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Press Release

General Authority of Sports and UAE Shooting Federation

hold meeting to foster talent in Priority Sports

UAE, 13 July 2022- The General Authority of Sports held a meeting with the UAE Shooting
Federation to chalk out strategies aimed at discovering and building new sports talents in the UAE.
This comes in line with the UAE’s sports sector’s strategy 2032 that aims to enhance the country’s
participation in the Olympics and prospects of international achievements and reiterates the crucial
role that priority sports federations play in achieving this.

The meeting held at the Authority’s headquarters was attended by H. E Sheikh Suhail bin Butti Al

Maktoum, Executive Director of the Sports Development Sector at General Sports Authority,
Sheikh Ahmad bin Mohammad bin Hasher Al Maktoum, President of the UAE Shooting
Federation, and Talal Hindi, Executive Director of the Federation, as well as Abdul Aziz Hosan,
Director of the Competitive Sports Department at the Authority, and Omar Khalaf, Director of the
Department of Sports Governance at the Authority.

H.E. Sheikh Suhail bin Butti Al Maktoum said: “Our collaboration with the federation reflects our
commitment to the 'Principles of 50’ which aims to strengthen the international presence of UAE
in sports. Our strategies seek to strengthen governance in administrative work and enhance the
process of talent discovery and development, to encourage more participation and achievements

in the Olympic games.”

“The most prominent sports achievement in the history of the UAE is the gold medal we received

in Athens 2004 Olympics, achieved by Sheikh Ahmed bin Mohammed bin Hasher Al Maktoum,
in shooting. Therefore, we look forward to cooperating with him and the UAE Shooting Federation
to prepare a new generation of champions who can raise the flag of the UAE in the international
forums. We commend the UAE Shooting Federation's consistent efforts in promoting national
tournaments and fostering fierce competition that serves as the greatest training ground for athletes

competing in a variety of international events” he added.

Sheikh Ahmed bin Mohammed bin Hasher Al Maktoum said: “The introduction of priority sports

is a qualitative step toward upgrading the UAE's sports industry and enhancing our Olympic
presence. The UAE Shooting Federation is committed to the UAE Sports Sector Strategy 2032 to
identify the best approaches to develop a generation of future champions.”