Pakistan Ambassador in Bahrain honours medal winning Rizwan brothers

LAHORE  - Pakistan Ambassador in Bahrain Muhammad Ayub on Sunday honoured Rizwan brothers, Haider Ali, Hussnain Ali and Hamza Ali, who earned two gold medals, one silver and one bronze in the ATF Bahrain Tennis Championship 2021 in Bahrain.  
Ambassador of Pakistan to the Kingdom of Bahrain, Muhammad Ayub, received the Rizwan brothers at the Embassy on Sunday and congratulated them at their resounding success. Praising the talent of the youngsters, the Ambassador said they had made Pakistan and the Pakistani community in Britain proud. “We are all overjoyed at the success of young Pakistani tennis players, who have bright futures ahead. 
“The Rizwan brothers’ skills, passion and energy were remarkable throughout the ATF tournament and this was the key behind their success and medal winning performances in the ATF event. Pakistan has got immense young talent that needs international standard training and support. If we could train them well, our young players can become stars and win laurels for Pakistan in international sports,” he added. 
The three talented brothers represented Pakistan in the Asian Tennis Federation (ATF) event – Bahrain Tennis Championship 2021 – professionally and successfully organized by the Bahrain Tennis Federation (BTF). All the players, especially Rizwan brothers thanked BTF President Sheikh Abdul Aziz bin Mubarak Al Khalifa and his entire team for great hospitality and the arrangements made by the Bahrain Tennis Federation and vowed to visit the kingdom of Bahrain again to play and enjoy tennis here.  
“We really enjoyed our visit to Bahrain, where we witnessed great facilities at the Bahrain Tennis Federation and also took part in the healthy ATF tournament, where players from different nations took part and played their key part in making the event a challenging one. We are keen to visit it again and win more medals to improve our ATF rankings. We are grateful to all the organizers and BTF officials for their efforts of providing the guests and participants the best facilities and challenging environment,” they asserted.

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