His Highness Shaikh Khalid bin Hamad Al Khalifa, First Deputy Chairman of the Supreme Council for Youth and Sport and President of Bahrain Athletics Association has congratulated His Majesty King Hamad bin Isa Al Khalifa.

His Royal Highness Prince Khalifa bin Salman Al-Khalifa the Prime Minister and His Royal Highness Prince Salman bin Hamad Al-Khalifa the Crown Prince, Deputy Supreme Commander and First Deputy Prime Minister, on the occasion of His Highness Shaikh Nasser bin Hamad Al-Khalifa, Representative of His Majesty the King for Charity Works and Youth Affairs, Chairman of the Supreme Council for Youth and Sports, President of Bahrain Olympic Committee and leader of the Bahrain Endurance (13) Team winning the first place in the IRONMAN 70.3 Middle East Championship Bahrain for amateurs and military men, and His Highness's qualifying to participate in the 2018 World Triathlon Championship in Hawaii. HH Shaikh Khalid said: "We are proud of this unprecedented and honorable result achieved by His Highness Shaikh Nasser bin Hamad Al-Khalifa in this race, which is an added achievement to the records of His Highness in various sport competitions at the continental and international championships level. It is also an added achievement to the Kingdom of Bahrain, strengthening the prestigious position held by the Kingdom in sports in general and this one in particular. His Highness added: "We praise the honorable level presented by His Highness Shaikh Nasser bin Hamad Al-Khalifa during the course of the race, which he succeeded in finishing in a well-deserved manner, and achieving a new record, thus surpassing the (2000) participants in this race varying between amateurs and professionals of his age group". HH Shaikh Khalid pointed out that this result was only achieved by the strong preparation and focus of His Highness Sheikh Nasser bin Hamad Al-Khalifa for the race, and His Highness's knowledge of the strength of the race, which led him to distribute his physical effort in the stages of the competitions, thus resulting in his success. He also pointed out that this achievement proves to all the strong will, stamina, and commitment achieved by His Highness Sheikh Nasser bin Hamad Al-Khalifa, who is a model of a successful athlete achieving remarkable success stories in this challenge while heading towards achieving his desired goal.