The Authority organizes an interactive workshop in the presence of the Olympic Committee and the federations
7 features of the proposed strategy for the development of the UAE sports sector 2032
Part of the General Sports Authority workshop.
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Ahmed Belhoul Al Falasi: “The sports sector is not a recreational sector anymore, but it will be a partner in the sustainable development of the country.”
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The General Sports Authority organized an interactive workshop to discuss the most important initiatives and programs within its proposed strategy for the sports sector 2032, which revealed seven features of the proposed strategy to develop sports work in the long term.
The workshop, which witnessed a distinguished presence of representatives of the Olympic Committee, sports federations and stakeholders, discussed the possibilities and innovative solutions to advance the sector and lead it to achieve more sporting achievements, marking the start of a new phase aimed at enhancing the role of sport in society and turning it into a flexible tool to empower Emirati youth.
During the workshop, Dr. Ahmed Belhoul Al Falasi, Minister of State for Entrepreneurship and Small and Medium Enterprises, President of the General Sports Authority, and First Vice-President of the Olympic Committee, said: “The importance of the event lies in the fact that it constitutes the first step within an integrated system to develop the sports sector according to three basic elements, namely: Transparency, partnership, team spirit, work and achievement according to indicators, and the next stage will witness the implementation of a number of practical steps to increase the effectiveness of the national sports system.”
He explained: "The sports sector is not a recreational sector anymore, but will be a partner in the sustainable development of the state, and the governance of the sector will be the basis for a real transformation of Emirati sports."
The workshop discussed the strategy of the sports sector in the UAE 2032, which aims to build a distinguished sports community capable of achieving global achievements, and includes 54 initiatives to promote three main axes: community sports, competitive sports and the sports system.
The community sports axis aims to raise the participation rate of community members who practice sports to 65%, while the competitive sports axis aims to continue working on the Olympic champion project and qualify more than 20 Olympic athletes in cooperation with all concerned authorities, while increasing the number of qualified athletes able to compete in various tournaments, and raising the percentage of the sports sector’s contribution to the UAE’s GDP.
Features of the strategy:
■ Community sports, competitive sports, and the development of the sports system are the most prominent axes.
■ 54 major initiatives within three main axes: community sports, competitive sports, and the sports system.
■ A system for financing, generating revenue and raising the contribution to the UAE's GDP.
■ A national program for making the Olympic champion targets 20 champions within 11 years.
■ Increasing the participation rate of community members who practice sports to 65%.
■ An integrated program for managing union transformation, linking funding to performance indicators.
■ A digital platform for sports federations to generate sports data and apply advanced technologies.
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