Manama, Apr. 17 (BNA): Under the patronage of First Deputy Chairman of the Supreme Council for Youth and Sports (SCYS), also President of the Bahrain Athletics Federation (BFA), His Highness Shaikh Khalid bin Hamad Al Khalifa; the 31.5 km long Khalid bin Hamad Swim Challenge 2015 organized by Khalid bin Hamad Foundation started from Sunset Resort in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia (KSA) to the Zallaq Sofitel Resort in the Kingdom of Bahrain.
The Khalid bin Hamad Swim Challenge2014 was patronized by His Highness Shaikh Nasser bin Hamad Al Khalifa the Representative of HM the King for Charity Work and Youth Affairs, Chairman of the Supreme Council of Youth and Sports (SCYS) and President of the Bahrain Olympic (BOC)

His Highness Shaikh Khalid bin Hamad Al Khalifa arrived to the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia to support international star, Australian swimming star Eric Watson who expressed his readiness for the challenge and thanked His Highness Shaikh Khalid bin Hamad for the opportunity to participate in the event.

Eric Waston had participated in many of international sports challenges in Dubai, Taiwan, Philippines, Malaysia and Hungary.

Bahrain Sports TV Channel (BTV Sports) will broadcast the event live on air from 3:00 p.m. today. Also, Bahrain News Agency (BNA)’s website: www.bna.bh will broadcast the event on BNA Live.

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BNA 1101 GMT 2015/04/17