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Delegation officials named for Jakarta Asian Games sensation TDT | Manama he Bahrain Olympic TCommittee (BOC) has named its delegation of- ficials for the 18 th Asian Fakhreddine to make Games in Jakarta and Palemgang. The games, which is organized in Ja- karta for the second time, will run from August 18 to September2 with 45 Na - tional Olympic Committees his return in Belfast are expected attend sending around 15,000 athletes and at the best shape in my career. team officials. Although the The fight features I am coming back for the wel- sports programme has to be • terweight championship title”, confirmed, it is expected to the clash between stated Mohammad Fakhreddine. feature 28 Olympic sports Lebanon and USA for Fakhreddine had been one and six non-Olympic sports. the first time in the among the first fighters in the Organisers are preparing welterweight division Middle East to embrace the pro- to recruit 5,000 volunteers fessional level in Mixed Martial to ensure the smooth run- Arts. ning of event and predict • Fortis MMA is also Fakhreddine has selected to 7,000 media officials will home for Abdul Kareem train at Fortis MMA instead of attend. Bahrain’s adminis- Al Selwady who is Tiger Muay Thai. Fortis MMA tration team to the games undefeated at Brave is also home for Abdul Kareem was declared at the commit- Al Selwady who is undefeated tee meeting, chaired by BOC at Brave. secretary general Abdulrah- TDT | Manama “The decision by Brave Com- man Askar. bat Federation to head to Europe BOC board member Bad- ohammad Fakhred- is inspiring for all the Middle er Nasser was named del- dine will fight for the Eastern fighters. This is the op- egation manager, with Ali Mfirst time in Europe at portunity the MMA world in the Yasine as deputy manager. Brave 13: Europe Evolution host- Mohammad Fakhreddine region had been waiting for. It Other delegation officials ed in Belfast, Northern Ireland. is an honour to be in the fight include Olympic Solidarity The welterweight sensation card. This year I am focusing to director Maryam Mardana, from Lebanon will make his re- Fakhreddine will face the wel- The fight features the clash “I was fighting with injuries in be more active than any other treasurer Yaqoub Abdulmo- turn after Brave 10: The King- terweight sensation from the between Lebanon and USA for most of my previous fights. Cur- year in my career and to cre - hsin, international affairs dom Rises hosted in Amman, of America, Sid- the first time in the welter - rently I have the best training ate a global impact,” concluded specialist Hasan Abdulra- Jordan. ney Wheeler. weight division. and I am healthy for war. I am Fakhreddine. him. Wilder should Khan visits KHK MMA fight me in the UK: Joshua prior to Brave 13 Belfast

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Amir Khan is a former unified light-welterweight world champion, having held the WBA title from at KHK MMA Gym in Bahrain 2009 to 2012, and the IBF title in 2011 TDT | Manama bat Federation. Brave Combat from 2009 to 2012, and the IBF Federation is set to make their title in 2011. Outside of , ormer unified light-welter- entry into European market. he is a philanthropist with his He is also the co-owner of In- Espn | Fweight world champion in Khan witnessed the training own charity organisation, Amir dia’s domestic fighting promo- Boxing, Amir Khan visited the camp of KHK MMA Fight Team Khan Foundation. He became a tion and Super Boxing League. nthony Joshua believes he KHK MMA gym in Bahrain. and interacted with the fighters. successful investor and entre- Brave Combat Federation Aowes it to his home fans During the visit, Amir Khan Khan is a former unified preneur owning Khan Promo- will be hosting the event in 9th to fight Deontay Wilder in the “So with this Las interacted with Mohammed light-welterweight world cham- tions and Pakistan’s Amir Khan June at the SSE Arena in Belfast, UK. Vegas talk, I owe it Shahid, President of Brave Com- pion, having held the WBA title Academy. Northern Ireland. Joshua added the WBO heav- to everyone in Great yweight belt to his existing Britain that has WBA and IBF straps on March been supporting 31 with victory over . me to do my best to Now, all the Brit needs is get this fight in the Performance lab open for athletes Wilder’s WBC belt to hold all UK, in my opinion, four titles and become the un- that’s number one” TDT | Manama is open to all sports federations disputed champi- ANTHONY JOSHUA and is available to serve the na- on of the world. he Bahrain Olympic Com- tional teams as a first stage. “This is the situation I’m and everyone supporting me to Tmittee’s (BOC) Athletic Per- The laboratory will be soon thinking,” Joshua said at a do it here. formance Lab started providing open to the public in the second Lyons Den Q&A. “So with “And number two, if I go a set of medical services for all stage after completing a few the this talk, I owe it there, there’s a lot of tricks that Bahrain national team athletes. required procedures. to everyone in Great Britain they play in terms of referees BOC Projects director Lounes The physical performance that has been supporting me and judges and that’s why I Madene said is being run by laboratory measures the vi - to do my best to get this fight want to be at home where I’m sports performance laboratory tal abilities of the players and in the UK, in my opinion, that’s secure. specialist Dr Vladimir Suarez gives accurate information to number one. “Luckily, we’ve got enough of Cuba, the lab works on VO2 the functional organs related to “He [Wilder] has kind of time to make the fight happen Max, a measure of the maxi - fitness, cardiovascular and res- said, ‘alright, cool, come fight and we’re working on it. We’ve mum volume of oxygen that an piratory abilities, which include me in America’. But the thing just sent another draft email athlete can use. lungs, heart, circulatory system is with that, I owe it to the fans over to them.” Madene said the laboratory One of the Bahraini athletes at the lab and muscle cells.