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5/31/22, 8:53 AM UAE Sports Federation for School and University Education
Belhoul Al Falasi, Minister of Education and Chairman

of the General Authority of Sports – discussed the

framework to improve the mechanism of discovering

young talent and ensuring their development. The

meeting followed the formation of the new Federation in

December 2021, through the integration of the UAE

School Sport Association and the UAE University Sport

Association.

The Federation’s Board of Directors include

representatives of all educational bodies, thus

supporting the inclusiveness of the sports movement

and strengthening coordination between the education

and sports sectors.

The meeting discussed the reality of sports in schools

and universities, and measures required to foster it by

providing the right environment for talent discovery, as

well as to develop long-term plans in which the

educational sector collaborates with the sports sector to

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