Bahrain set for Athens Children's Games.MANAMA Manama Arabic Al-Manamah City (pop., 2001: 143,035), capital of Bahrain. Situated at the northeastern tip of Bahrain island, it is Bahrain's largest city, with about one-fifth of the emirate's population. City will participate in soccer and athletics athletics or track and field also track-and-field games Variety of sport competitions held on a running track and on the adjacent field. It is the oldest form of organized sports, having been a part of the ancient Olympic Games from c. competitions in the 43rd edition of the International Children's Games The International Children's Games or ICG as it is commonly referred to is an International Olympic Committee-sanctioned event held every year where children from cities around the world and between the ages of 12 and 15 participate in a variety of sports. commencing on Wednesday Wednesday: see week. in Athens Athens, city, Greece Athens (ăth`ĭnz), Gr. Athínai, city (1991 pop. 2,907,179; 1991 urban agglomeration pop. 3,072,922), capital of Greece, E central Greece, on the plain of Attica, between the Kifisós and . The five-day event, which is open to youngsters aged between 14 to 17 years, will feature more than 1,500 athletes representing 80 cities from all over the globe. Manama's soccer team include Mahdi Mahfood, Mohammed Mattar, Rida Marhoon, Rashid Al Dossary, Ali Al Anazi, Ayman Abdulamir, Ibrahim Al Quti, Ali Abdulhameed and Ahmed Jawad. The athletics squad consist of Hussain Busafwan, Talal Eid Imam Talal Eid, Arabic: إمام طلال عید; is an Imam from Quincy, Massachusetts. He was born in 1951 in Lebanon. He studied at al-Azhar University in Cairo. , Ahmed Al Sairafi, Faisal Jassim and Sara Adnan. Leading the Bahrain delegation to the Games are Waheed Al Doy from General Organisation for Youth and Sports and includes administrator Fai Buallai, soccer coach Mohammed Al Dossary and athletics coach Mishael Al Thawadi. Meanwhile, Bahrain Olympic Committee treasurer Shaikh Abdulla bin Rashid Al Khalifa, Dr Saeed Al Yamani and Goys marketing director Fahad Taqi arrived in Athens yesterday. The officials are in Athens studying various organisational aspects ahead of the next edition of the Games to be hosted by Bahrain. From the first International Children's Games in June 1968 in Celje, Slovenia, to the 43rd in Athens, this event has been promoting peace and understanding between people. The Games are the brain child of sports instructor Metod Klemenc of Slovenia who wanted to use sports to send out a message of reconciliation and solidarity capable of reaching every corner of the globe. Copyright 2009 Gulf Daily News Provided by Syndigate.info an Albawaba.com company |
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