Sayyida Sana Al Busaidi honoured for promoting women's sports in Oman

Cairo: Sayyida Sana bint Hamad Al Busaidi, Chairman of Oman Women’s Sports and Gender Equality Committee, was present at the first forum for Arab women’s sports, held in Egypt from March 23 to 24.

During the forum, Sayyida Sanaa Al Busaidi, who has contributed to promoting women’s sports movement in Oman and spreading the culture of women’s sports in society through activities and projects was honoured. In addition a number of women sports leaders in various Arab countries and Arab players who have been awarded Olympic medals in all Arab countries throughout its Olympic history were honoured.

 The forum aimed to shed light on Arab women who were able to achieve successes in various fields of sport, whether in the field of international and Olympic f or in the fields of sports management.

It also aimed to highlight the role of federations, bodies, women’s associations and civil society organisations in encouraging and motivating women to practice sports, and to reach out to women athletes in leadership positions and podiums globally and creating a space for creativity and sports practice.

Various models of successful Arab sports figures experiences were also reviewed.

In the 2nd session of the forum, Sayyida Sana spoke about the formation of the Oman Women’s Sports Committee in 2004 and the participation of the Committee in GCC championships, and the great interest of Oman Olympic Committee and the Ministry of Culture, Sports and Youth in activating women’s activities in bodies working in the field of sports and their activation and integration in public life.

 In addition to consolidating its connection with society, and giving it the opportunity to be on the boards of directors of sports federations with the aim of promoting women’s sports in Oman.