Sayyid Khalid Al-Busaidi wins the position of Vice-President of Arab Olympic Committees Association

Sayyid Khalid bin Hamed Al Busaidi, Chairman of Oman Olympic Committee (OOC), won the position of Vice-President of Arab National Olympic Committees Association for the period (2021-2024) in the elections that took place today to choose the Executive Office in Riyadh, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia.

OOC participated in the meeting of the 20th General Assembly of the Association of Arab National Olympic Committees in, Riyadh, with a delegation included Sayyid Khalid bin Hamed Al Busaidi, OOC Chairman, and Khalid bin Ali Al Adi, OOC Treasurer.

The General Assembly also unanimously recommended Prince Abdulaziz bin Turki Al-Faisal as president of the Association for the period from 2021 to 2024.

The association approved a number of decisions, most notably the formation of the Arab Volunteering Authority, the strategic plan for women’s sports, the amendments to the statute, the amendment of the statutes of the Arab Sports Games, and the Games for Arab Women’s Clubs.

The association also adopted the proposal of Saudi Arabia Olympic Committee for the Association to join the (Sports for Climate Action) initiative, which is one of the United Nations conventions to combat climate change.

The meeting also decided that the Jordanian capital, Amman, would host the work of the next General Assembly, with a date to be determined at a later time.