Boat captain (Nukhadha) Abdulla Al Heddi finished first in the traditional rowing competition to win the Cup of Shaikh Abdulla bin Khalid bin Hamad Al Khalifa, son of Supreme Council for Youth and Sports first deputy chairman and
Bahrain Olympic Committee (BOC) president Shaikh Khalid bin Hamad Al Khalifa.
Captains Hamad Al Romaihi and Ahmed Al Bousameet finshed second and third in the same race.
Nukhadha Hamad Al Romaihi bounced back to win the cup of Shaikh Mohammed bin Nasser bin Hamad Al Khalifa, son of His Majesty’s Charity Works and Youth Affairs, SCYS Chairman Shaikh Nasser bin Hamad Al Khalifa.
Participants
Captains Abdulla Al Hiddi finished second, followed by Ahmed Al Bousamit, Daij Hassan, Jumaa Al Hassan, Mohammed Al Hermassi, Mohammed Al Deeri, Abdulrahman Abdulla, Abdulaziz Naseeb and Hamad Helal. Over 500 participants took part in the two races.
The two race were held as part of the Nasser bin Hamad Season for Traditional Sports, being held by the BOC Traditional Sports Committee.
A fishing competition will be held today for the Shaikh Nasser bin Hamad Cup.
A traditional rowing contest for the Shaikh Faisal bin Khalid bin Hamad Al Khalifa Cup will also be held.