Bahrain Announce Basketball Squad for 4th Gulf Games

TDT | Manama

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The Bahrain Basketball Association has unveiled a preliminary 15-player squad for the men’s national team ahead of the 4th Gulf Games, scheduled to take place in Doha from May 11 to May 22.

The selection draws on domestic talent from the Zain Bahrain Basketball League, which concluded earlier this week with Muharraq crowned champions after a dominant campaign. Several players from runners-up Manama also feature, alongside other standout performers from across the league.

The squad includes Mohamed Bu Ali, Ahmed Salman, Ali Hussain, Ali Jaber, Ahmed Bindayneh, Mahmood Abbas, Nader Ali, Ahmed Al Durazi, Hassan Ghareeb, Omran Hassan, Nader Shaker, Mohamed Sami, Mohamed Ghazi, Hassan Fahad, and Mohamed Nasser.

Basketball is one of 19 sports featured at the Gulf Games, with competitions staged across multiple premier venues in Doha, including Aspire Dome, Qatar Sports Club, and the Khalifa International Complex, among others.

The multi-sport event will also feature athletics, swimming, boxing, fencing, taekwondo, squash, handball, volleyball, and several other disciplines, bringing together athletes from across the region.

Bahrain enters the tournament with a strong recent record in regional multi-sport competitions. At the 2022 edition, the Kingdom secured 64 medals, including 20 golds, while it claimed 43 medals in 2015 and 19 medals in 2011, eight of which were gold.

The national team will use the Gulf Games as the opening stage of a busy competitive calendar. Following the tournament in Doha, Bahrain will compete in the Asian Cup qualifying rounds in the United Arab Emirates from August 24 to September 1.

Further international commitments include participation in the Asian Games in Japan from September 19 to October 4. Bahrain may also face a second qualification window for the Asia Cup later in the year, scheduled from November 23 to December 1, depending on their progress in the opening stage.