Bahrain shines in MMA Championship

Bangkok, May 4 (BNA): Bahrain has achieved a new accomplishment in the 2nd Asian Amateur MMA Championship which took place on May 2-4 at the Ambassador Hotel in the Thai capital Bangkok. Organised by the IMMAF-WMMAA, the Kingdom's fighters won 13 medals in the event, including five golds, one silver and seven bronzes. HH Shaikh Khalid bin Hamad Al Khalifa, First Deputy President of the Supreme Council for Youth and Sports and President of Bahrain Olympic Committee congratulated His Majesty King Hamad bin Isa Al Khalifa, HRH Prince Khalifa bin Salman Al Khalifa, the Prime Minister, HRH Prince Salman bin Hamad Al Khalifa, the Crown Prince, Deputy Supreme Commander and First Deputy Prime Minister, and HH Shaikh Nasser bin Hamad Al Khalifa, Representative of HM the King for Charity and Youth Affairs and President of the Supreme Council for Youth and Sports on this unprecedented achievement. HH Shaikh Khalid expressed pride at this unique result scored by Bahrain's national MMA team at the Asian level, attributing it to the support and sponsorship extended to this sport by HM King Hamad bin Isa Al Khalifa and the follow up of HH Shaikh Nasser bin Hamad Al Khalifa. "This extraordinary accomplishment cements our efforts to achieve the vision we have drawn up for the Bahraini MMA sport at the continental and international levels. This achievement hasn't come out of the blue, it arrived thanks to the efforts we exerted to this point," he said. Moreover, he praised the performances displayed by the Bahrain fighters throughout the event, thanks to which they won 13 medals. "We are looking forward for similar achievements in the MMA sport, especially in the 6th Amateur MMA World Championships," he said, praising the efforts of Bahrain MMA Federation under the chairmanship of Khalid Abdulaziz Al-Khayyat to to prepare the Bahraini fighters ahead of their participation in the event".