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International School Sport Federation Bahrain 2024 Gymnasiade logo unveiled

  • Latest

International School Sports Federation (ISF) Gymnasiade logo was displayed for the first time at the Bahrain

The logo has two shades of blue, representing two seas, which is the meaning of "Al Bahrain", with four

athletes that indicate the four pillars of ISF.The competition will mark the largest sports event in Bahrain

judo, table tennis, badminton, ground tennis, handball, volleyball, dancing, chess, javelin, darts and Paralympic

 A total of 5,000 students from 80 nations will participate in the 2024 ISF Gymnasiade ©Bahrain

Olympic Committee/ISFPresident of the Bahrain Olympic Committee Khalid bin Hamad Al Khalifa said that


Saudi Arabia confirmed as host of 2027 AFC Asian Cup for first time

  • Football

Saudi Arabia has been confirmed as the host of the 2027 Asian Football Confederation (AFC) Asian Cup for the first time.

The decision was taken at the AFC Congress, held today in Manama, Bahrain, with Saudi Arabia the only

said Prince Abdul Aziz bin Turki Al-Faisal, Minister of Sport and chairman of the Saudi Olympic and Paralympic



Sheikha Hayat thrilled by turnout for first-ever OCA Gender Equity Seminar

  • OCA

The inaugural Olympic Council of Asia (OCA) Gender Equity Seminar is set to be staged here with 42 National Olympic Committees (NOCs) due to be represented by senior officials.

address to delegates at The Art Hotel and Resort in Manama.Acting OCA President Raja Randhir Singh, Bahrain

Khalifa and Sheikha Hayat are poised to follow Bach in giving opening remarks.I’ve arrived in Manama in Bahrain

Princess Reham Bint Saif Al-Islam bin Saud, director of public relations at the Saudi Arabian Olympic and Paralympic

Women.A number of high-profile sporting officials are set to speak at the OCA Gender Equity Seminar in Bahrain


Exclusive: Saudis chase $266,000 prizes in richest weightlifting competition in history

  • Weightlifting

Weightlifters will benefit from Saudi Arabia's phenomenal investment in sport next week when they compete for the biggest prize fund ever seen.

about seven times more than any American weightlifter would be paid by the United States Olympic and Paralympic

have a chance of winning a medal.The nation's medallists at the Asian Championships, which ended in Bahrain

International Weightlifting Federation (IWF) World Championships in 2019, was a bronze medallist at 55kg in Bahrain


Bahrain Paralympic Committee praises staging of West Asian Para Games in meeting

  • Paralympics

The Bahrain Paralympic Committee (BPC) hailed the staging of this year’s West Asian Para Games during

powerlifting and badminton.Iran topped the standings with a 51-medal haul including 31 golds, while hosts Bahrain

achieved 12 golds, 10 silvers and 17 bronzes to rank fifth.Al Khalifa said Bahrain 2022 organisers achieved

Youth Day which is held every year on March 25 to celebrate the achievements of the country’s youth.The Bahrain

Paralympic Committee held its first meeting of 2022 ©BPCAli Mohammed Al-Majed, secretary general of

They also discussed preparations for upcoming local and international events, including this year’s Bahrain


West Asian Para Games set to begin in Bahrain

  • Summer Paralympic Sports

protocol will be in place for the third edition of the West Asian Para Games, due to begin tomorrow in Bahrain

administrative officer for the Organising Committee, is among the officials to have reaffirmed that Bahrain

The Bahrain Paralympic Committee head office has become a beehive that has been working around the clock

Committee chief executive Hassan Abdullatif has underlined the scale of the West Asian Para Games ©Bahrain

Paralympic CommitteeAs part of the coronavirus countermeasures in force in Bahrain, competitors and


Bahrain 2021 Asian Youth Para Games hailed as success as Iran top table

  • Paralympics

Iran captured two titles on the final day of the Bahrain 2021 Asian Youth Para Games as they finished

#bahrain2021aypg #Bahrain2021 #Bahrain pic.twitter.com/acIVEXv7Av— Asian Paralympic (@asianparalympic

second.Japan dominated in swimming and table tennis as they accumulated 55 medals for third place.Asian Paralympic

Arranging these Games in the midst of the pandemic has been difficult, but the Bahrain Paralympic Committee


APC President Rashed highlights significance of Asian Youth Para Games at Opening Ceremony

  • Paralympics

The Asian Paralympic Committee (APC) President Majid Rashed said he hopes the Asian Youth Para Games

down barriers" and "drive towards more inclusion in sport and society" at the Opening Ceremony at the Bahrain

countries were present as the fourth edition of the multi-sport event was officially opened by the Bahrain

They are a fundamental part of growing the Paralympic movement across our region so that more Asian Para-athletes

for an inclusive Asia through Para sport’.The Asian Youth Para Games Opening Ceremony was held at the Bahrain

International Circuit ©James Varghese Photography/Asian Paralympic Committee"We hope that over the next

Sheikh Mohamed bin Duaij Al Khalifa, the President of the Bahrain Paralympic Committee, also spoke at


More than 30 countries set to take part in Asian Youth Para Games

  • Paralympics

Bahrain is set to host the fourth edition of the Asian Youth Para Games with an Opening Ceremony launching

to Opening Ceremony, with India among the nations to have announced their flagbearers.The National Paralympic

Committee of India confirmed Tokyo 2020 Paralympic high jump silver medallist Praveen Kumar and badminton

event.The Games is scheduled to take place until next Monday (December 6).It will be the first time that Bahrain

palakkohli2002 are the Flag bearers of Indian Contingent in the Opening Ceremony of Asian Youth Para Games, Bahrain

@IndiaSports @Media_SAI @ParaAthletics @parabadmintonIN @gailindia pic.twitter.com/I7Qfdfi7gw— Paralympic


Uzbekistan's capital Tashkent to stage 2025 Asian Youth Para Games

  • Paralympics

Uzbek capital Tashkent has been confirmed as hosts for the 2025 Asian Youth Para Games by the Asian Paralympic

Council of Asia in September 2019, and the APC said it had received interest from "a number" of National Paralympic

Association will be handed the APC flag by the Bahrain Paralympic Committee at the Closing Ceremony

Games ©Asian Paralympic Committee"We hope that they will consider future events but there can only be

Having only won one silver medal at its previous three appearances at the Paralympic Games, Uzbekistan

Around 800 participants are expected to compete across nine sports at the 2021 Asian Youth Para Games in Bahrain


Bahrain 2021 Asian Youth Para Games unveils mascot and slogan marking 50 days until event

  • Paralympics

The mascot and slogan for the Bahrain 2021 Asian Youth Para Games have been launched to mark 50 days

The mascot, called BulBul, is based on a family of songbirds found in Bahrain, called bulbuls.It was

Paralympic Committee."

its habitats and environments, in order to protect the 'BulBul' as well as other wildlife found in Bahrain

and to announce the slogan is an exciting step towards the Games in just 50 days’ time," said Asian Paralympic

We are pleased that the Kingdom of Bahrain is hosting such an important tournament for the future of


Grosjean crash footage among 2021 SPORTEL Awards winners

  • News

Coverage from the fireball crash of former Formula One driver Romain Grosjean is one of the winners from the 2021 SPORTEL Awards, which took place today at the Prince Pierre Room of the Grimaldi Forum in Monaco.

Titled "Romain Grosjean's Escape - Bahrain 2020", the footage from Phil Rorke of Formula One Management

Prize.Grosjean, who was born in Switzerland, but has dual nationality in France, narrowly escaped death at the Bahrain

claimed the Advertising Prize in collaboration with the International Olympic Committee and International Paralympic


New logo unveiled for Bahrain 2021 Asian Youth Para Games

  • Paralympics

A new logo for the Bahrain 2021 Asian Youth Para Games has been revealed by the Bahrain Paralympic Committee

launch is a transition for the administrative and regulatory procedures to show that the Kingdom of Bahrain

organisers.Athletics is one of nine sports on the 2021 Asian Youth Para Games programme ©Getty ImagesAsian Paralympic

We are happy with the progress made towards the preparations of the Games and hopeful that these Bahrain

Youth Para Games.Previous editions were held in Tokyo in 2009, Kuala Lumpur in 2013 and Dubai in 2017.Bahrain


APC President visits Uzbekistan, Kyrgyzstan and Tajikistan to assess Paralympic Movement

  • Paralympics

Asian Paralympic Committee President Majid Rashed and chief executive Tarek Souei visited three Central

Asian countries last week to learn more about the state of the Paralympic Movement there.

Uzbekistan, where the pair were hosted by Mukhtorkhon Tashkhudjaev, President of the Uzbekistan National Paralympic

Games with one athlete - send 32 athletes to Rio 2016.Uzbekistan has now won 31 Paralympic medals and

the President recently signed a law which ensures that gold medallists at the Tokyo 2020 Paralympic

Maripov in Kyrgyzstan ©APC"We are delighted that a number of young Para athletes will be coming to Bahrain

There is clearly a lot of potential for growth of the Paralympic Movement in the Kyrgyz Republic and