Yesterday on Saturday, Minister of sports and head of the SAOC prince Abdulaziz bin Turki has participated in “catwalk” event on the waterfront sidewalk in Jeddah. The event was held for the purpose of encouraging individuals to promote a healthy lifestyle and to raise awareness about the Importance of Conserving the endangered 7 wildcats.
President of the SAOC, Prince Abbdulaziz bin Turki Alfaisal held a meeting with the ICO president dr.Thomas Bach in Lausanne,Swizerland the seat of the IOC. The meeting was held in the presence of HH, the vice president of the SAOC and the general secretary prince Fahad bin Jalawi bin Abdulaziz and a member board of the SAOC and IOC, HRH princess Reema bint Bander bin Sultan Al Saud. In addition to board members of the SAOC, mr.Yasser Almisehal and ms.adwa AlArifi.
HRH, prince Abdulaiz bin Turki Alfaisal chairs the Saudi delegation which participated in the work of the 25th Assembly of the ANOC on the island of Crete, Greece.
Saudi Arabia is the third in the world in the general arrangement, and America and Russia are first and second
HRH Prince Abdulaziz bin Turki Al-Faisal, Minister of Sports and Chairman of the Saudi Olympic and Paralympic Committee (SOPC) crowned the German Magdeburg team with the title of the 14th edition of the World Club Handball Championship “Super Globe 2021”, which was hosted by Jeddah from October 5 to 9, with the participation of 10 clubs representing the world’s continents.
On behalf of the Minister of Sports, President of the Saudi Arabian Olympic Committee (SOPC) HRH Prince Abdulaziz bin Turki Al-Faisal, His Excellency the Deputy Minister of Sports, Badr bin Abdul Rahman Al-Qadi, inaugurated this evening, the World Weightlifting Championship for Youth at the Ritz-Carlton Hotel in Jeddah, in the presence of the President of the Weightlifting Federation Dr Michael Irani, and several officials of the International Federation and continental federations of the game. The event, meanwhile, witnessed the participation of more than 300 male and female weightlifters representing 54 international countries.
On behalf of the Chairman of the SAOC Prince Abdulaziz bin Turki Al-Faisal, Prince Abdullah bin Fahad chaired the Saudi delegation at the thirty-third meeting of the Presidents of the Olympic Committees of the GCC in a teleconference.
For the first time in its history, the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia will host the World Weightlifting Championship for youth under 17 years old, organized by the Saudi Weightlifting Federation in Jeddah Governorate, during the period from 4-12 October, with the participation of 326 male and female players representing 45 countries from different countries of the world.
Today His Royal Highness President of the Saudi Arabian Olympic Committee, Prince Abdulaziz bin Turki Al-Faisal, approved the new formation of several boards of directors of Saudi sports federations and committees for the 2021-2024 electoral cycle.
The Saudi national Karate team player Tariq Hamdi recorded a recent achievement for Saudi sport with a silver medal in the 75KG Karate competition in the 32nd Olympic games, which is concluding tomorrow in Tokyo, Japan.