{"id":6841,"date":"2024-11-04T12:06:28","date_gmt":"2024-11-04T09:06:28","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/ooc.om\/?page_id=6841"},"modified":"2024-11-05T20:11:01","modified_gmt":"2024-11-05T17:11:01","slug":"oman-paralympic-committee","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/ooc.om\/?page_id=6841","title":{"rendered":"Oman Paralympic Committee"},"content":{"rendered":"<h2 style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"color: #ff0000;\">Oman Paralympic Committee<\/span><\/h2>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><strong>About the Committee:<\/strong><br \/>\nOman Paralympic Committee is dedicated to promoting physical activity for individuals with disabilities by providing them with access to sports facilities.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><strong>Committee Members:<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>&#8211; Dr. Mansour Sultan Al-Touqi \u2013 Chairman<br \/>\n&#8211; Akram Saif Al-Maawali \u2013 Vice Chairman<br \/>\n&#8211; Mohammed Abdullah Al-Hinai \u2013 Member and Secretary<br \/>\n&#8211; Adnan Mubarak Al-Owidi \u2013 Member<br \/>\n&#8211; Qassim Saif Al-Kiyoumi \u2013 Member<br \/>\n&#8211; Rahma Salem Al-Hajari \u2013 Member<br \/>\n&#8211; Intisar Mohammed Al-Toubai \u2013 Member<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><strong>Committee Objectives:<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>1. To support the Paralympic movement in Oman.<br \/>\n2. To highlight the role of physical and sports activities in enhancing the quality of life for individuals with disabilities.<br \/>\n3. To prepare athletes for participation in local and international competitions and championships.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><strong>Achievements and Participation:<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>&#8211; Oman Paralympic Committee participated in the 2016 Disability Expo and Conference held from February 9-11, 2016, in Dubai.<br \/>\n&#8211; The wheelchair basketball team participated in the Qader Festival for Individuals with Disabilities in Sohar from April 11-12, 2016, organized at Sohar University.<br \/>\n&#8211; The committee organized the first edition of the Oman Goalball Championship from April 22-23, 2016, at the Al-Amal Club.<br \/>\n&#8211; The first Athletics Forum for Individuals with Disabilities was held on December 17, 2017, at Sultan Qaboos Sports Complex in Bausher, in collaboration with the Agitos Foundation.<br \/>\n&#8211; The national athletics team for individuals with disabilities participated in Fazaa International Championship in the UAE from March 14-21, 2016, where athlete Taleb Al-Balushi won two medals (silver and bronze).<br \/>\n&#8211; The committee participated in the 2016 Paralympic Games in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, from September 5-21, 2016.<br \/>\n&#8211; The weightlifting team participated in Fazaa International Championship in Dubai from February 14-18, 2016.<br \/>\n&#8211; The basketball team participated in the West Asia Clubs Championship for Wheelchair Basketball from May 20-27, 2016, in Jordan.<br \/>\n&#8211; The wheelchair basketball team competed in the eighth GCC Championship held in Abu Dhabi, UAE, from December 19-26, 2016.<br \/>\n&#8211; The committee participated in the 25th meeting of the Organizing Committee for Sports for Individuals with Disabilities in the GCC held in Dubai from April 26-27, 2016.<br \/>\n&#8211; Oman Paralympic Committee took part in the General Assembly meeting of Asian Paralympic Committee in Bangkok, Thailand, on November 28-29, 2016.<br \/>\n&#8211; The committee hosted the Executive Bureau meetings of the West Asia Paralympic Federation in Muscat from November 2-4, 2016.<br \/>\n&#8211; The national athletics team for individuals with disabilities competed in the first West Asia Paralympic Games in Khor Fakkan, UAE, and won 15 medals (5 golds, 6 silvers, and 4 bronzes).<\/p>\n<p>Athlete Mohammed Jameel Al-Mashayekhi won second place at the World Athletics Championships for Individuals with Disabilities held in London, UK, from June 14-23, 2017.<\/p>\n<p>The team participated in the third Asian Youth Championship for Individuals with Disabilities held in the UAE from December 8-14, 2017, winning 5 medals: 1 gold, 3 silvers, and 1 bronze at the Asian Games in Indonesia from October 1-14, 2018.<\/p>\n<p>Athlete Mohammed Al-Mashayekhi won a gold medal in shot put F32, along with two silver medals in discus F32 and club throw F32 during the World Cerebral Palsy Games in Spain from August 6-13, 2018.<\/p>\n<p>The national team for individuals with disabilities won 5 medals (1 gold, 1 silver, and 3 bronzes) at the 10th Fazaa International Athletics Championships for Individuals with Disabilities in the UAE from March 10-17, 2018.<\/p>\n<p>The national team for individuals with disabilities won 12 medals (2 golds, 6 silvers, and 4 bronzes) at the 12th International Athletics Forum for Individuals with Disabilities in Tunisia from August 18-25, 2018.<\/p>\n<p>The national team for individuals with disabilities achieved 14 medals (7 golds, 5 silvers, and 2 bronzes) at the second West Asia Paralympic Games in Jordan from September 15-22, 2019.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><strong>Future Vision:<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>To create community partnerships and establish a sustainable and supportive sports environment for individuals with disabilities.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><strong>Email:<\/strong> omanparalympics@gmail.com<br \/>\n<strong>Website: <\/strong>https:\/\/www.paralympic.org\/oman<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Oman Paralympic Committee &nbsp; &nbsp; About the Committee: Oman Paralympic Committee is dedicated to promoting physical activity for individuals with disabilities by providing them with access to sports facilities. &nbsp; Committee Members: &#8211; Dr. Mansour Sultan Al-Touqi \u2013 Chairman &#8211; Akram Saif Al-Maawali \u2013 Vice Chairman &#8211; Mohammed Abdullah Al-Hinai \u2013 Member and Secretary &#8211;&hellip;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"parent":0,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":[],"class_list":["post-6841","page","type-page","status-publish","hentry","description-off"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/ooc.om\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/pages\/6841","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/ooc.om\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/ooc.om\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ooc.om\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ooc.om\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=6841"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/ooc.om\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/pages\/6841\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/ooc.om\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=6841"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}