WC 2022 teams invited to set up pre-tourney camps in Oman
Published: 06:03 AM,Mar 19,2022 | EDITED : 10:03 AM,Mar 19,2022
Muscat - Basil bin Ahmed al Rawas, Undersecretary of the Ministry of Culture, Sports and Youth for Sports and Youth, said the government of the Sultanate of Oman gives great attention to sports development with the launch of new strategies and plans.
The Undersecretary said there is coordination with the Omani Football Association to attract a group of teams that have qualified for the World Cup in Qatar 2022 to set up camps in the Sultanate before the start of the tournament.
Al Rawas said during an interaction that the sports sector has always received great attention from the government and the country has performed well in regional and international levels competitions. It has also hosted Asian and international championships.
Among these recent achievements, we mention the achievement of Mohammed al Mashaykhi at the Paralympic Games in Tokyo 2021, by winning the shot put bronze.
Al-Rawas said sports has developed is also important from the health, economic, tourism and even competitiveness level in the last two years.
'We are to keep pace with the vision of “Oman 2040 to have an active healthy society, economically viable sports organizations, and efficiently managed sports organizations.
He said that as per the directives of the Minister of Culture, Sports and Youth, the focus is on to increase in investment and marketing, encouraging opportunities in the sports sector, and communicating with companies to support institutions and sports clubs.
Al-Rawas indicated that there are many opportunities for investment in the sports sector, and sports is a promising market in general, and we need to activate various elements, including the media, clubs, sports institutions, and schools, and there must be integration and harmony between all these elements to have a clear vision.
His Excellency explained that the ministry's goal in the past was to provide sports services to all governorates of the Sultanate of Oman, such as the establishment of sports complexes, stadiums, and modern facilities according to available budgets.
There is a group of promising players in various individual and team sports who can achieve Olympic medals, and there is a project by the Ministry of Culture, Sports and Youth to target young athletes who have performed well in recent times and prepare and support them for the Paris Olympics and the Los Angeles Olympics.
The Undersecretary said there is coordination with the Omani Football Association to attract a group of teams that have qualified for the World Cup in Qatar 2022 to set up camps in the Sultanate before the start of the tournament.
Al Rawas said during an interaction that the sports sector has always received great attention from the government and the country has performed well in regional and international levels competitions. It has also hosted Asian and international championships.
Among these recent achievements, we mention the achievement of Mohammed al Mashaykhi at the Paralympic Games in Tokyo 2021, by winning the shot put bronze.
Al-Rawas said sports has developed is also important from the health, economic, tourism and even competitiveness level in the last two years.
'We are to keep pace with the vision of “Oman 2040 to have an active healthy society, economically viable sports organizations, and efficiently managed sports organizations.
He said that as per the directives of the Minister of Culture, Sports and Youth, the focus is on to increase in investment and marketing, encouraging opportunities in the sports sector, and communicating with companies to support institutions and sports clubs.
Al-Rawas indicated that there are many opportunities for investment in the sports sector, and sports is a promising market in general, and we need to activate various elements, including the media, clubs, sports institutions, and schools, and there must be integration and harmony between all these elements to have a clear vision.
His Excellency explained that the ministry's goal in the past was to provide sports services to all governorates of the Sultanate of Oman, such as the establishment of sports complexes, stadiums, and modern facilities according to available budgets.
There is a group of promising players in various individual and team sports who can achieve Olympic medals, and there is a project by the Ministry of Culture, Sports and Youth to target young athletes who have performed well in recent times and prepare and support them for the Paris Olympics and the Los Angeles Olympics.