Saudi sports during the reign of King Salman bin Abdulaziz recorded many achievements during the past year, with the follow-up of Crown Prince Muhammad bin Salman, perhaps the most prominent of which is the qualification of the Saudi national team for the World Cup, in addition to its successes in international, continental and Arab participation.
Turki bin Abdul Mohsen Al Sheikh, Advisor to the Royal Court and Chairman of the General Sports Authority, began with distinguished and constructive sports work decisions. Dozens of decisions were issued to give a clear picture of the beginning of serious work, starting with benefiting from the ancient sports figures that participated in previous achievements to employ the experience of the great player Majed Abdullah. In managing the team that qualified for the World Cup in Russia, and the decision to change the name of the league to the “Saudi Professional Premier League” is the best name that accurately reflects the format of the competition, then rearranging the championships in terms of their existence, names and capabilities, and finally preserving the rights of clubs, players and supporters, and preserving The state's rights in its investments in buildings. All these decisions reflect a man who knows exactly what he wants, and even came to do everything he can for sports in the Kingdom.
FIFA President in Riyadh
Saudi sport has received the support and attention of the government of the Custodian of the Two Holy Mosques, and perhaps the reception of the Custodian of the Two Holy Mosques King Salman bin Abdulaziz in his office at Al-Yamamah Palace, President of the International Federation of Football Associations (FIFA) Gianni Infantino, and a review of the most prominent programs of the International Federation for the development of football, and the areas of joint cooperation between the Federation The International Football Association and the General Authority for Sports is one of the most important steps that our wise government has taken.
Support for women
Saudi women have received great attention, as Princess Rima bint Bandar bin Sultan assumed the presidency of the Saudi Federation for Community Sports, to be the first Saudi woman in the history of sports federations and the Saudi Arabian Olympic Committee. Al-Arabi Fencing », chairwoman of the Federation's Women's Committee.
3 Saudis win creativity awards
Many sports personalities have won appreciation awards for what has been achieved during the reign of King Salman. Among those crowned are Princess Rima bint Bandar, who won the Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum Award for Sports Creativity, as well as the Saudi taekwondo player, who won the world gold for juniors, Nawaf Al-Maliki, who won the Mohammed bin Award. Rashid Al Maktoum for Sports Creativity in its ninth session, "Arab Junior Athlete", in addition to the President of the Saudi Karate Federation, Dr. Ibrahim Al-Qannas, receiving the Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum Award for Sports Creativity in its ninth session, "Arab Administrative".
Allow families to enter the stadiums
The General Sports Authority approved many decisions that contribute to the development of Saudi sports, including allowing newborns to participate in Saudi competitions, and allowing families to enter stadiums, as well as recommending Turki Al Sheikh, head of the Sports Federation for Islamic Solidarity, head of the Arab Federation, as well as recommending Turki Al Sheikh as president of the Arab Federation. for football.
6 agreements
With the support of the government of the Custodian of the Two Holy Mosques, the General Sports Authority concluded a number of historic agreements that are aimed at developing Saudi sports. The Chairman of the Board of Directors of the General Sports Authority signed a memorandum of understanding with the English club Manchester United aimed at developing the football industry in the Kingdom, and appointing Australian James Kitching as a legal advisor for sports affairs, in addition to signing an agreement with Comosa to host the World Super Final on the Muhammad Ali Boxing Cup. , and a representative agreement with the Spanish La Liga Association that includes a sponsorship and marketing partnership, the establishment of two academies in Riyadh and Jeddah, and the signing of an agreement with the Chess Federation to establish the World Championship in the Kingdom.
World Cup 2018
The Saudi national football team's qualification to the 2018 World Cup in Russia comes as the biggest achievement, in addition to the Saudi national team's participation in the World Youth Cup in South Korea. The Saudi national team qualified for the fifth time after qualifying for the World Cup in 4 previous times, in 1994, 1998, 2002, and 2006.
Al-Akhdar’s journey in the qualifiers was difficult, especially as the qualification through the Japanese national team; As he was able to play 10 matches, winning 6, drawing one, losing 3, and was able to collect 19 points, score 18 goals, and concede 10 goals.
11 medals
During the participation in the Islamic Solidarity Tournament, the Saudi Olympic Committee achieved positive results, after participating in 16 federations: football, volleyball, handball, 3×3 basketball, athletics, swimming, table tennis, tennis, wrestling, weightlifting, taekwondo, karate, and judo. , gymnastics, water polo, and shooting, represented by 144 athletes in various games.
Saudi Arabia ranked 11th out of 54 countries, after 6 federations (handball, water polo, athletics, taekwondo, weightlifting, shooting) won 11 medals (4 gold, one silver, and 6 bronze medals).
And the biggest share was for the mother of the games; As 4 players were able to achieve 4 medals: (two golds, a silver, and a bronze), as jumper Hussain Al Hizam snatched the gold in the stick jumping competition. The second gold came in the Mother of Games by runner Ahmed Khader when he won the 110-meter hurdles. In the group games, the Saudi national handball team achieved the gold medal with the full mark without any loss.
118 Asian and 45 Arab medals
In terms of Asian championships of various degrees, the Olympic Committee has achieved 118 continental medals throughout the year, in addition to the Saudi Karate Team winning the third place in Asia. And in the Arab Championships, the Saudi participation resulted in 45 medals in all the games that participated this year in the various Arab championships, and the Saudi participation achieved 51 various medals in different participations (international and Gulf).
Address the needs of athletes
A touch of loyalty shown by the government of the Custodian of the Two Holy Mosques represented by the General Authority for Sports by touching the needs of many athletes, and perhaps his humanitarian stances with a number of sports stars in particular, especially those who have served Saudi sports for many years and contributed directly to writing sports history in the Kingdom left a positive impression on everyone ; Her role was not limited to developmental and competitive decisions, but extended to the human aspect, inspecting the conditions of all the athletes who were and still are of interest to her, which was praised by many athletes.
million for family cell phones
In appreciation of the role of the late international star Mohammed Al-Khelaiwi in serving the Saudi national team for many years and his contribution (may God have mercy on him) to many of the achievements that were made for Saudi football over the course of 12 years in which he represented the national team, the head of the authority directed that the income of the Al-Ittihad and Al-Shabab clubs be allocated to the player’s family in support and assistance for them to face The conditions of life.
Allocating the income of Al-Nasr and Al-Ittihad to Salem Marawan
With direct support and guidance, the income of the Al-Nasr and Al-Ittihad match, which was held in Riyadh, was allocated to the family of former goalkeeper Salem Marawan, who has been bedridden for more than 18 years, in appreciation of his contributions to the Saudi national team and Al-Nasr club.
100 thousand riyals for the family of Mabrouk Al-Turki
In appreciation of the difficult circumstances faced by the family of the late international goalkeeper, Mabrouk Al-Turki, he directed to provide assistance in the amount of 100,000 riyals to the Al-Turki family (may God have mercy on him), who lives in an annex in one of the old buildings in Riyadh, and does not have a breadwinner after the death of her breadwinner, leaving a family consisting of a wife and a widow’s daughter. With her children and a son (Sultan), he works with a salary not exceeding 3 thousand riyals.
Invitation to the children of the martyrs
Believing in the heroic role of the martyrs of the homeland in protecting the Kingdom, 80 sons of the martyrs of the southern border were invited to attend the activities of the National Day in the sports hall in King Abdullah bin Abdulaziz Sports City (The Radiant Jewel) in Jeddah Governorate. The General Authority for Sports also invited the sons of the martyrs to attend the national team matches Saudi Arabia in the World Cup Russia 2018.
100 thousand riyals for Ammar Al-Hilal
He also provided financial assistance in the amount of 100,000 riyals to the former player of Al-Hilal Club, Abdullah Al-Ammar, who is going through difficult health conditions, in addition to many charitable works that he presented to the people of the country who served Saudi sports.
Hussein Al-Sharif (Jeddah) @al_sharef4
