Manama, Dec. 12 (BNA) His Highness Sheikh Khalid bin Hamad Al Khalifa, First Deputy Chairman of the Supreme Council for Youth and Sports, President of the Public Sports Authority, and President of the Bahrain Olympic Sports Committee honored Maryam Jamal with a gold medal. London 2012 Olympics medal after being promoted from third to first place.
The Bahraini athlete finished third in the 1500m, but recent tests found that the gold medal winner and runner-up in the same competition were drugged.
This came in a special ceremony held on this occasion at Al Wadi Palace, today, Saturday, in the presence of His Highness Sheikh Salman bin Mohammed Al Khalifa, Vice President of the General Sports Authority, Ayman bin Tawfiq Al Moayyed, Minister of Sports and Youth Affairs Dr. Abdul Rahman. Sadiq Askar, CEO of the Public Sports Authority, Mohammed Hassan Al-Nisf, Secretary-General of the Bahrain Olympic Committee, Board of Directors of the Bahrain Olympic Committee, Mohammed Abdullatif bin Jalal, President of the Bahrain Athletics Federation, Board of Directors of the Bahrain Athletics and Sports Federation Maryam Jamal, dignitaries and officials.
The event began with the playing of the Olympic anthem, which is one of the Olympic symbols, while other procedures were followed to honor the Olympic winners in accordance with the guidelines of the International Olympic Committee.
After that, His Highness Sheikh Khalid bin Zayed Al Nahyan delivered a speech in which he welcomed the attendees and wished the Bahraini athlete every success in the upcoming races. The event also included a keynote from the half who expressed their sincere congratulations on this achievement on behalf of the Bahrain Olympic Committee, noting that this achievement came thanks to the support of the wise leadership of the sports movement and the directives of His Highness Sheikh Khalid bin Hamad. Al Khalifa.
He added that winning this gold medal represents a great value for the Kingdom of Bahrain, “We are proud of the first medal that Maryam won in the history of Bahrain, to become the first Gulf female athlete to win an Olympic medal, and thanks to her achievement, we doubled our efforts and this crowns our endeavors.”
Then His Highness Sheikh Khalid bin Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum honored the Bahraini athlete with the gold medal. For her part, Maryam Jamal expressed her sincere thanks and appreciation to His Highness Sheikh Khalid for his support throughout her career, explaining that this official ceremony is a testament to His Highness’ support.
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