The General Sports Authority approves the heads of sports federations
The General Sports Authority has approved the heads of sports federations for the period 2020-2024, with the adoption of the name “Etihad” and the abolition of the names of associations and committees. Dr. Ahmed Belhoul Al Falasi, Chairman of the General Sports Authority, said in a press statement: “We are fully confident in the ability of the cadres of the sports federations to succeed in performing their tasks, work side by side, and contribute tangibly to embodying the trends of the important interim period witnessed by Emirates sport in order to achieve the supreme goal that we seek. To him all, represented by seeing the flag of the homeland fluttering high in all sporting forums and benefits.
His Highness Sheikh Ahmed bin Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum chairs the Falcon Federation, while Sheikh Sultan bin Hamdan bin Mohammed Al Nahyan heads the Camel Racing Federation, His Excellency Sheikh Nahyan bin Mubarak Al Nahyan, the Cricket Federation, His Excellency Sheikh Fahim bin Sultan Al Qasimi, the Golf Federation, and Sheikh Hasher bin Maktoum Bin Juma Al Maktoum Tennis Federation, Sheikh Saeed bin Maktoum bin Juma Al Maktoum, Badel Tennis Federation, Sheikh Sultan bin Khalifa bin Sultan Al Nahyan, Electronic Sports Federation, Sheikh Mohammed bin Maktoum bin Juma Al Maktoum Rugby Union, and Sheikh Juma bin Maktoum bin Juma Al Maktoum The Billiards and Snooker Federation, and Sheikh Abdullah bin Hamad Al Sharqi, the Federation of Body Building and Fitness.
Sheikh Salem bin Sultan Al Qasimi heads the Fencing Federation, Dr. Ahmed Mubarak Al Mazrouei, the Winter Sports Federation, Major General Dr. Ahmed Nasser Al Raisi, the Equestrian Federation, Muhammad Ahmed bin Sulayem, the Emirates Motor and Motorcycle Organization, Major General Nasser Abdul Razzaq Al Razouqi, the Karate Federation, and Noura Khalifa Al Suwaidi, the Emirates Women’s Sports Federation. , Brigadier Ahmed Hamdan Al Zeyoudi, Taekwondo Federation, Anas Nasser Al Otaiba, Boxing Federation, Khaled Abdul Karim Al Fahim, Triathlon Federation, Dr. Saeed Mosbeh Al Kaabi, Bow and Arrow Federation, Muhammad Khalifa Al Qubaisi, Bowling Federation, and Nasr Hammouda Al Neyadi, Air Sports Federation.
Abdul Moneim Al Hashemi also heads the Jiu-Jitsu Federation, Abdullah Saeed Al Neyadi, the Muay Thai and Kickboxing Federation, Muhammad bin Thaloub Al Deri, the Wrestling and Judo Federation, and Dr. Rima Muhammad Al Hosani, the National Anti-Doping Agency. Sheikh Ahmed bin Hamdan bin Mohammed Al Nahyan heads the Sailing and Rowing Federation, Sheikh Mohammed bin Sultan bin Khalifa Al Nahyan, the Marine Sports Federation, Sheikh Ahmed bin Hasher Al Maktoum, Shooting Federation, Muhammad Khalaf Al Habtoor, the Polo Sports Federation, Muhammad Nasser bin Khammas Weightlifting Federation, and Abdullah Sultan Al Matroushi Hockey Federation, and Mohammed Mubarak Al Mutaiwee Emirates Squash Federation.
5 New Federations
The General Sports Authority has also approved the formation of the Board of Directors of 5 new sports federations that will launch their first business for the first time within the elite sports federations well-known in the country, thus starting a new stage in the sports development process and adding quality to the service of UAE sport, with the active presence and pivotal role of the female component.
The sports federations that the authority has approved include the heads of its boards of directors, the Canoe and Rafting Federation headed by Sheikh Saeed bin Tahnoun bin Muhammad Al Nahyan, and the Darts Federation headed by Khalifa Sultan Al Mutaiwee, in addition to the presence of the female component at the head of 3 sports federations at once, and they are Dr. Mai Al Jaber to head the Badminton Federation, Dr. Huda Al-Matrooshi to head the Modern Pentathlon Union, and Dr. Amna Al-Mazmi to head the Netball Federation.
The authority also approved the merging of the School Sports Federation and the University Sports Federation under the umbrella of one federation called the "United Arab Emirates Sports Federation for School and University Education Institutions".
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