Manama, The Bahrain Bodybuilding Federation (BBF) announced organising the Khalid bin Hamad Bodybuilding Championship, which will be held in August. The championship will be held under the patronage of His Highness Shaikh Khalid bin Hamad Al Khalifa, First Deputy Chairman of the Supreme Council for Youth and Sports (SCYS), Chairman of the General Sports Authority (GSA) and President of Bahrain Olympic Committee (BOC). The championship will take place at the Shaikh Abdulaziz bin Mohammed Al Khalifa hall, University of Bahrain, and will offer a total prize pool of $100,000. Sami Al Haddad, BBF President, expressed his appreciation to His Highness Shaikh Khalid bin Hamad Al Khalifa for his patronage of the championship, which reflects His Highness's support for sporting events and their success. The BBF will soon announce cash prizes allocated for the HH Shaikh Khalid Bodybuilding Championship's winners and categories, he said. The championship will be open to participants from Bahrain and abroad, Al Haddad added. Source: Bahrain News Agency