Sheikh Ahmed meets UAE medallists at 5th Islamic Solidarity Games

Sheikh Ahmed and other officials from the UAE National Olympic Committee with the medal winners.

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Sheikh Ahmed bin Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum, chairman of the UAE National Olympic Committee, met the UAE on Monday at the fifth Islamic Solidarity Games in Konya, Turkey, last month. Medal winner.

Complimenting the athletes, Sheikh Ahmed said their outstanding performance reflected the high standards achieved by the UAE’s sports sector and the country’s consistent commitment to the sporting values ​​of excellence, respect and friendship, and the core values ​​of the Olympic Movement.

Sheikh Ahmed further stated that the UAE National Olympic Committee has played an important role in encouraging the country’s promising athletes to participate in local, regional and global sporting events, and called on UAE athletes to continue to improve their performance on the sports field in accordance with the vision UAE leadership and the goals of the 50 Principles.

Emirati athletes have won 10 medals at the 5th Islamic Solidarity Games, including three golds, two silvers and five bronzes in cycling, judo and quasi-archery – the country’s first since the event began in 2005 Biggest medal ever won.

The meeting was attended by Azar Bint Suleiman, Assistant Secretary General for Administrative and Financial Affairs of the UAE National Olympic Committee.