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1/30/24, 1:57 PM General Authority of Sports project with six federations in third phase - Aletihad News Center

"This initiative aligns with the strategic focus on the growth of sports sector institutions and the enhancement of their

contribution to the national economy, which is one of the three key directions outlined in the National Sports Strategy.

The project aims to achieve this transformation by providing increased funding, strategic guidance, and administrative
support to targeted associations, thereby fostering enhanced managerial and technical capabilities within the
federations.

"Moreover, the project is committed to ensuring financial independence, enabling federations to generate revenue from
the private sector, aligning with wise leadership's vision. This approach is in line with the ambitious strategy to elevate

the sports sector's contribution to the non-oil GDP eight-fold, reaching 0.5 per cent. Additionally, the project aims to
increase the number of athletes eligible for the Olympics to more than 30 by the year 2031."

The final phase is scheduled to run for three weeks. Throughout this duration, all field visits to the concerned sports
federations will be completed, accompanied by a comprehensive review of the documents submitted by these

federations. This marks the conclusion of project's final phase of its first session, preceded by two comprehensive
stages.

In these stages, GAS dedicated efforts to monitoring and analysing the strategies, objectives, and initiatives of the
federations. They ensured alignment of key performance indicators with each federation's strategic priorities and

thoroughly examined their operational models.

Furthermore, an assessment was conducted on the organisational structure, policies, procedures and regulations of all

six federations. This encompassed various aspects including administrative and media communication methods,
available technologies, and budget management mechanisms.

Barring cycling, GAS has signed a performance agreement with the five sports federations. The TSF project aims to
professionalise the federations, enhance the skills of athletes, and transition from a fixed financing system to a
performance-based financing model.

In the second stage of the project cycle, GAS deployed a specialised team to provide daily support to the federations

and ensure continuous communication with them. There were customised workshops for each federation while regular
meetings and sessions conducted to monitor the progress.

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