al Thawadi and association board member May Al Haji. Askar conveyed the greetings and congratulations of His Majesty the King's Representative for Charity and Youth Affairs, Supreme Council for Youth and Sports Chairman and Bahrain Olympic Committee President Shaikh Nasser bin Hamad Al Khalifa to members of the team. Askar said he was extremely delighted over this achievement, which underlines the developed level of the Bahraini athletes in triathlon sport, and in line with the continued support of Shaikh Nasser. On their part, the Bahrain team members expressed pleasure for the exceptional reception and for the remarkable results they achieved in Egypt. They thanked Shaikh Nasser for all his generous support offered to the team, which was major booster for them to excel in this regional challenge, and stressed their determination to continue their outstanding performance and in future events.