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Press Release

General Authority of Sports launches Specialized Diploma
Programs to foster sports sector and leadership among

athletic

UAE, September 28, 2022- The UAE Sports Sciences and Sports Medicine Center has launched
two new diploma programs, ‘Comprehensive Sports Training Program’ and the ‘Future Sports
Management Program’, to foster and empower the sports sector by nurturing athletes in technical
and administrative fields. The announcement was made at a press conference held at the General
Authority of Sports (GAS), which was attended by H.E Saeed Abdul Ghaffar, Secretary-General
of the General Authority for Sports, as well as administrative officials from the Authority, the
National Olympic Academy, and the UAE Center for Sports Sciences and Sports Medicine.

The revelation came in accordance with the recently signed memorandum of understanding (MoU)
among GAS, the National Olympic Academy, and the UAE Sports Sciences and Sports Medicine
Center. The agreement aims to promote collaboration in advancing the administrative work while
boosting the sports industry. This collaboration has been further enhanced by launching the Future
Sports Management Program, besides developing the technical capacities of sports cadres through
the Comprehensive Sports Training Program. The General Authority of Sports will further offer
accredited vocational diploma certificates in sports sciences for the two programs’ graduates.

H.E Saeed Abdul Ghaffar said: “Launching the new two programs demonstrates the commitment
of the Authority and its partners to make available the best means for the sports sector's
development, in accordance with governmental directives and the Sports Sector Strategy 2032,
which aims to promote the sector's governance and create a new generation of athletic leaders. We
also look forward to keeping pace with the technological and scientific development of the UAE
in various fields, and preparing new cadres capable of making a qualitative leap in the sports
sector.”

Mohammed bin Darwish, Executive Director of the National Olympic Committee, said: “The
Academy is eager to strengthen ties with other institutions in the sports industry in order to give
sports cadres the greatest technical and managerial training possible. These initiatives are the first
of their kind in the UAE, and we are eager to see how they prepare individuals for the future by
incorporating the best international practices and studies.”

Asserting that these new diplomas are in line with the governmental trends, Abdulla Meyiwa, Head
of the interim management committee of the UAE Sports Sciences and Sports Medicine Center,
said that the Authority intends to train and empower sports carders academically and
administratively to utilize their capacities in shaping a new future of the sports sector.