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9/29/22, 11:10 AM General Authority of Sports launches Specialized Diploma Programs to foster sports sector and leadership among athletic
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.

He added: “Using the most recent comprehensive and contemporary academic programs that keep
up with the international development of the sports sector, the Comprehensive Sports Training
Program addresses general training theories and gives participants the necessary sports culture to
work within the sports sector.”

As for the Future Sports Management Program, it targets building new administrative leaderships by
attracting university graduates in the UAE and those interested in sports at the national and
international levels. It further aims at empowering the sports sector cadres including employees and
members of the sports councils.

Dr. Mohammed Fadil Allah, Counselor of the National Olympic Academy committee and a member
of the scientific committee in the UAE Sports Sciences and Sports Medicine Center, addressing the
conference said: “We look forward to achieving leadership in the Future Sports Management
Program. This program relies on preparing students for the future by emphasizing research on ways
to advance digital administration and utilize AI in administration, as well as developing new
structures and strategies based on these systems. We must keep up with the ongoing rise of digital
development in the sports industry by planning for the future and raising up new generations that can
ensure the sector's sustainability.”

During the conference, Dr. Ahmed Al Amri, head of the specialized training and a member of the
scientific committee in the UAE Sports Sciences and Sports Medicine Center, explained the Center’s
vision, which has been recently re-launched by the Authority. He noted the Center's commitment to
creating a dynamic generation of leaders that will take over key sports institutions at the national and
international levels. Additionally, he emphasized that the Center provides consultation, carries out
research and scientific studies pertaining to various sport sciences, and aids in the implementation of
the Authority's policy and strategy with regard to the development of sport leaderships in the United
Arab Emirates and raising their technical and scientific proficiency in their respective fields.

The UAE Center for Sports Sciences and Sports Medicine is keen to offer specialized scientific
programs that would contribute to enhancing the sports sector in the country, in partnership with the
General Authority of Sports, the National Olympic Academy, and various sports institutions. The
diploma programs are the center’s first initiatives, which also includes constructing a new building to
offer sports medicine services to all sports entities.
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