The event, attended by BOC general secretary Abdulrahman Askar, along with Board members Shaikh Ali bin Khalifa Al Khalifa, Dr Khalid Al Alawi and Adel Al Assomi, as well as Committee Directors and invited guests, celebrated the achievements of the BOC.

It also aimed to strengthen ties within the BOC in a bid to keep the organisation working closely together ahead of the future.

Askar opened the ceremony by thanking staff for their work in implementing the programmes of the BOCin the last 12 months, describing them as the "core" of the organisation.

“This ceremony is the least thing we can have to thank all those who worked hard and spared no efforts to ensure the success of all events organised by the Committee over the past year,” he said.

“We really appreciate their services in order to boost sports section in the Kingdom of Bahrain.

“You are the core of this institution, without you it would have been impossible for us to achieve our objectives and for Bahrain to win over 300 medals in 2014 as well as 150 medals so far in 2015.”

As well as providing the opening remarks, Askar conveyed the thanks of BOC President Shaikh Nasser bin Hamad Al Khalifa, who is also the King’s personal representative for charity works and youth affairs and Supreme Council for Youth and Sports chairman.

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