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Press Release

General Authority of Sports signs MoU with its partners to

foster growth of sports cadres

UAE, September 28, 2022- The General Authority of Sports (GAS) has signed a memorandum
of understanding (MoU) with the National Olympic Academy and the UAE Sports Sciences and
Sports Medicine Center, to strengthen efforts in developing and enhancing sports cadres in the
sector. This is in line with the ‘Principles of the 50’ which focuses on encouraging more
investments in developing human capital, promoting the exchange of expertise and knowledge in
sports and its applied sciences. This further aims to foster collaborations between sports
institutions, improve administrative work, and raise a generation that leads the future of the sports

sector.

The agreement was signed by Omar Abdulrahman Al Ali, Director of Leaders Qualification
Centre, representative of the GAS, Mohammed bin Darwish, Executive Director of the National

Olympic Academy, and Abdulla Meyiwa, head of the interim management committee of the UAE
Sports Sciences and Sports Medicine Center. The MoU was signed in the presence of H.E Saeed
Abdul Ghaffar, Secretary-General of the General Authority for Sports, and H.E Eng. Azza bint
Sulaiman, Assistant Secretary-General for Administrative and Financial Affairs of the National
Olympic Committee.

H.E Saeed Abdul Ghaffar said: “Through this MoU, the Authority aims to further collaborate with
its partners and strengthen its efforts in advancing the sports sector as well as enhance its
administrative mechanisms by boosting the capabilities of all administrative cadres. The
agreement targets to develop work mechanisms, promote administrative development, as well as
foster an environment that drives excellence and advancements in the sector. Furthermore, the
Authority strives to consistently keep pace with the recent international studies and adopt them, in
order to empower new cadres and make them well-prepared to hold leading positions in the sector.”

H.E Eng. Azza bint Sulaiman stated that this MoU reflects the steadfast commitment to promote
the administrative system of sports sector. “This will further enhance the sector, influencing its
technical efforts and assisting in organizing various work mechanisms, developing several
methods to identify and nurture talents utilizing the most recent development techniques and
international academic studies in the sports industry,” H.E added.