The National Olympic Committee announced three proposed initiatives unprecedented in the coming Olympic period, coinciding with the conference ((and Pinar) the future of the international and national Olympic Movement after (COFED 19), which was organized by the Committee “by remote”, in the presence of 500 followers from various sports institutions and authorities. And the media, is the launch of the University Olympics, the Olympic legacy and the Community Olympics.
“The University Olympiad is the first Olympic Games championship at the level of the country's universities, while the second initiative involves strengthening the Olympic legacy of the state, in coordination with the relevant authorities and various sporting bodies, which will include major dimensions, including contributing to Developing and enhancing the economic capabilities of Olympic sports, and fully coordinating with the concerned authorities to enhance the infrastructure associated with the Olympic Movement, inculcating the principles and values of the Olympic Movement among members of society, and its role in promoting sports practice of great importance to the health of members of society ».
Bin Sulayem also revealed the third initiative for the Community Olympics, confirming the country's vision towards promoting the concept of integration and harmony among all members of the UAE society, and the application of the principles of the International Olympic Charter in non-discrimination in sports practice.
During the “Weinar” sessions, six main and specialized axes were discussed, with the participation of many sports personalities in the country, most notably the President of the Football Association Sheikh Rashid bin Humaid Al Nuaimi, the head of legal affairs of the Federal Government, Muhammad Sultan Al-Obaidli, and the Secretary-General of the General Authority for Sports, Saeed Abdul Ghaffar, Chairman of the National Paralympic Committee, Mohamed Fadel Al-Hamli, and President of the Emirates Center for Sports Arbitration, Ali Mohamed Bouchem.
The sessions witnessed many recommendations for speakers and participants from officials and stakeholders in the Olympic Movement at the state level, as Muhammad bin Sulayem conveyed the greetings of His Highness Sheikh Ahmed bin Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum, Chairman of the National Olympic Committee, to attend, stressing his appreciation to everyone for the cooperation in developing the sports sector in UAE.
Bin Sulayem stressed that the National Olympic Committee aims in the coming period to keep pace with global trends, by building an organizational framework that faces the changes and challenges of the Olympic movement in the training sector, qualifying sports cadres, and introducing a set of innovative programs related to the Olympic Movement, in addition to a number of initiatives that Promoting a culture of sports practice and expanding the base of sports practice in the country.
Bin Sulayem reviewed the files that the National Olympic Committee worked on since February 2020, including the formation of the Emirates Sports Arbitration Center, and the completion of preparing a complete concept for the launch of the opening of the UAE Olympic Library, which will include thousands of books and international references related to sports science and the Olympic movement, to be the largest scientific edifice in The Middle East affiliated to the National Olympic Committees, and the approaching completion of the receipt of the building of the National Olympic Committee, which enhances the reduction of financial expenditures for rental contracts for sports federations, and the completion of preparing the modern strategic document of the National Olympic Academy in a manner consistent with the principles of the International Olympic Movement and the directions of the International Olympic Academy.
The Secretary-General of the National Olympic Committee explained the importance of providing support in preparing the basic systems for sports agencies, in line with the provisions of the International Olympic Charter and the rules of international sports federations, and providing logistical support to all national sporting bodies, related to holding board meetings by digital means.
Bin Sulayem concluded his speech by reviewing the most important decisions related to the International Olympic Movement, which was taken at the meeting of the International Olympic Committee during the 136th session, with $ 150 million allocated by the International Olympic Committee to support the Olympic Movement for all partners, with the aim of helping to recover from the Corona epidemic, and the agreement With the State of Senegal to postpone the Youth Olympics from 2022 to 2026, expand the preparation of a global anti-doping preparation in the global field, cancel the annual anti-doping seminar of 2021, and replace it with a program to support and implement programmatic anti-doping information on June 16, 2021.
The 3 initiatives
Organizing the collective Olympics.
- Promoting the Olympic legacy.
Organizing the Community Olympics.
6 axes discussed by the «and Bennar»
Formation of the Emirates Sports Arbitration Center.
The completion of a complete visualization of the opening of the Emirates Olympic Library.
The National Olympic Committee building is nearing completion.
The completion of the preparation of the modern strategic document of the National Olympic Academy.
Providing support in preparing the basic regulations for sports bodies in accordance with the provisions of the International Olympic Charter.
Providing logistical support to all national and private sports agencies.
• 500 followers from various institutions, sports and the media attended the “Pinar”.