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GAS launches 'Talents' project

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Emirates News Agency (WAM)
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DUBAI, 22nd February, 2024 (WAM) -- The General Authority of Sports (GAS)
launched a project titled "Talents," which aims to discover and nurture promising
sporting talents in the UAE The project also aims to enhance the UAE's sporting
competitiveness and inspire the youth to embrace sports as a way of life, in line with
the UAE Vision 2031, by identifying and supporting 1,500 young sporting talents
aged under 14 The project will aim to motivate them to practice sports regularly,
foster a competitive spirit among them, and showcase their talents, as well as enable
them to adopt a healthy lifestyle, create a database of sports talents, and expand the
country's pool of talents every year Ghanem Al Hajri, Director-General of GAS, said
the project aims to encourage young talents to join competitive sports early, improve
their skills and performance, and foster their health and sportsmanship The authority
and its partners from relevant sporting entities will support these talents to develop
their skills and ensure their professional growth, he added, expressing his hope that
it will become a launching pad for achieving international and Olympic success and
enhance the reputation and status of Emirati sports in regional and global arenas,
under the vision of the UAE's leadership Sheikh Suhail Al Maktoum, Executive
Director of the Sports Development Sector at GAS, said that the project cooperates
with nine sports federations and bodies to organise various competitions,
championships, and festivals that utilise new methods to discover and develop
sporting talents in nine different sports The project has already hosted three events
out of 18 planned events and festivals, which are the "First Talent Discovery Festival
for Athletics Buds," the "Future Falcons Golf Talent Discovery Festival" and the "Abu
Dhabi Club Tennis Festival for Badminton Talent Discovery

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