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Mar 2, 2014
Prince Alwaleed Awards Quarter of a Million Riyals to Najd Sports Club

HRH Prince Alwaleed Bin Talal Bin Abdulaziz Al Saud, Chairman of Kingdom Holding Company (KHC) on Sunday, March 2nd 2014, received players and members of Najd Sports Club, chaired by Mr. Abdullah Almaziad, at KHC headquarters.

Prince Alwaleed met with Mr. Almaziad who was accompanied by the team’s delegation. The two discussed the latest updates of the club and its achievements. The Prince stressed the need to support sports and the athletes as well as the development of clubs in Saudi Arabia and to embrace the young generation to hone its athletic skills and to invest its time in useful activities.

As a reward, Prince Alwaleed awarded the club members and players with a total of SR160,000 for the club’s budget. In response to the team’s request, Prince Alwaleed also donated a bus for the use of the club. This honor comes as the clubs team achieved a number of achievements in volleyball, tennis and the football team in the region championship.

In conclusion to the event, Mr. Almaziad thanked Prince Alwaleed for his support and his constant encouragement for clubs and sport federations in Saudi Arabia. Furthermore, the team presented a trophy to Prince Alwaleed in recognition of his continued support for the sport and athletes.