The International Organizing Committee for the World Special Olympics, which will be hosted by the UAE for the first time in the Middle East, will be held in Abu Dhabi in March. The event will feature 10,000 athletes from 170 countries from all over the world. In all sports competitions, the event is hosted by 24 games.
This came during the seminar held by the committee yesterday evening at the Al Bateen Council in Abu Dhabi to unveil the latest organizational developments of the major international event.
The event was attended by the Chairman of the Abu Dhabi Chamber of Commerce and Industry, Mohammed Thani Al Rumaithi, and HE Saeed Al Naimi, Director of Technical Affairs at the Abu Dhabi Sports Council. The Chairman of the Technical Committee, Talal Al Hashimi, Sheikh Mohammed Al-Mazroui, and a number of UAE players and players who will participate in the tournament. They are: Butti Al-Shezawi, basketball player and member of the Board of Directors of the Special Olympics, Hamda Al Hosani,
"The hosting and organization of the World Games for the Special Olympics is part of the vision of the UAE 2021, which aims to develop a society in which the owners have the opportunity to integrate and provide an effective role to prove their abilities and abilities to raise the flag of the state in all forums." Special Olympics Games provide a platform for community integration Through sports and joint exercises, along with many initiatives that leave a lasting legacy, the positive impact continues for a long time after the conclusion of the Special Olympics. We are also launching various initiatives for stakeholders, such as the Healthy Athletics Program Joint ventures, as well as open arts initiatives.
"The 2019 World Games will be held in Abu Dhabi from March 8 to 22, with more than 7,000 athletes and 3,000 coaches and managers representing more than 170 countries from around the world. The largest private Olympics session in which the owners of the community and the rest of society will meet in the history of the Special Olympics. "
He pointed out that the preparation program for players and players of the UAE for the event, including indoor and outdoor camps, and participate in a number of international tournaments.
Talal Al Hashimi said that the UAE will not only be present in various sports through its players and men, but that the World Games Abu Dhabi 2019 will witness a huge participation by the women of the State. The participation of women will break all the previous records of previous sessions by participating in the largest mission in history through 310 players and players.
"It is expected that the opening and closing ceremonies of the 2019 World Cup will be the most spectacular and spectacular ever, to celebrate the Special Olympics and will highlight the diversity and beauty of Abu Dhabi and the UAE in the presence of 45,000 spectators."
"The World Paralympic Games will be a major global media event, reaching billions of people worldwide and is expected to generate over 20 billion media views. The opening and closing ceremonies will be broadcast live to millions of viewers in more than 170 countries around the world. .
Design to succeed
The UAE and the world champion, Hamda Al Hosani, confirmed that they are training four days a week in preparation for the big event, that they are proud of their achievements to the UAE and have a great determination to achieve much in the next world games.
Basketball player and special Olympics board member Butti Al-Shezawi said that he is training two hours a day in preparation for the big international event. He is a player who is required to be the link between the players and the board to provide them with all the means to support them. In competitions.