Tag: Triathlon
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The Winning Streak
“You don’t retire from Triathlon, you graduate to this sport!” says Dr. Shaikh Saqer bin Salman Al Khalifa, the President of Bahrain Triathlon Association (BTA). A multi-faceted personality Dr. Saqer is known for his quirky blog posts and unrelenting love towards Triathlon. “I used to be part of most of the sport teams at my school,…
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Is Triathlon Important?
What is the relationship between Triathlon and a nation’s economy? Is Triathlon the most important sport of the future? Is it really that important? Well, give me few minutes of your time and see if I convince you with my beliefs. Fact: Triathlon is the world’s fastest growing sport. Within the past year here…
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Politics and Sports
Sometimes it just frustrates me when people make judgments with so little or no background information on the subject matter. Other times I simply understand, if I was that ignorant. Still, what is important is to always be ready to change your judgment once you get more information, which may be totally different than…
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Spreading Love With Triathlon
It has been a while since I have written a casual article for you all to read. To be honest, almost a year have passed by while I’m still struggling to find time for my reading and writing. In week days, I find myself busy at work, and consider any free time as lucky time…
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Sheikh Saqer bin Salman Al Khalifa on the Bahrain Triathlon Association
Always sporty in his younger years, Sheikh Saqer put exercise on the back burner when he was studying for a PHD overseas but as he came up to his exams he began to feel ill and tired and a trip back to Bahrain for tests revealed he was suffering from type 2 diabetes. That…
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Triathlon and Beyond!
Today I am beginning a new chapter in my life. I’ve been appointed as the President of Bahrain Triathlon Association, a newly established association that overlooks the sport of triathlon in the nation. It is really an honor, with tremendous responsibilities. First and foremost I would like to extend my sincere gratitude to His…
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Shaikh Nasser’s Physical & Mental Strength
It was some time ago when many fellow athletes approached me to send an official invitation to His Highness Shaikh Nasser and His Highness Shaikh Khalid to participate in one of our events seeing how they are so into similar sports that we like. Specifically, we all saw that the fitness level they were in…
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No Other Choice But to Run at Abu Dhabi Triathlon for Bahrain National
By @EllingYelling Eighteen years old, wearing a pressed military uniform and trying hard not to be noticed, it was nonetheless obvious to the older students that Saqer Al Khalifa was not a typical member of the freshman class. For the native of Bahrain, going to school at The Citadel, a military college in…
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