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The workshop featured two sessions: one for Federation presidents introducing Sportifai’s
objectives and ecosystem role, and another for technical and administrative staff

highlighting priority initiatives, including the Talent Identification Platform. This initiative will
use unified digital records to track athlete development from early stages to elite and

Olympic levels, creating a robust national database.

Sportifai was first introduced in March 2025 through a cooperation agreement between the
Ministry and the UAE National Olympic Committee, witnessed by Sheikh Mansoor bin

Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum and Dr. Ahmad Belhoul Al Falasi.

Strategic partners include:

The UAE National Olympic Committee, for Olympic alignment

The UAE Committee for Elite Sports, to enhance competitive performance
The UAE Committee for Talent and National Sports Support, to build talent pipelines

Private sector institutions and tech companies will also contribute digital innovations and
data analytics solutions to support the platform’s objectives.

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