In the presence of His Excellency Dr. Abdul Rahman bin Sadiq Askar, CEO of the Public Authority for Sports, and Major General Ali bin Saqr Al Nuaimi, President of the Bahrain Golf Association, the opening ceremony of the 25th Gulf Cooperation Council Golf Championship for men and the 14th for juniors was held this afternoon, Sunday, March 5, at the Royal Golf Club, in the presence of the heads of the participating delegations. And a number of invitees and members of the Bahrain Golf Association.
The activities of the ceremony began with the playing of the Royal Anthem by the Bahrain Defense Force Orchestra, followed by fragrant verses from the Holy Quran. Then the Chairman of the Supreme Organizing Committee of the Championship, Major General Ali bin Saqr Al Nuaimi, delivered a welcoming speech in which he praised the support and continuous interest of His Majesty King Hamad bin Isa Al Khalifa, the great king of the country, may God protect and preserve him, in sports in the Kingdom of Bahrain in general and golf in particular, stressing that this support and encouragement by His Majesty, may God preserve and preserve him, has contributed to the development of golf in the Kingdom of Bahrain and has also contributed to Bahrain’s champions achieving many honorable achievements at the regional and Arab levels as well. The President of the Bahrain Golf Association appreciated the follow-up and interest of His Highness Sheikh Nasser bin Hamad Al Khalifa, representative of His Majesty the King for humanitarian work and youth affairs, and president of the Supreme Council for Youth and Sports. He expressed his thanks and gratitude to His Highness Sheikh Khalid bin Hamad Al Khalifa, First Deputy President of the Supreme Council for Youth and Sports, President of the Public Authority for Sports, President of the Bahrain Olympic Committee, for his continuous encouragement and support for golf, stressing the role of the Public Authority for Sport in the continuous endeavor to develop golf and support national teams.
The President of the Bahrain Golf Association also expressed his thanks to all the countries participating in this tournament, stressing the importance of continuing to hold it annually, due to the importance of its important role, which contributed to the development of golf in our Arab Gulf, and our Gulf countries received world international championships, and large and well-known European and Asian championships are held on our courts. The world of golf.
At the end of his speech, the President of the Bahrain Golf Association thanked all the players and wished them success and presentation of the best honorable results that highlight the extent of golf development in the region. After that, the sponsor of the ceremony greeted all the players participating in the tournament, and then the tournament strike was held, marking the start of the tournament activities, which will start at the Royal Club stadiums tomorrow, March 5, at exactly seven o’clock in the morning, where the players were distributed into groups from all countries, and each group consisted of 3 players, and it continues Championship until next Thursday, which will be the closing day of the tournament. On the sidelines of the tournament, a technical meeting was held today, Sunday, March 5, at the Royal Golf Club, chaired by Captain Adel bin Ali Al Fayyad, the tournament director, and in the presence of the team managers. The local law that will be applied during the tournament. The start times of the tournament competitions for juniors were also discussed, and the use of cars was proposed to facilitate the process of movement in the stadium.
