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His Highness the Amir Sheikh Sabah Al-Ahmad Al-Jaber Al-Sabah receives Dr. Yousef Hamad Al-Ibrahim and members of the Kuwaiti Youth Sports Campaign
KUWAIT, Jan 9 (KUNA) -- His Highness the Amir Sheikh Sabah Al-Ahmad Al-Jaber Al-Sabah received on Monday at Bayan Palace Amiri Diwan Advisor Dr. Yousef Hamad Al-Ibrahim and members of the Kuwaiti Youth Sports Campaign which advocates youth sports upbringing, where Kuwait will have generations of athletes skilled in various games.
The Amir's guests briefed His Highness about objectives of the campaign which seeks to guide young citizens get engaged in positive and useful activities "and create a generation of junior Olympic-level athletes in various sports in coordination with relevant international sports academies."
His Highness the Amir, during the audience, attended by Deputy Amiri Diwan Affairs Minister Ali Jarrah Al-Sabah, praised the campaigners for advocating promotion of the sports culture in the Kuwaiti society and creating integrated athletic generations.
Member of the campaign Abdullah Al-Ugab indicated at a blueprint for upbringing integrated sports generations, in coordination with international organizations and academies, namely the Olympic University in Sochi, Russia, a Russian school for children's sports training and the Olympic Sports Academy in Colorado, the US.
The campaign will be proclaimed in February, in tandem with the National Days' celebrations.
Another member, Abdullah Dehrab, said he and his colleagues had already prepared documentaries about Kuwaiti champions who made achievements in and outside the country, noting that a number of excellent Kuwaiti athletes are -- unfairly -- not quite popular.
Some video clips about the national champions have been posted on the social media, drawing much appreciation and applause, he said, hoping that all athletes be honored at a celebration in Jaber Stadium, adding that he presented His Highness the Amir with an integrated study with respect of these matters.
Qais Al-Dabbous, also a member in the campaign, said the relevant media campaign had begun a month ago, with the posting of clips on the digital media providing brief information about top Kuwaiti champions, namely Jassem Yaacoub, Saad Al-Houti, Ahmad Al-Taraboulsi and the famous female swimmer, Fay' Al-Sultan, as well as others. (end)
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