IN A heart-warming tale of triumph, Bahrain’s own prop yoga team, led by the spirited Bahraini Ehsan Asghar, brought home not just the first place but also the coveted Champion of Champion award at the Himalaya Yoga Olympiad in Bangalore, India, held earlier this month.
This new youth initiative was propelled under the guidance of the Bahrain Olympic Committee (BOC) to promote yoga as a sport back in June 2023, with an aim at having world champion status at Yoga Olympiad – which they have now achieved .