Introduction
The seminar on the Omani Sports Strategy Project was a follow up from the April 2005 Seminar held in Oman to consider the future of Oman sports and the Sport for All Programme. The Sport for All Programme is regarded as one of the most important sports projects and the mainstay on which the Omani Sports Strategy Project is built.
The seminar was organized under the auspices of the Ministry of Sports Affairs and was attended by a number of senior officials, headed by the Minister of Sports Affairs, Engineer Ali Mohammed Al-Sinani. Mr. Al-Sinani reconfirmed the importance of achieving the objective required from this seminar, namely ascertaining results that will assist individuals to engage in the sport exercising.
The topic of interest is the implementation of the aspect for propagation of the concept of Sport for All. The President of the International Sport for All Federation (F.I.S.p.T), Mr. Isa Abdul Rahim, stated during his meeting with sports officials that the Sport for All Programme represents the greatest incentive and encouragement for the Omani individuals to achieve the objectives and targets sought from the seminar.
The President of F.I.S.p.T offered the Omani officials advice and assistance on how their Sport for All Programme can benefit from the expertise of the International Federation and how it can lure Omani individuals to engage in sport.
A highlight of the Seminar was the presentation of paper by the International Federation which was discussed in detail. The paper reconfirmed F.I.S.p.T’s philosophy that Sport for All Programmes are an integral part of building a powerful strategy that would allow individuals to engage in sports while also enabling the competent authorities to select gifted individuals and have them participate in local, continental and international competitions.
At the end of the seminar, the President made a number of visits, holding meetings with many sports enthusiasts in the Sultanate of Oman and reiterating his willingness and invitation to extend all support and assistance for the propagation of the concept of the Sport for All Programme; the realization of good physical and mental health, and the avoidance of common diseases attributed to a lack of fitness.
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