The General Authority for Sports stressed at a meeting in Dubai yesterday that most sports facilities in the country are qualified and at the highest level of safety and safety, unlike some small courts or side warming fields, which need to be re-examined to keep pace with safety standards.
The meeting comes about a month and a half after Al-Jazeera player Ahmed Rabia suffered a serious injury (internal bleeding in the head) while hitting the lighting column of the football stadium during a friendly match with the Emirates Club as part of preparations for the two teams.
"The meeting is part of a series of actions and meetings that came in line with the directives of HH Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum, Vice President and Prime Minister of the UAE and Ruler of Dubai, and his directives on the implementation of safety and security standards in enterprises," said Saeed Abdul Ghaffar, Sports, in order to preserve the safety and safety of our children in sports stadiums ».
The Secretary-General thanked the Ministry of Interior for its rapid response and cooperation with the Authority in visiting the facilities, evaluating its safety and security standards and actively contributing to the preparation of the required reports.
He also praised the role of the police in the various sports venues and events held in the country and in its various facilities. He also referred to the steps taken by the Authority, in conjunction with the Supreme Direction, whereby all members of the Board of Directors of the Authority, To inspect and evaluate facilities, and prepare their own reports, in order to meet all challenges.
He pointed out that most sports facilities in the state qualified and the highest levels of security and safety, unlike some small stadiums or side warm-up playgrounds that need to be re-considered to keep pace with safety standards.
Abdul Ghaffar added that the Authority is working to establish conditions and standards that must be applied in sports facilities, according to firm instructions, will be circulated to the sports facilities in the country, directed not to stop at the issuance of reports, but to form joint task forces, , In order to maintain the level of Emirates facilities according to the highest international standards and modern developments in the aspects of security and safety of sports facilities.
The meeting was attended by Acting Director of the Special Assignments Sector Brigadier General Rashid Suhail Al Ali, senior officers in the police institutions in the State, Ahmad Al Abdooli, Director of Sports Facilities Office, Legal Advisor Bader Al Hammadi, Technical Advisor Nasser Gharib, Expert Advisor Dr. Mohammad Fadlallah, , Abdullah Mahyouh, Dr. Shaheen Almazmi, and Khalid Al Kaabi, from the Commission.
Assign a task force to follow up the results of the reports
Brigadier General Rashid Suhail Al Ali, Acting Director of the Special Tasks Sector, thanked the Law Enforcement Implementation Committee for its efforts and its evaluation of all nearby and remote sports establishments. He explained that all facilities were reached in order to speed up the completion of reports at the time. Standard, allowing the competent authorities to work on a mechanism that contributes to the efficiency of these facilities.
He praised the role and cooperation of the General Authority for Sport, Police, Civil Defense and Municipalities in all regions of the country.
He stressed the need to define responsibilities, and apply the law that aggravates the punishment of those who commit irregularities in sports facilities, in order to be firm in matters, and deal with such data according to a sound mechanism.
The meeting concluded with the task of assigning a joint working group between the two parties to follow up the results of the reports, identify opportunities for improvement and make the necessary proposals for their development and improvement.
Decisions of the Commission:
Forming task forces to inspect and evaluate the facilities and prepare their own reports.
Setting conditions and criteria to be applied in sports establishments.
To maintain the level of Emirates facilities according to the highest international standards.