A tribute was paid to His Royal Highness Prime Minister Prince Khalifa bin Salman Al-Khalifa for declaring a half workday on the second edition of the National Sports Day on February 13. 
His Majesty’s Representative for Charity Works and Youth Affairs, Supreme Council for Youth and Sport Council (SCYS) Chairman and Bahrain Olympic Committee (BOC) President His Highness Shaikh Nasser bin Hamad Al-Khalifa hailed the Premier’s directives to ministries and government departments to hold sport events and engage employees.
He announced that the National Sport Day High Committee would line-up a string of events to encourage people to exercise and adopt healthy practices. He called upon all ministries, public establishments and privately-owned companies to organized sport events towards achieving the goals. He directed the National Sport Day High Committee to organize programmes engaging all social categories.
He underlined the keenness of the wise leadership on promoting initiatives aimed at encouraging all social categories to engage in positive practices that improve their healthy lifestyle. He stressed Bahrain’s strides in disseminating sport as a daily healthy activity, which contributes to build a society, shape a better future and boost development. He stressed the importance of the National Sport Day which, he said, will contribute to encouraging people to engage in sporting events and incorporating sport in their daily lives.