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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.

Emphasizing on the significance of the new programs, Omar Abdulrahman Al Ali, Director of Leaders Qualification
Centre, said: “The Leaders Qualification Centre has been created based on the new structure of the General
Authority of Sports, to create a new generation of athletic leaders. The collaboration with our partners is an
opportunity to achieve our objectives, which are in line with governmental initiatives and the Authority’s system. This

engagement promotes governance by empowering administrative cadres and growing investment in the human
sector.”

The Comprehensive Sports Training Program offers a comprehensive academic program for sports training at
various levels, with a focus on empowering students and alumni of sports institutions, technical cadres of federations
and sports clubs, physical education teachers in schools, college sports supervisors, as well as those interested in
sports fields. These levels are associated with producing talents and champions, with the ability to organize sports
training, and with the investigation of physical activity for hardworking individuals. It further addresses other aspects
related to physical fitness and the study of the impact of climate change on training methods, injuries, and recovery
processes.

This program, according to Dr. Reesan Khalifa, member of the scientific committee in the UAE Sports Sciences and
Sports Medicine Center, is just the beginning of a series of more advanced sports initiatives that will be introduced in
the future years.

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