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Nasser 9 Organising Committee holds second meeting

Manama, May 25 (BNA): The Organising Committee of the second edition of Nasser bin Hamad Ramadan Sports Tournament "Nasser 9" conducted its second meeting, chaired by Tawfeeq Salehi, in order to review the ongoing preparations to host the prestigious championship. Committees linked with organising the event are working at full-capacity in order to ensure the event is a success following the kind instructions of HH Shaikh Nasser, 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, to add more individual sports to the second edition of the tournament. Attending the meeting were the Manager of the Organising Committee Hassan Ismail, who is also the Deputy President of the Organising Committee; Mohammed Hussain, the President of the Technical Committee; Hussain Al Durazi, the President of the Media Committee; and Redha Al Shamlan, the President of the Secretariat Committee. Salehi in the beginning of the meeting welcomed the committees presidents and extended to them HH Shaikh Nasser bin Hamad Al Khalifa's greetings, affirming that the confidence is high in the success and development of the tournament this year due to the large efforts in place. "Now we must double our efforts in light of the addition of new individual game categories in the tournament. It is important to implement all the plans of the committees in a professional manner, as this will contribute to the tournament's success and ascertain it reaches the goals set by HH Shaikh Nasser, with a high focus on including the youth in the Kingdom, boosting the sports development and discover talents, including players and administrators," Al Salehi said. During the course of the meeting, Al Salehi reviewed with the presidents the recent developments ahead of the kick-off of the tournament. He also discussed the ideas of the presidents with regard to the preparations. They approved the schedule of the tournament's matches with the event planned to start on June 2. The presidents of the committees, on the other hand, expressed their readiness to actively contribute to the success of the tournament by making full use of the available human resources. They highlighted that the patronage of HH Shaikh Nasser of the event and its goals encouraged them to double their efforts in order to meet these targets given their positive impact on the Bahraini youths. On the other hand, the presidents of the committees presented their most recent preparations prior the start of the event, and the role of each committee in order to perfectly implement all the plans to make the tournament is a success. The attendees also discussed the recent developments of the sponsor companies of the event, and it was agreed to install promotional advertisement boards in public places as well as in the stadiums and halls that will host the tournament's contests to have the best exposure of the tournament. A television advertisement will be also broadcast on Bahrain TV channels, including the Sports Channel to encourage the public to attend and cheer the contestants. Moreover, advertisements will be published in the print media before and during the start of the tournament, and it was agreed to allot cash prizes for the fans from day one of the tournament - until its final day. The best player in each match will also be rewarded, starting from the preliminary stage. The meeting also reviewed the registration of the participating teams' players, and it was agreed to continue holding the meetings in order to ensure the best preparations for the tournament.

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