Mr. Ali bin Muhammad Al -Fadel Al -Marri, Vice -Chairman of the Bahraini Committee for Popular Heritage Sports, was crowned the Bahraini “Samoom” team led by Al -Noukhada Ahmed Nasser Al -Bosimit with the first popular rowing races – the running of the “inheritance”, within the competitions of the eighth and largest edition of the Nasser bin Hamad season for marine heritage sports 2025. The winning of the “Samoom” team came after he traveled the distance of the race of 3000 meters with a time of its amount 12:55:30 minutes, outperforming 18 teams who competed in an enthusiastic atmosphere full of challenge and persistence. The “Gold” team came from the Oman Authority led by Al -Noukhada Hamid Salem Al -Huraibi with a time of 13:04:41 minutes, while the “Youth of Sohar” team led by Al -Noukhada Ibrahim Saleh Al -Baghti came in third place in a time of 13:10:57 minutes, in a race that witnessed a strong competition by the participants who numbered about 300 contestants They represent 19 teams from inside and outside Bahrain, including 3 teams from the Sultanate of Oman and a team from the United Arab Emirates, in confirmation of the Gulf dimension of this great heritage event. The boats were launched from the area adjacent to the Khalifa bin Salman Park in the border to the marine area opposite the National Museum of Bahrain in Manama, in a competitive atmosphere that reflects the depth of the relationship that links Bahrainis and the Gulf to the sea. The inherited, two halves are also held on the Cup of His Highness Sheikh Nasser bin Hamad Al Khalifa and His Highness Sheikh Khalid bin Hamad Al Khalifa, where the three runs are qualified for the most expensive stages on the His Majesty King’s Cup at the end of the season. The spirit of cooperation and honorable competition that distinguished their maritime trips. The Nasser bin Hamad season for marine heritage sports comes in its eighth edition as one of the most important heritage activities organized by the Bahraini Committee for Folklore Sports, with the aim of reviving the marine heritage that Bahrain has been famous since ancient times and made it a regional center for pearl hunting. The season’s activities include various competitions, most notably “inherited swimmers” in open waters, the hear extraction competition, fishing (garden), and self -concert, in addition to the new competition this year “The Night” that highlights the authentic sea sound arts with wide Gulf participation.
