In pictures, the UAE Special Olympics cross-country ski team prepares for the "Kazan Winter Olympics"

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The UAE Special Olympics organized the Unified Sports Forum for Winter Sports, which was held at Ski Dubai - Mall of the Emirates, in cooperation with the Dubai Sports Council, the Emirates Winter Sports Federation and Ski Dubai, which aims to empower athletes of determination and prepare a cross-country ski team of Emirati Special Olympics players in preparation To participate in the Winter World Games in Kazan - Russia, which will be held in January 2022.

The forum was attended by Shamma bint Suhail bin Faris Al Mazrouei, Minister of State for Youth Affairs, Chairperson of the Board of Trustees of the UAE Special Olympics Foundation, Saeed Mohammed Hareb, Secretary General of the Dubai Sports Council, His Excellency Talal Al Hashemi, National Director of the UAE Special Olympics, and Nasser Aman Al Rahma, Assistant Secretary-General of the Dubai Sports Council. His Excellency Hamel Al Qubaisi, Vice President of the Emirates Winter Sports Federation, Lieutenant Mohammed Al Abdooli, Supervisor of the Dubai Police Ski Team, and Mohammed Al Atari, Vice President of Operations and Global Snow Projects at Majid Al Futtaim Group.

Shamma Al Mazrouei honored the players participating in the forum and presented them with medals, as well as the partners and supporters of the Special Olympics. The Dubai Sports Council presented the Minister with the Medal of First Line of Defense Champions bearing the name of her Excellency, and the Minister took a group photo with the athletes, partners and supporters.

During the forum, an intensive training session was organized for a cross-country ski team of Emirati Special Olympics players, and the Dubai Police Snow Ski Team participated in the training along with the Emirates Ski Academy team, with the aim of empowering people of determination in local communities and highlighting the role of sports in achieving optimal community integration.

Saeed Hareb said in a press statement: "The sport of people of determination enjoys great support from our wise leadership, until the sport of people of determination in the country has witnessed a great development recently, as His Highness Sheikh Mansour bin Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum, Chairman of the Dubai Sports Council and Chairman of the Supreme Committee for the Protection of The rights of people of determination pay great attention to empowering people of determination, which has been positively reflected in the results of our athletes of determination who have honored us with their achievements, as the number of our athletes qualified for the Paralympic Games in Tokyo 2020, and players are participating in the World Winter Games in Kazan.”

His Excellency added: "We at the Dubai Sports Council are working to translate the wise directives from the government by launching initiatives that contribute to empowering this important segment of society and giving them the opportunity to highlight their talents, and this is one of the council's most important strategic goals."

Talal Al Hashemi, National Director of the UAE Special Olympics, said in a press statement: "The preparations for the 2022 World Winter Games are in full swing, and today we can commend the inspiring effort of our players of determination, in addition to the tireless efforts of all those in charge of the training, including coaches, organizers, players' families and caregivers. We are proud of the continuous cooperation with the Dubai Sports Council, which contributes greatly to the organizational process of training here in Dubai, especially cross-country ski training, as we always seek communication and joint cooperation with our partners who help us achieve the achievements we aspire to for people of determination. We wish success to our teams participating in the 2022 World Winter Games Kazan, and we see them as champions who carry the UAE flag high in the most important sporting events.”

By hosting these training sessions that extend to the final camp period in January 2022 before the players go to participate in the tournament, Ski Dubai has contributed to the continuous support in continuous coordination with the UAE Special Olympics, as the provision of such facilities and world-class services contributes effectively to increasing the readiness of the champions. UAE Special Olympics for various international competitions.

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