A congress of national Olympic committees on Friday slammed calls for a blanket ban on Russian athletes for the 2018 Winter Olympics in South Korea, warning against politics interfering with sports.
Meeting in Prague for two days, the Association of National Olympic Committees (ANOC) said in its final resolutions that protecting clean athletes "continues to be a top priority."
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Chairman of Bahrain Royal Equestrian and Endurance Federation (BREEF), Shaikh Faisal bin Rashid Al Khalifa, has congratulated HM the King's Representative for Charity and Youth Affairs, Chairman of the Supreme Council for Youth and Sports, President of Bahrain Olympic Committee, HH Shaikh Nasser bin Hamad Al Khalifa, on the ANOC Merit Award conferred on him during a ceremony held inRead more
Chairman of Bahrain Swimming Association, Shaikh Mohammed bin Ibrahim Al Khalifa, on behalf of himself and the Association's board of directors and members congratulated His Highness Shaikh Nasser bin Hamad Al Khalifa the representative of HM the King for Charity Works and Youth Affairs, Chairman of the Supreme Council of Youth and Sports and President of Bahrain Olympic Committee, onRead more
The three bidding cities for the hosting rights of Olympics 2024; Los Angeles, Paris and Budapest, presented their proposals before the 21st general assembly of the Association of the National Olympic Committees (ANOC), currently held in Doha.
The Los Angeles bid delegation started the show, presenting their proposal which bears the theme of "Follow the Sun," saying that hosting theRead more
His Majesty King Hamad bin Isa Al Khalifa sent a cable of congratulations and good wishes to His Highness Shaikh Nasser bin Hamad Al Khalifa the representative of HM the King for Charity Works and Youth Affairs, Chairman of the Supreme Council of Youth and Sports and President of Bahrain Olympic Committee, on the occasion of the Association of NationalRead more
The Association of National Olympic Committees (ANOC) has rewarded 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 and President of Bahrain Olympic Committee, with ANOC Medal for His Highness's outstanding efforts on the administration level.
The Medal, which isRead more
Supreme Council for Youth and Sports deputy general secretary and Bahrain Olympic Committee (BOC) general secretary Abdulrahman Askar congratulated the kingdom of Bahrain leadership on Shaikh Nasser bin Hamad Al Khalifa winning the ANOC Merit Award in Doha today.
Askar also congratulated Bahraini athlete Ruth Jebet on being honored for her gold medal at the 2016 Rio Olympic Games inRead more