Dubai, Aug 29: Three Saudi royals have been appointed to the International Olympic Committee, it was announced on Wednesday.
The three are Prince Abdulaziz Bin Turki Al-Faisal Al-Saud, Vice Chairman of the General Sports Authority (GSA) of Saudi Arabi, Princess Reema Bint Bandar Al Saud, Vice President of Planning and Development for the GSA, and Prince Fahad bin Juluwe bin Abdulaziz, Executive Director of International Relations for the Saudi Arabian Olympic Committee.
The appointments come as Saudi Arabia’s Olympic vision gathers strength with 137 athletes from the Kingdom currently competing in the Asian Games in Jakarta.
Prince Abdulaziz has been appointed to the Marketing Commission of the IOC, a body which works to advance the values of the Olympic movement.
“It comes at a moment that the Kingdom is focused on our athletes and their performance on the world stage, both now and into the future. The team we have sent to the Asian Games is our most representative and competitive yet, and we hope it will prove a springboard for our young athletes, a number of whom have already qualified for the Youth Olympic Games in Buenos Aires, Argentina.”
Saudi Arabia’s team at the Asian Games has the largest number of female athletes competing in the tournament, and Princess Reema has said she intends to build the numbers even further as a member of the IOC’s Women and Sports Commission.
Princess Reema said: “We value many mutual goals with the commission and have been working to realize them. We are committed to increasing participation of women athletes in the Olympic program and in leadership positions within the Olympic Movement.”
Meanwhile Prince Fahad has joined the IOC’s Public Affairs and Social Development Committee, which works on the international stage around sport for development and peace in and beyond the Olympic Games.
One of its focuses is to devise strategies promoting the integration of sport and physical activity in government policy and programs.
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