Her Highness Sheikha Fatima bint Mubarak Launches United Platform for Gulf Women’s Sports at First Gulf Youth Games UAE 2024

Abu Dhabi (WAM)
Her Highness Sheikha Fatima bint Mubarak, President of the General Union of Women, President of the Supreme Council for Mothers and Childhood, Senior President of the Family Development Foundation, Honorary President of the Emirates Women’s Sports Federation said, “Mother of the Emirates”, the strong fraternal cooperation between the countries of the Gulf Cooperation Council is the greatest secret to the prosperity of our civilization and its continued progress, noting that the hospitality of the UAE has been ‘ the first Gulf Youth Games “Emirates 2024” represents an important window through which the world can see the development of Gulf sport and its ambitions, and the accompanying initiatives and programs that prove that he is willing to fulfill advanced leadership roles in the development of the sports sector and promote the creation of Olympic champions.
Her Majesty’s speech came at the launch of the united platform for Gulf women’s sports under the slogan “We unite to shape the future of Gulf women’s sports,” which was established at the opening ceremony of the first Gulf Youth Games “UAE 2024,” held at the Dubai Opera, in the presence of His Highness Sheikh Mansour bin Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum, Chairman of the Dubai Sports Council, His Excellency Jassim Mohammed Al Budawi, Secretary General of the Cooperation Council for the Arab States of the Gulf, Sheikh Rashid bin Humaid Al Nuaimi, Vice President of the National Olympic Committee, Chairman of the High Committee for the session, and several ambassadors, public and sports figures, heads of sitting and representatives from the Gulf Olympic Committees.
Her Majesty explained: “The unified platform for Gulf women’s sports is the first unified Gulf platform related to women, which has come to translate our enduring vision of supporting and empowering women in the region and the world and fulfilling their hopes, and making special contributions to women. on the path forward to greater levels of development, leadership and clarity, and this is the beginning of the path to launch… More electronic initiatives that celebrate the progress of women, based on our commitment to to maintain Gulf cooperation in all areas that support women.”

Her Majesty said: “We are all proud to share our knowledge and experiences in promoting Gulf women’s sports, which translates the UAE’s approach and its lofty mission to true to make a difference in the efforts to develop women’s sports with growth based on knowledge, innovation, and technological applications in the future digital environment, which is one of the fundamental supporting parts of the comprehensive development system for Gulf women’s sports.
His Highness praised the sincere efforts of His Highness Sheikh Ahmed bin Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum, Second Deputy Ruler of Dubai, President of the National Olympic Committee, and President of the First Gulf Youth Games, to make the event a reality with the statue best development. , professionalism and mastery of organization, providing the best sporting, fraternal, cultural and humanitarian experience, Her Majesty emphasized that the National Olympic Committee and the rest of the country’s sports organizations have greatly influenced the achievements of Emirati sports, especially women, in terms of achievements that we are proud of in different games and at different levels.
At the end of her speech, Her Majesty said: “In the spirit of responsibility and sense of brotherhood that brings us together and unites us to achieve our noble goal, we affirm the continued support of the UAE to the Gulf movement to support women’s dreams. in the field of sports and the ability to contribute positively to the development process in this important sector. Here I would like to express my absolute confidence in the ability of women to take their rightful place in leading the work system to create sports glory, to join the ranks of future makers in a way that enables them to plan their role for the revival. the rise of their country.”
Meanwhile, Noura Al Suwaidi, General Secretary of the General Union of Women, President of the Emirates Women’s Sports Federation, and a member of the Women’s Sports Advisory Committee in the Gulf Cooperation Council said: “The project is a platform united for gulf women’s sports. an innovative initiative that provides an integrated, smart environment that embraces everything new that supports sport.”
She praised the efforts of the members of the Women’s Sports Advisory Committee who were involved in the Executive Office of the Presidents’ Council of Olympic Committees in the countries of the Gulf Cooperation Council, and their tireless commitment, which led to successfully launched the integrated platform. Gulf women’s sports with all the professionalism to highlight the achievements of women’s sports and document their success, creating a comprehensive database through which they are united.
She said: “It was a pleasure to follow the competitions of the first Gulf Youth Games, especially those involving women’s sports, which were decorated with feelings of pride in good association with ‘ A Gulf that offers the opportunity of knowledge and harmony, which reflects the opinion of one Gulf and one person, in a respectable competitive environment that showed “The level of development of the levels of our beloved players.”
Engineer Ghalia Al-Mannai, Secretary-General of the Women’s Sports Federation and Head of the Technical Committee for the United Platform for Gulf Women’s Sports, said: “The UAE is keen to use its capacity to promote ideas and create initiatives that will clear the way. for Gulf women’s sport and increasing their potential, which represents the basis of our work and our participatory thinking with committee members.” more development opportunities for women’s sports, and to increase investment in the abilities and skills of female players to serve the country and society.”