Bahrain Olympic Academy declared

Manama : The Bahrain Olympic Committee’s (BOC) Sports Training and Development Centre (STDC) title has been changed to the Bahrain Olympic Academy. The decision was announced yesterday at the seventh BOC board meeting, chaired by HH Shaikh Nasser bin Hamad Al Khalifa, Representative of His Majesty the King for Charity Work and Youth Affairs, Chairman of the Supreme Council for Youth and Sports, and President of the BOC at the committee premises in Seef. 

It was also the first meeting since the new BOC board of directors was elected in July.

Shaikh Nasser also congratulated Bahraini athletes who have achieved remarkable results at the ongoing World Athletics Championship in the UK, through the efforts of the Bahrain Athletics Association and HH Shaikh Khalid bin Hamad Al Khalifa, First Deputy President of the Supreme Council for Youth and Sports and Honorary President of Bahrain Sports Federation for Disabilities.

The board also approved the last General Assembly, where Shaikh Salman bin Ebtahim was voted to a second successive term as BOC vice-president.

Shaikha Hayat bint Abdulaziz Al Khalifa, Shaikh Mohammed bin Ebrahim Al Khalifa, Shaikh Hamad bin Rashid Al Khalifa, Rashid Al Zayani, Omar Al Malki and general secretary Abdulrahman Askar were present at the meeting.