CAS hails Bahrain's role in sport dispute resolution

Manama, Mar. 11. (BNA) -- Officials from the Court of Arbitration for Sport (CAS) was all praise for the Bahrain Olympic Committee role in finding resolutions for sport disputes in the GCC. This came during a meeting hosted by Bahrain Olympic Committee general secretary Abdulrahman Askar, who welcomed CAS secretary general Matthieu Reeb and court member Dr Abdulla Al Hayyan. Askar noted the significant role of CAS in protecting the athletes from all around the world, and stressed the keenness of the BOC in this regard and in line with the directives of Supreme Council for Youth and Sports chairman and BOC president Shaikh Nasser bin Hamad Al Khalifa. Askar added that Shaikh Nasser’s proposal to establish a sports dispute resolution authority in the GCC was agreed upon by the majority of sports leadership in the Arabian Gulf region. Reeb, who is on a visit to the GCC countries, briefed Askar on the purpose of his trip, which includes meetings with high-ranking officials of all the six GCC countries in an attempt to deploy legislative awareness and activate regulatory aspects of athletes, besides qualifying sports officials in the field of sports litigation. Reeb asserted the CAS willingness to support all relevant initiatives. He also expressed pleasure for the statute of the Bahrain Olympic Committee and its eagerness to activate the role of the interior sport dispute resolution, and asserted the court keenness to support this body and allocate qualifying and educational programmes in the field of sports dispute resolution. Also present at the meeting were BOC board member and CISM President Abdulhakim Al Shino, BOC legal advisor Salah Khodr, sports advisor Abduljalil Asad and Supreme Council for Youth and Sports legal advisor Hadeel Khodr.