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UAE celebrates its 2022 sports champions at 17th annual honouring

ceremony

Emirates News Age… . 11d ago
ABU DHABI, 21st December, 2023 (WAM) -- Under the patronage of His Highness Sheikh
Mansour bin Zayed Al Nahyan, Vice President, Deputy Prime Minister and Chairman of the Presidential Court, the General Authority of Sports
(GAS) organised its 17th annual ceremony to honour the UAE's sports champions for 2022 Held in Abu Dhabi, the ceremony saw H H Sheikh
Theyab bin Zayed Al Nahyan, President of Al Wahda Sports and Cultural Club, honour 152 athletes across 10 sports federations, who secured
over 140 gold, silver, and bronze medals at various international, continental and regional competitions during 2022 Accolades and financial
rewards were further distributed to 116 players along with 12 coaches, 11 administrators, 10 heads of delegations and 3 referees This annual
ceremony featured the participation of Dr Ahmad Belhoul Al Falasi, Minister of Education and Chairman of the GAS, and Saeed Abdul Ghaffar
Hussain, Director-General of the GAS, as well as several officials and representatives from the sports sector Dr Al Falasi expressed his gratitude to
the UAE leadership for the support provided to grow the sports sector and empower the nation's youth to excel in the field He highlighted key and
innovative initiatives that help drive the sector, including the National Sports Strategy 2031, the country's first comprehensive sports sector strategy
which includes 17 ambitious projects aimed at enhancing the UAE's sports' global presence Al Falasi added, "The impressive accomplishments of
the country's youth serve as a testament to the constant progress of UAE sports, which is a result of the concerted efforts of our partners in the
sports sector These efforts are aimed at achieving national objectives and supporting sporting successes The UAE Jiu-jitsu Federation secured the
top spot on the list of most achieving federations in 2022 with 41 world medals comprising 17 gold, 13 silver and 11 bronze medals Meanwhile, the
National Paralympic Committee earned the largest share of the prize, with the paralympic athletes Mohamed Alhammadi and Abdulla Sultan
Alaryani recognised as world-record holders, earning them special recognition and financial rewards

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