Baghdad, Oct. 3 (BNA): The Bahrain national cycling team arrived in Sulaymaniyah, Iraq, today to participate in the Arab Road Cycling Championship, held from October 3 to 13, featuring men’s, youth, junior, women’s, and girls’ categories. Bahrain will compete in the men’s, youth, and junior divisions.

The delegation is headed by Sayed Shubber Hilal Al Wedaie, Secretary General of the Bahrain Cycling Association, and includes officials Aqeel Abdulameer Mohammed for the men’s category, Fares Hussain for the youth category, and Isa Ayoob as cycling technician.

The men’s team comprises Ahmed Nasser, Ahmed Abdulghani, Mahdi Hassan, and Sayed Ahmed Khalil. The youth lineup includes Mohammed Hassan Jassim, Aamer Saleh Al Khassham, Humood Awad Al Farhan, and Abdulaziz Saleh Al Hamri, while Hassan Aqeel Thamer will represent the junior category.

Shaikh Dr. Khalid bin Hamad bin Ahmed Al Khalifa, President of the Bahrain Cycling Association, met with the players before their departure, encouraging them to give their best to honour Bahrain in the Arab competition and wishing them success in achieving results that reflect the Kingdom’s progress in the sport.

 M.A.