Youth minister patronises stadium foundation stone-laying ceremony

Manama, Jun. 6 (BNA): Youth and Sports Affairs Ministry is keen to implement His Majesty King Hamad bin Isa Al Khalifa’s directives to provide all kinds of support to the youth and sports movement in the kingdom, and to develop the infrastructure of national clubs, in line with the instructions of the His Royal Highness Prime Minister Prince Khalifa bin Salman Al Khalifa, and interest of His Royal Highness Prince Salman bin Hamad Al Khalifa, the Crown Prince, Deputy Supreme Commander and First Deputy Premier, Youth and Sports Affairs Minister, Hisham bin Mohammed Al-Jowdar, said, The Ministry is also exerting tremendous efforts to translate the strategy of the Representative of HM the King for Charity Work and Youth Affairs, Supreme Council for Youth and Sports Chairman and Bahrain Olympic Committee Chairman, HH Shaikh Nasser bin Hamad Al Khalifa, on providing high-quality infrastructure for clubs so that they could attract talented youth into the ground, Al-Jowdar added. The minister made the statements as he patronised the foundation stone-laying ceremony of a football stadium for the Umm Al-Hassam Club, in the presence of MP Abdulrahman Bu Majeed, Youth Ministry’s officials, Umm Al-Hassam Club’s board chairman and members, and the village’s dignitaries. Al-Jowdar asserted that the establishment of modern stadiums will support clubs and boost the game in Bahrain. MP Bu-Majeed, in his statement, lauded HM King Hamad’s constant care for Bahraini youth through the infrastructure projects implemented for sports clubs across the kingdom, paying tribute to the Youth and Sports Affairs for supporting the Umm Al-Hassam Club through the BD 286,000-staduim. Umm Al-Hassam Club’s Chairman, Dr. Hisham Abdulrahman Al-Binali, said that the minister’s patronage of the ceremony reflects his support for national clubs. He stressed that the new sports facility reflects HM the King’s sound vision on developing strategies to enhance the youth and sports sectors, adding that it is part of the action plan of the government, led by HRH Premier, and is in line with the vision of HRH the Crown Prince on establishing sports installations that attract youth and hone their skills.