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10/24/24, 10:12 AM Ministry of Sports leads ‘Future of Sports Retreat' with participation of UAE Ministers, Sector Leaders, and Olympic athletes to ex…
The retreat concluded with a series of key recommendations and announcements, the most noteworthy being the
launch of the inaugural University Games. The University Games is a program designed to enable exceptional
athletes at universities across the UAE to compete against each other on a national stage. The University Games

will feature competition in three sports -- football, basketball, and volleyball -- with participation from 21 universities
across the emirates. The University Games is structured to help facilitate the process of discovering and nurturing
sports talent in support of the national sports strategy objective of expanding the base of sports participation among

students in schools and universities while fostering a culture of professionalism and enabling a new generation of
elite athletes in the region.

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