Bowling and golf victories hailed
Manama : Bahrain’s national bowling and golf teams were hailed after outstanding results at their respective regional competitions recently.
The bowlers took two medals at the First Arab Junior Championships in Cairo, Egypt with Osama Abdulrahman taking the singles event gold medal, while compatriot Omar Rashid bagged the bronze after fierce competition at the International Bowling Centre.
In the GCC Junior Golf Championship in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, the golf team captured three medals, including two in the singles and one in the team event.
The nationals bagged the team event gold medal, while Ali Al Kuwari and Eid Adel took the silver and bronze medals, respectively in the singles section.
Supreme Council for Youth and Sports deputy general secretary and Bahrain Olympic Committee (BOC) general secretary Abdulrahman Askar was among top officials congratulating and welcoming the teams at a reception ceremony at the committee premises in Seef.
Also present at the reception were BOC member and Women’s Sport Committee chairwoman Shaikha Hayat bint Abdulaziz Al Khalifa, Bahrain Bowling Association president Ahmed Al Nuaimi, Bahrain Golf Association board members along with other associations board members and representatives of the BOC.
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