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10/28/22, 3:40 PM UAE and Russia explore sports collaboration - Health Magazine
He added: “Russia has a long history of success in a variety of sports. By collaborating with
Russia, we look forward to increasing the interest in sports as well as identifying and nurturing

more sports talents, in addition to investing in human capital, and relying on the best
international practices. We will further focus on exchanging expertise between both nations, to

create work mechanisms in the sports sector based on three chief pillars of the UAE’s sports
work system – governance, partnership, and achievement. Additionally, this collaboration allows

us the chance to reinforce our global partnerships as well as analyze various new ways to
encourage technical and administrative cadres in the sports industry.”

Igor Levitin emphasized the relations between the two countries and expressed Russia’s interest
in expanding collaboration in many sports-related areas. He added: “The UAE has established
itself as a major player in the sports world, and we are constantly looking forward to forging new

paths to strengthen our collaboration in the field of sports. This is to foster the growth of the
industry in both the nations as well as inspire investors to see the sports sector as a promising

area for investments.”

Both parties discussed several ways to build on the previously signed Memorandum of
Understanding (MoU) between both nations in the areas of enhancing cooperation to develop

sports facilities and institutions, exchanging expertise in sports to develop sports talents, and

exchanging institutional sports investment experiences between the two nations. In addition to
fostering more collaboration in the area of sports medicine, the MoU further encourages
investors in both countries to make investments in the industry, as well as develop sports

facilities.

The General Authority of Sports strives to boost and strengthen its international collaborations, in

order to accomplish the objectives of the UAE Sports Sector Strategy 2032. In addition to
improving the administrative work in all institutions within the sports sector, these objective for
the UAE Sports Sector Strategy 2032 encompasses developing talents and boosting

opportunities to achieve more continental and international achievements, strengthening
governance, and training future sports leaders.

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