Volunteer hurt at Ironman gifted brand-new vehicle

Manama : His Highness 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, President of Bahrain Olympic Committee, gifted a brand new car to the Saudi volunteer who got involved in a car crash during the IRONMAN 70.3 Middle East Championship Bahrain.

The announcement that Shaikh Nasser presented a car as a special gift to the Saudi volunteer Saud Tawfiq Al Dhahiri, in compensation for his lost car, was announced at the end of the closing ceremony of the championship.

Al Dhahiri had a traffic accident when he was helping one of the contestants. The participant who was suffering from a minor injury had to withdrew from the race. While Al Dhahiri was helping the participant, a car from behind crashed his vehicle, causing injuries to Al Dhahiri. Al Dhahiri was transferred to the hospital. 

To compensate his loss HH Shaikh Nasser presented him a special gift to the volunteer in the form of a brand new car. 

On the occasion, HH Shaikh Nasser bin Hamad Al Khalifa stressed that the Saudi volunteer had shown the finest examples of dedication. “Despite the obstacles he faced while performing his duties, Al Dhaheri was keen to help the contestant to continue the race in the best possible way,” HH Shaikh Nasser said.

“I am very keen to provide full support to the Saudi volunteer. This gift is a token of appreciation for his efforts in the Championship to compensate him for the loss of his car, especially as he was working in his own vehicle in the tournament,” His Highness added. 

Al Dhahiri expressed his deep thanks and appreciation to HH Shaikh Nasser for this gesture, which he described as “humanitarian”, pointing out that this initiative is not strange to His Highness, who is keen to provide full support to young people. Al Dhahiri, who studies at the University of Bahrain, confirmed that he had forgotten the incident while he was looking at the participants. “When I got involved in the accident, my eyes were on the contestant. I was overwhelmed when I saw him unhurt, despite the pain I was suffering,” he said.