His Highness Shaikh Nasser bin Hamad Al-Khalifa, Representative of His Majesty the King for Charity Works and Youth Affairs, Chairman of the Supreme Council for Youth and Sports, President of Bahrain Olympic Committee, has welcomed the participants in the in the upcoming IRONKIDS and the IRONGIRLS which will be held on the sidelines of the IRONMAN 70.3 Middle East Championship Bahrain. The IRONKIDS and IRONGIRLS will take place on Friday on the eve of the main event.

His Highness Shaikh Nasser bin Hamad Al-Khalifa said that holding the IRONKIDS and the IRONGIRLS aims to encourage children and girls to exercise sports and adopt a healthy lifestyle as well as to spur them into participating in triathlon activities which have a positive long-term impact on the human life. 
"We are keen to support children and girls to participate in such major tournaments, thus we decided to establish triathlon events for children and girls accompanying the official Championship, where there will be many positive outcomes," His Highness underscored. 
The IRONKIDS will be taking place on Friday at 11:00am at Bahrain Bay, while the IRONGIRLS will kick-off at 4:00pm. Meanwhile, at 5:00pm, boys will compete at a separate triathlon event. The Committee categorised the participants under the age of 14 years, as follows: the age group of 12-14 years will run for 2.5 km, the age group 10-12 years for 1.5 km, the age group 8-10 years for 1 km, the age group 6 8-years for 500 m, 4-6 years for 250 m, 4 years and younger for 100 m. 70.3 World Championship in Nelson Mandela Bay, South Africa and ten from the military slots for the 2018 IRONMAN World Championship in Kona, Hawaii.