The CEO of the Quality of Life Program, Khalid bin Abdullah Al-Bakr, confirmed that the Kingdom’s participation in the 33rd Summer Olympic Games Paris 2024 comes as part of integrated and comprehensive efforts to build a distinguished future for the sports sector in the Kingdom in order to achieve the goals of the Kingdom’s Vision 2030 in achieving sports excellence and building a vital and stimulating sports sector for young men and women in the Kingdom.
Al-Bakr said that this participation reflects the support of the country’s wise leadership for the sports sector, as well as the efforts made by the Ministry of Sports and the Saudi Olympic and Paralympic Committee to develop the sports sector under the supervision of Sports Minister and Chairman of the Olympic and Paralympic Committee Prince Abdulaziz bin Turki bin Faisal. The efforts of the sports system have combined to achieve the strategic goal assigned by the Kingdom’s Vision 2030 to the Quality of Life Program, which is achieving excellence in severa
l sports regionally and globally by launching several initiatives concerned with supporting and empowering Saudi athletes and contributing to increasing the number of athletes participating in the Olympic Games.
Al-Bakr pointed out that the program, since its launch in 2018, has offered many initiatives to develop the sports sector, citing the Elite Athletes Development Program, which trained and empowered Saudi players participating in the Paris Olympics, in addition to initiatives concerned with supporting and empowering women to contribute to the sports system, the Saudi Games, and building sports academies, including the establishment of Mahd Academy.
Al-Bakr confirmed that the program seeks to discover, develop, and support sports talents through these initiatives, with the aim of creating a sports generation capable of competing in and representing the Kingdom in various regional and international sports games and events, in addition to keeping pace with the sport’s development achieved by advanced co
untries in sports.
Source: Saudi Press Agency
