Shaikh Isa awarding ceremony Tuesday

Manama, Apr. 16 (BNA): The fourth edition of Shaikh Isa bin Rashid Al Khalifa Award for Voluntary Work in the field of sport is all set for Tuesday at the Sofitel Hotel in Zallaq. Starting at 6.30pm, the evening will see the honoring of sports-related authorities who volunteered to work in the field of sport for many years. It will be held under the patronage of the Representative of His Majesty the King for Charity Work and Youth Affairs, Supreme Council for Youth and Sports chairman and Bahrain Olympic Committee president Shaikh Nasser bin Hamad Al Khalifa. This edition of the ceremony has allocated its awards for four different categories, namely national teams managers, international referees, teams supervisors and media personnel. The Bahrain Olympic Committee, organisers of the event, has completed all preparations to hold a very successful and memorable ceremony this year. It’s worth noting that the first edition of Shaikh Isa bin Rashid Al Khalifa Award for Voluntary Work in the field of sport was held in 2012 and was dedicated for sports personnel who spent 25 years and more in voluntary work. The next edition was in 2014 when the board of directors of national sports federations founded in 1974 were honored, while the previous ceremony took place in 2016 and targeted sports leadership with overseas posts.