‘Pride of Bahrain’
Manama : His Highness Shaikh Khalid bin Hamad Al Khalifa yesterday expressed his pride in the success achieved by the Bahrain National Amateur MMA Team in the international amateur championship held in Johannesburg stressing that this “completes the successful march of MMA sport in Bahrain since 2015”.
Bahraini Team won two gold medals and four silver in the First International Mixed Martial Arts Federation (IMMAF) Africa Open MMA Championship held in Johannesburg,
South Africa.
“This achievement reflects the plans we have for the development of the sport in the Kingdom,” said Shaikh Khalid adding: “We will continue our efforts to place Bahrain in the list of leading countries of the world in this sport.” This came as Shaikh Khalid, First Deputy President of the Supreme Council for Youth and Sports and Honorary President of Bahrain Mixed Martial Arts Federation (BMMAF) received the fighters who took part in the Africa Open MMA Championship held in South Africa from September 1 to 2. He also conveyed the greetings of HH Shaikh Nasser bin Hamad Al-Khalifa, Representative of His Majesty the King for Charity Works and Youth Affairs, Chairman of the Supreme Council for Youth and Sports and President of Bahrain Olympic Committee.
“The success would push the national team towards more victories in the global arena,”said Shaikh Khalid adding that this remarkable result comes within our preparations for the fourth IMMAF World Championship that will take place in Bahrain from November 12-19 this year.
The meeting was held in the presence of Colonel, Khalid Abdulaziz Al-Khayat, Member of Bahrain Olympic Committee, Board of Trustees and President of BMMAF and Mohammed Shahid, CEO of Khalid bin Hamad Al-Khalifa Mixed Martial Arts (KHK MMA) Organisation at KHK MMA sports hall.
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