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The Emirates Sports Federation for all .. Inspiring initiatives in the year of society

Abu Dhabi, April 20/ WAM/ The Emirates Sports Federation continues to work to highlight its role in spreading sports among members of society, and making it a way of life reflected positively on their health, and contributes greatly to finding a positive healthy environment for everyone.
The last period witnessed the Federation’s announcement of many qualitative initiatives and activities that contribute greatly to enhancing the role of sport, such as adopting “yoga sports” and joining the Asian Federation, developing plans to publish them, attracting talents, and motivating community members to practice, given their positive impact on mental health.
Last year, the Federation launched the first league for the UAE heritage games, over 7 weeks, with the aim of reviving the UAE heritage games, at a week rate for each emirate starting from Fujairah to Abu Dhabi.
Earlier, the Federation announced the organization of many qualitative sporting events, most notably the “UAE Challenge” challenge, the challenge of “Gulf Quma”, the “Women Empowerment Summit” project, and “The National Open Championship for Mountain Running”.
In accordance with the importance of influencing interaction with the “General Society” initiative, which was launched by the rational leadership for the year 2025, the Federation organized the Emirates Community Sports Forum, which witnessed a wide presence of experts and officials in the region, and offered many important initiatives, and came out with many recommendations that will have a great impact in the next stage.
The Federation organized the Gulf Sports Festival in its 5th session, with a distinguished Gulf participation, in order to enhance the slogan “Sports in the Arms of Nature”, and its activities included a set of activities that focused on the concept of harmonization between sports and the environment.
The federation was famous at its beginning in 2004 by a decision of the Public Authority for Sports at the time, to be a committee that specializes in the Department of Affairs and matters related to sports for all in the country, then he turned from a committee to a union in 2016, to start its career towards establishing a healthy sports culture among the groups and members of the Emirati society, according to a vision that involves the desire to build a healthy society, which believes in the importance and role of sports.
The Federation aims to provide a healthy environment and community cohesion by implementing sports activities, events and initiatives throughout the world in the emirates of the state and for all age groups and nationalities, in addition to emphasizing the concept of sport for all and spreading it to all members of society.
The Federation is working to increase the number of practitioners of physical activities for all ages of both sexes, support and encourage sports programs and activities for all, and provide means and capabilities to exercise for all.
Saeed Al -Ajil, First Vice President of the Emirates Sports Federation for All, said that the federation aims to increase qualitative societal sports events that would achieve its ambitious goals and plans to make sport a lifestyle, and communicate effectively with all sports agencies, councils and federations in order to support the ambitious strategic plans that encourage individuals to exercise.
He added that the next period will witness the organization of many sporting events for members of society, in conjunction with the general community, among them are many running initiatives that will be held in the emirates of the state, in addition to many marine activities during the summer period in cooperation with the Sharjah Marine Sports Club.
He pointed out that the federation communicates permanently with the sports councils in the country, so that the work is according to strategic visions that attract more individuals, and urge them to exercise, because of its positive benefits to their physical fitness and psychological health.
For his part, Said Khalifa Al -Muhairi, the second deputy president of the Emirates Sports Federation for All, said that the federation is working according to a clear strategic vision in order to spread sports among all members of society, make it a way of life throughout the year and attract more of them, whether citizens or residents, through various initiatives and activities and in cooperation with all sports federations.
He added, that the year of society is a leading step for the union to expand its activities and activities to include the largest number of members of society from different groups and ages, as the next period witnesses many qualitative initiatives that will have an active role in increasing awareness of the importance and practice of sport.

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