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8/5/24, 5:05 PM GAS launches ‘Sports Talent’ platform to discover and empower promising sports talents in UAE - Aletihad News Center
from the initial registration phase and continuing the empowerment stage. By collaborating with relevant sports
organizations and educational institutions in the UAE, the platform monitors sports fairs and events that focus on

finding talents within the community.

Through these efforts, it seeks to connect skilled athletes with the right opportunities, thus allowing them to hone their
capabilities and channel their potential in the right direction.

Ghanim Mubarak Al Hajeri, Director-General for the General Authority of Sports, said: “Our ‘Empowerment and
Sustainability of Sports Talents’ project aims to expand the base of sports practices for promising talents, fostering

their sports culture and developing a professional mindset through the recently launched ‘Sports Talent’ platform.
Through these efforts, we seek to ensure the sustainability of sports talents in alignment with the goals and values of
‘Year of Sustainability’.

Furthermore, it integrates talent identification procedures to ensure a promising future for Emirati sports signifying the
unwavering efforts of the Authority in collaboration with its partners from the sports, government and private sectors.

Our goal is to devise national strategies to recognise and empower sports talents and ultimately boost the UAE’s
sports landscape.”

Sheikh Suhail bin Butti Al Maktoum, Executive Director of the Sports Development Sector at GAS, said: “Through this
initiative, we seek to create a comprehensive database of sports talents in the UAE using the ‘Sports Talent’ online

platform, which is designed to be accessible to all young talents, whether they are involved in sporting events or not. It
will serve as the primary communication channel with talented athletes across the UAE.”

Furthermore, he emphasised that increasing the number of events dedicated to talent discovery and empowerment will
significantly bolster their national identity among our sporting stars and help realise our national sporting ambitions.

“By providing financial and administrative support to promising athletes and sports federations, we can improve the
prospects of success for those athletes aiming to qualify for the Olympics. This support will also enhance the chances
of Emirati athletes succeeding in international competitions and achieving sporting excellence at all levels. Our goal is

to meet the targets set out in the National Sports Strategy 2031, which aims to qualify over 30 Emirati athletes for the
2032 Olympic Games,” he added.

The key goals of the ‘Sports Talent’ platform include identifying sports talents according to different age categories,
monitoring and documenting initiatives and programs to discover and empower sports talent, boosting the number of
participants as well as programs linked to discovering sports talent and developing a comprehensive database on

sports talent in different competitive sports.

The Authority has set out several criteria to improve the identification and support of sporting talents. This initiative
aims to strengthen collaboration among stakeholders to uphold the principles of effective sports management and

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