Kowat Al Rami result hailed

Manama, Mar. 23 (BNA): Bahrain Olympic Committee (BOC) secretary general Mohammed Al Nusuf received at his office in Seef members of the Bahrain team who recently took 5 medals (1 gold, 2 silver and 2 bronze) at the Kowat Al Rami Championship held in Thailand recently. The medals were won by Mohammed Abdulamir (55-kg gold), Abdulla Khoury (95kg silver), Hussain Al Samahiji (60kg silver), Ali Salman (60kg bronze) and Mahmood Zuhair (65kg bronze). The marital-art sporting event was organized by the World Federation of Kowat Al Rami and Self Defence with some of the world’s best martial arts athletes taking part. Led by Bahrain Mixed Marital Arts Federation president Khalid Al Khayyat, the Bahrain team was congratulated by Al Nusuf, who commended the results and efforts of the Bahraini athletes and team officials to achieve this honorable result. Al Nusuf said the results underlines the respected reputation of martial arts, and the improved level of the game in the country, which reflects the hard work of the federation in implementing its programs and plans to develop the game in the country. The BOC secretary general asserted the committee’s keenness to further support the federation with all its capabilities and resource in an attempt to maintain their efficiency and achievements, regionally, and internationally.