Ahmed bin Mohammed heads the UAE delegation in the 34th meeting of the heads of the Gulf Olympic Committees

His Highness Sheikh Ahmed bin Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum, Chairman of the National Olympic Committee, headed the UAE delegation participating in the 34th meeting of Their Highnesses, Excellencies, and Heads of the Olympic Committees of the Cooperation Council for the Arab States of the Gulf, which was held today, Friday, in the capital of the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia, Riyadh.

The Minister of Sports and Chairman of the Olympic and Paralympic Committee in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia, Prince Abdulaziz bin Turki Al-Faisal, in the presence of the Secretary-General of the Cooperation Council for the Arab States of the Gulf, Dr. Nayef Falah Mubarak Al-Hajraf, opened the meeting with a speech in which he welcomed the heads and representatives of the Gulf Olympic committees, wishing everyone success in support of Gulf sports in general. .

The 34th meeting of the heads of the Gulf Olympic Committees expressed thanks and appreciation to the United Arab Emirates represented by the National Olympic Committee headed by His Highness Sheikh Ahmed bin Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum for hosting the first edition of the Gulf Youth Games in 2023, where the meeting valued the efforts of the UAE in supporting sports Arab and stimulating Olympic sports, especially in its Gulf context.

During the meeting, many important topics were approved, as it was approved to change the name of the Gulf Sports Disputes Settlement Authority to the Sports Arbitration Commission for the Cooperation Council States, and the timetable for the upcoming Gulf Sports Games was also approved.

The dates of the Gulf sports tournament for combat and gymnastics games in Saudi Arabia 2024, the third Gulf sports tournament for beach games in the Sultanate of Oman in 2025, the fourth Gulf sports games in Qatar 2026, and the fourth Gulf sports tournament for beach games in the Kingdom of Bahrain in 2027, in order to ensure the continued establishment of Gulf sports tournaments, and commitment to the dates and locations of hosting them to support and strengthen brotherly ties among the youth of the Gulf Cooperation Council countries and develop the levels of the Gulf sports teams.

The meeting of the heads of the Olympic committees in the Cooperation Council for the Arab States of the Gulf witnessed the approval of organizing the Champions League for collective games, in addition to strengthening the capabilities of the Olympic committees and enabling them to ensure their continuity in organizing the process of joint work and achieving the aspirations of the GCC athletes, and exchanging expertise and distinguished experiences regarding the system of joint work in the field athlete.

The meeting stressed the importance of women’s participation in all sports tournaments, and considering increasing the number of sports for women in the upcoming sessions, in addition to assigning the General Secretariat of the Gulf Cooperation Council in coordination with the State of the Presidency for the next session 2023, to set the date for the 35th meeting of Their Highnesses, Excellencies and Heads of Olympic Committees Gulf.

The meeting witnessed a review of the final report of the third Gulf Games in Kuwait, which was held last May, as well as a review of the recommendations of the General Secretariat regarding the final statement of the Supreme Council at its forty-second session, the organizing committees of sports, and joint international cooperation in the field of sports work.

 At the end of the meeting, memorial photos were taken of the heads of the Gulf Olympic committees and the Secretary-General of the Cooperation Council for the Arab States of the Gulf, with the torch of the Saudi Games, which opens today at King Fahd International Stadium. Individual and team sports including 5 Paralympic sports.

The delegation accompanying His Highness the President of the National Olympic Committee included His Excellency Dr. Ahmed Belhoul Al Falasi, Minister of Education, First Vice President of the National Olympic Committee and Head of the Executive Office, Eng. Sheikh Salem bin Sultan Al Qasimi, Major General Dr. Ahmed Nasser Al Raisi, members of the Executive Office of the Committee, and Her Excellency Eng. Azza bint Suleiman, Assistant Secretary-General for Administrative and Financial Affairs of the Olympic Committee.

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