‘Only Gold’ slogan for 2018

Manama : Bahraini athletes should step up their aspirations and should “look only for gold’ while competing in the regional and international events, said a top BOC official. 

Speaking to representatives of sports federations at the BOC premises in Seef, Abdulrahman Askar, the Supreme Council for Youth and Sports assistant general secretary and Bahrain Olympic Committee (BOC) general secretary, said that ‘‘Only Gold’ will be the slogan for Bahrain athletes in 2018. 

The motto, as announced by His Highness Shaikh Nasser bin Hamad Al Khalifa, the representative of His Majesty the king for Charity Works and Youth Affairs, Supreme Council for Youth and Sports chairman and BOC president, urges athletes to step up their aspirations while competing at different sporting events.

“We will work hard to achieved more gold medals, break records, and represent Bahrain the way it deserves to be seen around the globe,” said Shaikh Nasser. “We truly believe in our youth and champions. We always punch way over our weight, so let’s go out now and dig out the gold.” 

Askar noted that the new pursuit launched by Shaikh Nasser bestows both the committee and the federations with new challenges and responsibilities to achieve higher standards on the regional and international levels.

“The overwhelming words of His Majesty Shaikh Nasser requires setting up new strategies and programmes in order to develop our athletes,” said Aksar.

He called for joint action between the committee and national sports federations to achieve the aspirations of Shaikh Nasser bin Hamad Al Khalifa.