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8/5/24, 5:05 PM GAS launches ‘Sports Talent’ platform to discover and empower promising sports talents in UAE

GAS launches ‘Sports Talent’ platform. Image Courtesy: UAE General Authority of Sports
SPORTS
GAS launches ‘Sports Talent’ platform to discover

and empower promising sports talents in UAE

As part of ‘Empowerment and Sustainability of Sports Talents’ transformational initiative

Press Release

August 3, 2024

His Excellency Ghanim Mubarak Al Hajeri: With the ‘Sports Talent’ platform, the initiative seeks to

widen the base of sports engagement for skilled individuals and promise their sustainable
development, thus continuously boosting the UAE’s sports landscape.
H.E. Sheikh Suhail bin Butti Al Maktoum: Through this platform we aim to develop a vast database
of sports talents and enhance their capabilities as the platform is open to all young talents,

regardless of if they are participating in sporting events or not.
The ‘Sports Talents’ platform is solely dedicated to identifying 1500 promising sports talents and
providing them with vital support in alignment with the ‘We the UAE 2031’ vision and the National
Sports Strategy 2031.

The online platform serves as an innovative tool designed to gather data and insights about sports
talents, starting from the initial registration phase and continuing through the empowerment phase,
to direct their capabilities towards the right course.

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