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The Coordinating Council focuses on 5 sports to achieve

Olympic achievements

BYTHE NEWS GLORY
22/06/2022

The Coordinating Council for Sports, during its third meeting, which was held under the

chairmanship of Dr. Ahmed Belhoul Al Falasi, Minister of Education, Chairman of the
General Sports Authority and Chairman of the Council, revealed a group of “priority sports”,
which will be focused on during the next phase, to enhance the competitiveness and global

presence of UAE sport, and increase The ability to achieve sporting and Olympic
achievements for the country in regional and international forums.

The council explained in a press statement that these sports were selected based on a
comprehensive study conducted by the General Sports Authority, in cooperation with its

partners from the concerned authorities at the state level, and by reviewing the best
experiences and similar practices in many other countries of the world, in line with the

principles of the fiftieth and the strategy of the sports sector. 2032, which aims to expand
the base of participation in international forums and increase the chances of achieving
Olympic achievements for the country. The priority sports category included five sports:

archery, athletics, fencing, archery, and judo.
Al Falasi said: “The UAE adopts an ambitious vision for the future of national sports based

on the directives of the rational leadership and the determinants of the UAE Vision 2071,
which aims to consolidate and develop the country’s prestigious global reputation in

various forums, and prepare a young generation capable of achieving global achievements.
From this standpoint, we are applying today the concept of priority sports, which was

developed after integrated studies and according to well-studied mechanisms, aimed at
enhancing the access of the UAE champions to the podiums, and achieving a tangible shift
in the level of global presence of Emirati sports during the next stage.”

He added: “Our focus will be intense during the next stage on priority sports, which
have the capabilities and standards that qualify them to achieve distinguished sports

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