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5 "priority" sports that enhance the UAE's competitiveness in international forums, most notably shooting and athletics

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Five sports: (bow and arrow, athletics, fencing, shooting and judo) represent the hope of UAE sport in achieving achievements for the country in regional and international forums. Ministry of Foreign Affairs, and this initiative comes in line with the "Fifty Principles" and the "Sports Sector Strategy 2032".

The Sports Coordinating Council announced earlier that these sports were selected by the Public Authority for Sports, after a comprehensive study with its partners.

While athletes confirmed to «Emirates Today» that this project is a good initiative that bodes well for UAE sports, in building athletes heroes who achieve achievements for the country in these carefully selected sports, indicating that such an initiative needs sustainability and continuity to achieve the required success, Pointing out the need to focus on students and youth groups in schools, to discover talents that have the passion and desire to practice these sports.

The five (priority) sports were identified, based on a classification that included all sports, and based on a well-thought-out set of criteria that included: Olympic potential in each sport, the possibility of Olympic success, opportunities to achieve Olympic medals, international achievements and championships, determining the level of competition globally, and talents. Which the UAE currently possesses in that sport, taking into account the facts and statistics related to each sport, such as: the number of practitioners, the number of clubs, the reality of training centers and infrastructure, the tools and equipment available, as well as other criteria related to ease of implementation, cost, readiness of federations, financing plans, and others. .

The classification also showed that there are high chances of achieving achievements in many individual sports, given the wide range of competition in them, the distribution of Olympic medals to a large number of countries, and the absence of countries that dominate the top positions in them.

The classification scores and the order of the sports were determined according to the factors studied, with (priority sports) receiving the highest marks.

The sports federations - which were chosen - are waiting to be among the (priority sports), including great work and intensive efforts during the coming period, to bring this vision and this plan that was announced to reality, by working to build Olympic athletes champions who are capable of This is the great challenge that the UAE sport awaits and their presence on the regional and international podiums.

An important initiative

The President of the Emirates Chess Federation, Dr. Sarhan Al-Muaini, stressed the importance of launching such a project and focusing on specific sports, given that it has indications that it is possible for the UAE to achieve medals in it, such as athletics and shooting, which he described as part of the life of the people of the Emirates, stressing There is a need to set many pillars that enable the success of this vision, and to choose the categories that can be athletes and Olympic champions who achieve medals.

The concerned stressed the importance of moving towards schools, whether governmental or private, as they are the first link in the success of this vision, in order to select talents and elite players who have love and passion for these sports and focus on them, considering that the players of the national football team, who achieved a historic achievement for the Emirates By qualifying for the 1990 World Cup in Italy, they were the product of an elite group of players who emerged first in schools, before moving on to play in the clubs they belong to, and then joining the national team.

A promising vision

Dr. Salim Al Shamsi, former member of the Board of Directors of the Emirates Football Association, considered that the official announcement of this project bodes well, stressing the importance of directing schools and youth in this regard, as they are the tributary in the process of discovering talents, through which this vision can be realized. Patriotism in making athletes and Olympic champions, pointing to the importance of sustainability and continuity in such initiatives, and providing all means of success for them from all aspects.

lower cost

The former Assistant Secretary-General of the Football Association, Imran Abdullah, confirmed that they, as athletes, have always been calling for the need for the General Authority for Sports and Clubs to pay attention to individual games, given that they cost less, in addition to that they can achieve positive results in many external participations, stressing the importance of selecting talents. Which can achieve external achievements, pointing out that it is possible to add other sports to this vision, such as swimming and table tennis.

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