?Bahrain Olympic Committee (BOC) acting general secretary Abdulrahman Askar visited the Bahrain Olympic Committee premises in Kuwait City during his short trip to attend the GCC National Olympic Committees Presidents’ Executive Office meetings in Kuwait.
During the visit, Askar met OCA deputy director Haider Farman and discussed several subjects of mutual interest, the most important of which is Bahrain hosting the Olympic Solidarity/Olympic Council of Asia (OCA) Regional Forum for West, Central and South Asian National Olympic Committees on May 7 and 8.
Both parties also reviewed the regulations of the OCA as well as holding talks on the possibility of forming a dispute settlement sports committee and benefiting of the OCA expertise in this regard.
On this occasion, Askar affirmed the keenness of the BOC to deepen ties with the OCA in order to ensure the succession of plans and programmes of the BOC, aimed to develop its sports system pillars in the Kingdom.
Askar also commended the significant role of the OCA, headed by Shaikh Ahmed Al Fahad Al Subah, in the development of sports movement in Asia, noting that Bahrain is fully involved into the courses and programmes set up by the OCA at various levels.
On his part, Farman expressed confidence for the fruitful cooperation between the OCA and BOC, and affirmed the council’s concern to ensure permanent communication with national Olympic committees in Asia, thus contributing to the achievement of the common interests by developing the outputs of sports movement in the continent.
