Sheikh Issa bin Ali Al Khalifa, Vice -Chairman of the Bahraini Olympic Committee, expressed his deep thanks and gratitude to His Majesty King Hamad bin Isa Al Khalifa, the king of the country, may God protect and preserve him, and to His Royal Highness Prince Salman bin Hamad Al Khalifa, Crown Prince, Prime Minister, may God protect and preserve him, and to Sheikh Nasser bin Hamad Al Khalifa, representative of His Majesty the King for Humanitarian Work and Youth Affairs, President of the Supreme Council for Youth and Supreme Khalifa, First Deputy Chairman of the Supreme Council for Youth and Sports, Chairman of the Public Authority for Sports, Chairman of the Olympic Committee, for their unlimited support to host the Kingdom of Bahrain to various sporting events.
This came during a press conference held on Thursday, April 24, 2025 at the Sofitel Zallaq Hotel, to reveal the details of the Kingdom of Bahrain hosting the Concems meeting of the International Basketball Federation (FIBA) and the celebration honoring ceremony for the year 2025, which will be held from 14 to 18 May 2025, with the participation of Miss Dana Al Saad, Executive Vice President of Resources and Projects at the Bahrain Tourism and Exhibitions Authority, and representatives of the International Federation Basketball, Sebastian Miaza, Senior Director of the Federation, and Mr. T -Jay Bullock, Head of the Development Department of the International Basketball Federation.
Sheikh Issa bin Ali Al Khalifa appreciated the care of His Highness Sheikh Khalid bin Hamad Al Khalifa for the meeting of Congress and the ceremony honoring celebrities, in addition to the efforts of the Ministry of Tourism, headed by His Excellency Mrs. Fatima bint Jaafar Al -Serafi, the Bahraini Basketball Federation, and all government agencies, sponsoring companies and working committees, expressing his pride in the partnership represented between the Bahrain Olympic Committee and the Bahrain Tourism and Exhibitions Authority And the international basketball, which resulted in hosting this important event, which reflects the distinguished factors of the Kingdom of Bahrain through which it was able to obtain the confidence and interest of the International Basketball Federation in embracing this important meeting and the ceremony honoring the celebrities of basketball, which reflects the great experience in the Kingdom of Bahrain in organizing major global sporting events.
He stressed that this event will attract delegations from different countries of the world, which enhances the tourist and economic movement to be supportive of the wheel of economic development of the Kingdom of Bahrain, through the participation of 500 people representing 180 countries from the International Basketball Federation (Fiba).
For its part, Miss Dana Osama Al -Saad, Executive Vice President of Resources and Projects at the Bahrain Tourism and Exhibitions Authority said that hosting the Concems meeting of the International Basketball Federation (FIBA) and the celebrity honoring ceremony for the year 2025 is a qualitative and exceptional event, as the presence of these delegations from different countries of the world will have a positive impact on their definition of tourism ingredients that the Kingdom of Bahrain abounds, and its advanced infrastructure that is It qualifies it to host the most prominent international events.
Al -Saad noted the selection of the Bahrain International Exhibition Center to hold this event, due to its advanced facilities and its ability to embrace major events, which enhances its role in supporting the growth of the tourism sector, and confirms the possibility of hosting various types of events.
She added: “We believe in the importance of sports tourism as a vital economic tributary, and we are constantly developing specialized services targeting the visitors of international events, in a way that enhances the sustainability of this sector.”
The Executive Vice President of Resources and Projects also affirmed the commitment of the authority to provide all means of support for the success of this event, noting that an integrated tourism program for guests will be prepared, which includes rounds to the most prominent cultural and heritage monuments and traditional markets, as well as entertainment and family destinations, in order to ensure a rich and integrated experience for all participants.
On the other hand, Sebastian Miaza, Senior Director of the International Basketball Federation, stated that his union is happy to establish this important event in the Kingdom of Bahrain, valuing all the measures that the Kingdom has taken to facilitate hosting this event with all easy and smoothness in particular, especially since this Congress will participate in the largest number of participants from the countries of the world members of the International Basketball Federation, which made “FIBA” put the Kingdom of Bahrain within its future priorities in the future Its various hostages.
For his part, T -Jay Bullock, head of the Development Department of the International Basketball Federation, expressed his satisfaction with the arrangements for the 2025 celebrity party, which will witness a qualitative transfer of previous parties by hosting him in the Bahrain National Theater, which will witness several entertainment paragraphs that will be included in the honoring of the world stars who will personally attend this ceremony, as well as the establishment of a museum for valuable and rare holdings of basketball game tools, expressing his thanks to all officials And those in charge of holding this event in the Kingdom of Bahrain
