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7/28/22, 8:46 AM Emirates News Agency - "Sports Authority" and "Athletics Federation" discuss talent discovery strategy - Archyde
July 27, 2022 by archyde

Wednesday, July 27, 2022 – 8:04 PM

DUBAI, 27th July, WAM / His Excellency Sheikh Suhail bin Butti Al
Maktoum, Executive Director of the Sports Development Sector at
the General Sports Authority, discussed, during a meeting with
Major General Dr. Muhammad Abdullah Al Murr, Chairman of the
Board of Directors of the Emirates Athletics Federation, the
development of new strategic provisions for the Federation, the
development of the discovery mechanism To develop talents and
enhance the chances of national teams to achieve continental and
international achievements in light of selecting athletics as one of
the priority sports.

The meeting was attended by Nasser bin Ashour, Secretary-
General of the Federation, and members of the Board of Directors, Faisal Al-Khamiri and Rashid Nasser.

During the meeting, the forms directed to all priority sports federations were presented, which include detailed
tables on the talents in each age group and the plans drawn for their development, and a study of the work
mechanism within the federation to determine ways to enhance governance, as this meeting paves the way for
holding a series of workshops with the aim of formulating the entire strategy clauses.

Sheikh Suhail bin Butti Al Maktoum said: “The authority is working with priority sports federations to develop
new strategies aimed at strengthening governance within the federations and developing administrative work,
which helps to improve the work of the federations and pave the way for achieving more continental and
international achievements in line with the objectives of the sports sector strategy. 2032, which all federations
are essential partners in achieving.”

He added, “The authority is looking with the federations to enhance opportunities for achieving international
achievements by studying talents in each age group and setting appropriate programs to develop them, in
addition to setting plans to enhance the presence of sports in society, specifically among students, with the aim
of developing a mechanism for attracting talent, which will be strengthened through the presence of Priority
sports within the school games project.

Major General Dr. Muhammad Abdullah Al-Murr said, “The selection of athletics among the priority sports is an
incentive for all male and female athletes to exert maximum efforts in pursuit of continental and international
achievements that contribute to raising the flag of the UAE in various forums. We look forward to cooperating
with the authority to develop our partnerships with all government agencies and private sector institutions, in a
way that contributes to By developing the mechanism for practicing athletics and helping to discover new
talents with suitable physical characteristics in terms of height, speed and strength, which contributes to
enhancing our chances of achieving continental and international achievements.”

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