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n Bahrain Club (BTC) hosted yesterday an awareness programme on cardiopulmonary resuscitation (CPR) in cases of emergency during cardiac arrest. The session was conducted by Royal College of Surgeons in Ireland-Bahrain lecturer in nursing Orla Merrigan. Among those who attended the event were BTC president Khamis Al Muqla, BTC manager Hamdi Abduljawad, BTC members, coaches and staff. Left, the participants of the programme. Bahrain youth team held by Saudi club BAHRAIN’S youth national football team Hudson brings were held to a goalless draw by their counter- parts from Al Qadisiyah Club in Saudi Arabia. The tie was held late Tuesday night in Dammam and the nationals returned to the kingdom right after the contest. The friendly was part of the Bahrainis’ preparations for the upcoming GCC Youth Championship, which is sched- uled to take place in Doha from new hope Monday to September 12. The nationals recently held a By PATRICK SALOMON away win against Yemen and then a 1-0 home victory over training camp in Doha as part Qatar. They next face off with Malaysia in Kuala Lumpur of their preparations for the NEWLY appointed national team head coach on October 15. competition. It was a successful Anthony Hudson will begin training with the Coach Hudson has yet to finalise the squad that he will campaign for the young nation- senior men’s squad on Sunday. be calling on to start training on Sunday, but is expected to als, which they ended with a confirm the team today. friendly against Kuwait. The Bahrain Football Association (BFA) confirmed Hudson is one of the game’s most prominent young The final team roster is last night the national team’s programme for the next few coaches and has been with the Bahrain’s Olympic team expected to be finalised today weeks, which would mark the first time Hudson takes nearly two years. by head coach Daniel Boyatos charge at the first team level following his promotion from The terms of his new contract as national team head as the team is scheduled to the Olympic team. coach have yet to be announced by the BFA. head out tomorrow for the The popular English tactician was announced as the new Just prior to his appointment with the senior men’s team, Qatari capital. national team head coach on August 13, replacing departed Hudson was rewarded for his good work with the under-23 Bahrain’s youth team is Argentinean Gabriel Calderon. side with a contract extension of two years with the king- also gearing up to play in the Coach Hudson is fresh from guiding Bahrain to clinch- dom’s Olympic team. qualifying tournament for the ing the coveted title in the fifth Huawei GCC Under-23 There are five groups in the Asian Cup qualifying com- Asian Football Confederation Championship – their maiden crown in the prestigious petition, and only the top two from each, along with the Under-16 Championship, competition. best third-placed team from all the groups, make it through which is scheduled to take He now hopes to bring the same kind of success to the to the 2015 finals, which are to be held in Australia. place at the end of September senior men’s squad. Group ‘A’ features Oman, Jordan, Singapore and Syria; in Nepal. Bahrain will hold four days of training in the kingdom group ‘B’ comprises Iran, Kuwait, Thailand and Lebanon; In the qualifiers, the before flying to Kuwait City on September 5 for a week- Group ‘C’ includes Iraq, China, Saudi Arabia and Bahrainis are in group ‘C’ long training camp. Indonesia; and Group ‘E’ features Uzbekistan, Vietnam, where they are pitted against During their stay, they will play a friendly match against Hong Kong and the UAE. Iraq, Turkmenistan and hosts Kuwait’s national team on September 9. It will be Hudson’s A total of 16 national teams will be playing in the Asian Nepal. first international match as a national team head coach. Cup. Five spots have already been taken; they include a They open their campaign The nationals then return to the kingdom on September place for host nation Australia, one for 2011 Asian Cup against the home side on 12, concluding the first phase of their training in preparation winners Japan, another for 2011 Asian Cup third-placers September 25 and then take for their upcoming qualifiers for the 2015 AFC Asian Cup. South Korea, and a place for 2012 AFC Challenge Cup on Turkmenistan on September The Bahrainis are in group ‘D’ of the qualifying compe- winners North Korea, while the fifth will go to the winner 27. Their final qualifying tition alongside Qatar, Malaysia and Yemen. They have so of the 2014 AFC Challenge Cup. The other 11 positions match will be against Iraq on far won their first two matches in their division – first a 2-0 will be filled by the qualification competition. n Coach Hudson ... all set to begin new role September 29.

n General Organisation for Youth and Sport (Goys) acting clubs affairs director Engineer Khalid Al Haj received at n Renovation of a modern multi-purpose gym is underway at Ittihad Al Reef his office Busaiteen Club officials including vice-president Yahya Al Mejdami and board member Khalid Jameel. Sports Club, the General Organisation for Youth and Sports (Goys) announced During the meeting, both parties reviewed the club’s programmes as well as its present needs to carry out their yesterday. Goys Facilities and Projects director Engineer Khalid Al Haj visited plans. Al Haj lauded the efforts of the club’s board and their contributions to the recent achievements in different the premises of the club and inspected the renovation process. The club officials sports. Al Haj and Al Mejdami also discussed future projects which Goys intends to organise for Busaiteen Club. briefed him on the construction of their administrative building, which was recently Above, Al Haj, right, holds talks with Busaiteen Club representatives. completed. Above, Al Haj, right, during his visit to Ittihad Al Reef.