The private sector is an essential partner in promoting the sports sector, said His Highness Shaikh Khalid bin Hamad Al Khalifa, Supreme Council for Youth and Sports (SCYS) First Deputy Chairman, General Sports Authority (GSA) Chairman and Bahrain Olympic Committee (BOC) President.

He underscored the importance of developing sports facilities and ushering in a new phase in the partnership with the private sector, which would benefit the sports sector in the Kingdom of Bahrain.

HH Shaikh Khalid bin Hamad was speaking as he received representatives of the private sector companies and establishments to update them on plans to launch the nominal sponsorship of sports facilities and continue the neighbourhood stadiums.

Present were Cabinet Affairs Ministry Undersecretary, BOC Deputy President HH Shaikh Isa bin Ali bin Khalifa Al Khalifa, Information Minister Dr. Ramzan bin Abdulla Alnoaimi, Industry and Commerce Minister Abdulla bin Adel Fakhro, GSA Chief Executive Officer Dr. Abdulrahman Sadiq Askar, Economic Development Board CEO Khalid Humaidan, Labour Fund (Tamkeen) CEO Maha Mufeez, and BOC Secretary General Fares Mustafa Al Kooheji.

HH Shaikh Khalid stressed GSA’s plans to develop sports facilities through sponsorship projects with the private sector and continue developing neighborhood stadiums.

Source: Bahrain News Agency