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Kuwait Olympic Cmte..new leadership faces many challenges

By Dalal Al-Kanderi and Shoug Al-Daihani

KUWAIT, Sept 19 (KUNA) -- The Kuwait Olympic Committee headed by Sheikh Fahad Nasser Al-Sabah began a new chapter in its history on the 30th of June after lifting the suspension, as he took in charge to promote the Kuwaiti sports and overcome the challenges by professional development and restructure.
The board directors of the committee, whose mandate lasts until 2023, raised the slogan of development and rehabilitation of collective work in order to prepare generations and discover talents to win tournaments.
In this regard, member of the committee's board directors Ali Al-Marri said to KUNA that The Council seeks to cooperate with all government bodies, including the General Authority for Sports and Ministry of education in order to prepare generations capable of competing and achieving tournaments, also pointed to the pursuit of sports expertise and signing protocols of cooperation with several parties and to form Olympic Academy.
He said that the process of selecting the Olympic heroes are restricted from the age of 4 years old until 11 years old with the cooperation of the Education ministry represented by the undersecretary and member of the Olympic committee Dr. Saud Al-Harbi.
Al-Marri pointed out that the idea of establishing an Olympic Academy is a real nucleus to realize the dream of a sports city to conform the country's 2035 vision.
The committee will work to strengthen its international relations with the international committees and organizations, according to a previous statement by Sheikh Fahad Al-sabah, Al-Marri stressed the need to conclude agreements aimed at exchanging the expertise of trainers and teaching players in foreign universities as well as to establish bilateral relations with leading clubs such as Riyal Madrid, Barcelona and Manchester. In the regard of total professionalism in sports, Almarri said that it Issued through the Olympic Committee and then will be presented to the Sports Authority in the Ministry of Youth and then followed by the authorities to obtain the final approval.
Kuwaiti shooter Fehaid Al-Deehani, in a statement to KUNA, called to review the laws that are a burden on the players and facilitate the task of the Olympic committee to achieve its ambitions.
A number of sport players in separated meetings expressed to KUNA their confidence and the ability of the Olympic Committee to draw a new start for all players in various games. (end) djk.stt.msa.gaa