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  Culture, Sports and Youth Ministry Awards Cultural Omani Talents Muscat, 11 Oct (ONA) --- The Ministry of Culture, Sports and Youth today awarded a group of Omani talents in art namely: artist Anwar Khamis Al Zedjali for the field of visual arts, and the poet Hassan Obaid Al Matroushi for the field of literary arts.  The move comes as part of the ministry’s endeavour to honour Omani talents within the Sultanate and abroad in various intellectual, literary and artistic knowledge fields. It also aims to present them as role models of cultural ...

  Muscat, 23 Mar (ONA) --- HH Sayyid Theyazin bin Haitham al-Said, Minister of Culture, Sports and Youth, has issued a ministerial decision forming a High Performance Sports Committee under his chairmanship.   According to the decision, the ministry’s Under-Secretary for Sports and Youth will be the deputy chairman of the committee, whose membership includes the Chairman of Oman Olympic Committee (OOC), the Secretary General of OOC, the Minister’s Adviser for Sports Planning, the Director General of Planning, the Director General of Administrative and Financial ...

  Adam, 15 Feb (ONA) --- The first smart camel auction application of its kind in the Sultanate was launched today. The app offers a variety of services to race camel owners engaged in auctioning, reproduction and herding of camels.   The launch of the programme took place at Al Bashayer racecourse in the Wilayat of Adam, A’Dakhiliya. The app is also the first in the GCC region and it coincides with the events of the 4th annual Al Bashayer Camel Festival.   Designed to meet all the needs of users, the app helps address the challenges posed by ...

  Adam, 15 Feb (ONA) --- The 4th round of Al Bashayer Arabian Camel Festival kicked off in the Wilayat of Adam, Governorate of A'Dakhiliya today. The festival is organized by the Office of the Deputy Prime Minister for International Relations and Cooperation Affairs, Personal Representative of His Majesty the Sultan, represented by Department of Al Bashayer Arabian Camel Racecourse.    A wide base of 1800 camels from the Sultanate and other GCC countries take part in the five-day event.   The first day of the race witnessed 14 rounds for ...

Adam To Host Al-Bashayer Annual Camel Festival From 15 to 20 Feb    Adam, 9 Feb (ONA) – The 4th round of Al-Bashayer Arabian Camel Festival will be held in the Wilayat of Adam, Governorate of A'Dakhiliya, from 15 to 20 February. A wide base of camel owners from the Sultanate and other GCC countries will take part in the annual event.   HH Sayyid Asa’ad bin Tarik al-Said, Deputy Prime Minister for International Relations and Cooperation Affairs, Personal Representative of His Majesty the Sultan, said, “Al-Bashayer Festival is a sports event ...

  Muscat, 4 Feb (ONA) --- HH Sayyid Theyazin bin Haitham al-Said, Minister of Culture, Sports and Youth received here today Balz Abplanalp, Swiss Ambassador to Oman.   The meeting explored aspects of promoting the joint cooperation between the two countries in areas of culture, sports and youth. The meeting also discussed developing such fields through organizing joint activities and programs. It also reviewed the advanced relations between the two countries and matters of mutual interest. --- ...

  Muscat, 1 Feb (ONA) --- Registration for the annual youth sailing event Mussanah Race Week is now open with young sailors from around the world welcome to train and compete in Oman.   Set to take place in Al Mussanah Sports City from 26-31 October 2021, the event has traditionally brought world and continental youth champions to the Sultanate’s shores to sail against the best young sailors.   This year, for the first time in the event’s history, Oman Sail will mark the 11th edition by introducing a boat class for young persons with disabilities known ...

Sohar, 25 Jan (ONA) --- HH Sayyid Theyazin bin Haitham bin Taimour al-Said, Minister of Culture, Sports and Youth, has said that the restructuring and merging of culture, sports and youth sectors in one ministry serves the clubs’ task of performing their social duty and conforms to the goals of Oman Vision 2040 and contributes to realizing achievements in international arenas.   The minister made the statement during a plenary meeting he held today with heads of clubs at Sohar Sports Club, Governorate of North Al Batinah.   The merging of clubs grants them effective ...

Muscat, Jan 5 (ONA) --- The number of government sports facilities in the Sultanate reached 67 by the end of 2019, serving about 1.2 million people, according to statistics issued by the National Center for Statistics and Information (NCSI).   The NCSI sports statistics bulletin showed that the largest number of government sports facilities belonged to the 44 sports clubs, which possessed 66% of the total government sports facilities, followed by 12 sports complexes, then 11 sports centers.   The number of beneficiaries of the sports complexes in 2019 was 1.191.982 people, ...

       Muscat, Dec 27 (ONA) --- Rashad bin Ahmed al-Hinai, Undersecretary of the Ministry of Culture, Sports and Youth for Sports launched the e-book of Oman Fencing Committee (OFC).         The e-book sheds light on the history of the Olympic fencing sport. It also documents the OFC achievements, as well as its strategy that targets international championships. Further, the e-book features pictures for the coach, players and the OFC Board's members.        Launching the OFC e-book aims at highlighting ...

Muscat, Dec 24 (ONA) --- The General Assembly of Oman Olympic Committee (OOC), approved during its regular meeting held today, the accession of Oman Golf Association (OGA), Oman Cycling Association (OCA) and Oman Table Tennis Federation (OTTF) as members in OOC after the approval of all members of OOC General Assembly.   The meeting approved minutes of the previous meeting of OOC General Assembly, which was held on 18 April 2019.    The meeting also reviewed the annual report on the administrative position and activities of the committee in 2019, various activities of ...

Muscat, Dec 20 (ONA) --- The Sultanate of Oman has been chosen to host the 2021 Asian Windsurfing Championships, marking a return to elite international competition for the Techno293, Techno293Plus and the foiling Formula Windsurfing class, which is included for the first time in Asian Windsurfing Championship history.   Taking place in Khasab, Musandam, and anticipating fifty of the best windsurfers to compete over six days between 11-16 October 2021. These include past champions and promising young riders from 15 countries in Asia. Conditions are expected to be perfect for ...

Muscat, Dec 16 (ONA) – The UNESCO has registered camel racing in its list of intangible cultural heritage, following an application submitted by the Sultanate and the United Arab Emirates recently.   A decision to this effect was made by the Intergovernmental Committee for Safeguarding Intangible Cultural Heritage during its 15th meeting held via videoconferencing.   The achievement comes in recognition of the leading role of the Sultanate in documenting elements of Omani culture and as a culmination of efforts undertaken by the Ministry of Culture, Sports and Youth ...

Muscat, Dec 16 (ONA) – The general assembly of Olympic Council of Asia (OCA) has selected Doha as venue for the Asian Olympic Games 2030 and Riyadh to host the next round in 2034. This followed a voting at the OCA general assembly meeting held in Muscat today. The event also saw the felicitation of a number of Asian persons who were awarded the Prize of Merit in appreciation for their leading role in the field of sports.  It also witnessed the signing of a contract with the Organising Committee of Asian Youth Games in Tashkent 2025. Then, the organisers of Asian ...

  Muscat, Dec 16 (ONA) – HH Sayyid Theyazin bin Haitham al-Said, Minister of Culture, Sports and Youth, today opened the 39th general assembly meeting of the Olympic Council of Asia (OCA).   In an opening speech, HH Sayyid Theyazin welcomed the Olympic Council and expressed his thanks for selecting the Sultanate to host the meeting which, he observed, seeks to chart out a roadmap for cooperation on joint sports among countries of the Asian continent.   HH Sayyid Theyazin pointed out that sports championships and events have constituted a central arena for ...

Muscat, Dec 15 (ONA) --- HH Sayyid Theyazin bin Haitham al-Said, Minister of Culture, Sports and Youth, today received Sheikh Joaan bin Hamad al-Thani, President of Qatar Olympic Committee (QOC).        During the meeting, the two sides discussed aspects of the joint cooperation in sport fields and means of promoting them to serve the sport march in the two brotherly countries.            HH Sayyid Theyazin bin Haitham al-Said also met with Sheikh Ahmed Al Fahad al-Sabah, President of Olympic Council of Asia ...

  Muscat, Dec 15 (ONA) --- The General Assembly of the Olympic Council of Asia (OCA) will vote tomorrow (Wednesday) during its 39th meeting in Muscat, to choose between Doha and Riyadh to host the 2030 Asian Games.   The hosting rights of the 2030 Asian Games is one of the most important files of the meeting.   The meeting will include presentations by the delegations of the two countries nominated for hosting, followed by the report of the committee formed by OCA that visited the two countries.   After that, the OCA General Assembly will vote for the ...

  Al Musannah, Dec 14 (ONA) --- Veteran Media Personnel Yaqoub Yousef al-Zedjali, one of the founders of sports programs in the Sultanate of Oman Television, passed away today.   Yaqoub al-Zedjali joined the former Ministry of Information and Culture in 1974. He worked as a director, producer and news presenter for many programs, the most important of which were sport programs. He was appointed as a media expert for news affairs.   Al-Zedjali was awarded the Youth Shield in 1993. He was also chosen to represent the Sultanate in the torch relay of the Olympic Games ...

  Lisbon, Dec 13 (ONA) ---- Horse riders in the Endurance Section at the Royal Cavalry (RC) took part in two international races organized by the International Equestrian Federation in the Portuguese city of Barroca. The first 160 km race included 5 stages; the first stage was for 40 km, the second for 35 km, the third for 25 km, the fourth for 35 km and the fifth for 25 km.   Three RC jockeys successfully passed the race. They are Ahmad al-Hamdani, Hisham al-Farsi and Saleh al-Balushi. After this result, six RC horse riders have qualified for the upcoming World ...

Barka, Dec 9 (ONA) —— The Royal Horse Racing Club (RHRC) will organize this Friday the Omani Derby Cup at Al Rahba Horse Racing Track in the Wilayat of Barka.   The best horses from the various governorates of the Sultanate will compete in eight round, six of which are devoted to purebred Arabian horses, and two races to purebred hybrid ...

Muscat, Nov 29 (ONA) – The Royal Cavalry today organised a seven-horse race known as Rakdh Al Ardha, held for the first time in the history of this sport to mark the second anniversary of endorsement of “Ardha Sports Art” by the UNESCO (both for horses and camels).   The event comes after the Sultanate’s success in preserving this patrimonial art and registering it in the List of International Intangible Heritage.   Oman is unique in this art, which requires excellent riding skills, with the riders of seven horses or camels standing upright and ...

Adam, Nov 24 (ONA) —— The National Day Camel Race continued today for second consecutive day at Al Bashair Race Track in the Wilayat of Adam in the Governorate of A’Dakhliya.        The National Day Camel Race is organized by the Office of the Deputy Prime Minister for International Relations and Cooperation Affairs, Special Representative of His Majesty the Sultan, represented by Department of Al Bashair Race Track for Arabian Camels.    The race will end ...

  Muscat, Nov 22 (ONA) —— Rashid Al Kindi, Director of Sailing at Oman Said has been appointed to prestigious international water sports committee following recent elections.       Al Kindi will serve on the World Sailing Council, where he will represent Group I - the Asian member nations - for the period of 2021-2024.      Meanwhile, Quanhai Li from China was elected as new World Sailing President with a new Board of Directors selected to serve a four-year term up until the 2024 General Assembly.     ...

  Barka, Nov 10 (ONA) --- The Royal Horse Racing Club (RHRC) will organize next Thursday the fourth horse race at Al Rahba Racecourse as part of the current horse racing season.   The race will include 8 rounds, 6 of which will be dedicated for pure Arabian horses, and 2 rounds for thoroughbred horses. --- ...

Muscat, Oct 27 (ONA) – The International Tent Pegging Federation (ITPF) today celebrated World Tent Pegging Day, which falls on 27 October.                          The international federation launched a visual competition on its official social communication page and formed a committee under the chairmanship of Haitham bin Mohammed al-Lawatia, Secretary-General of the International Tent Begging ...

Muscat, Oct 21 (ONA) --- The Sultanate was elected as a member in the Executive Office of the Asian Volleyball Confederation (AVC).          Sheikh Badr bin Ali Al-Rowas, Chairman of Oman Volleyball Association (OVA) was elected by the Western Asian Zonal Federation (WAZF) in the virtual meeting that was held today.        Sheikh Badr won 11 votes out of 12 and has become a member in AVC Executive Office.        Ali bin Ghanim Al-Kuwari, President of Qatar Volleyball Association (QVA) was elected by acclamation ...

Muscat, Oct 21 (ONA) —- Oman Sail will host a 400-strong fleet of the world’s best sailors when the World Championships for three Olympic classes kick off in November 2021. Taking place in Asia for the first time in its history, sailors in the 49er, 49erFX, and Nacra 17 class will kickstart their path to the Paris 2024 Olympic Games during the six-day event.   The championship will run from 16–21 November 2021 at Al Mussanah Sports City, driving tourism in the region and further enhancing Oman’s pedigree as a world class host of major ...

Muscat, Oct 15 (ONA) —- The Ministry of Culture, Sports and Youth has announced the suspension and freezing of activities of privately-owned sports teams from today (15 October 2020) till further notice.  The decision has been taken in implementation of decisions of the Supreme tasked with tackling developments resulting from coronavirus (Covid-19) pandemic.   The Ministry requested all to stick to decisions, measures and instructions issued by the Supreme Committee. It wished all people protection against all harm.  —- ...

  Barka, Oct 14 (ONA) --- The Royal Horse Racing Club (RHRC) will organize the first horse race for 2020 – 2021 season. The race will take place at Al Rahba Racecourse in the Wilayat of Barka this Saturday (17 October 2020).   The race will be held without spectators.  The authorities concerned have undertaken full precautionary measures to ensure the safety of all participants.   The event will include 8 races; 6 of which for pure Arabian horses and 2 races for thoroughbreds.   The RHRC urges all participants (coaches, jockeys) to stick to ...

       Muscat, Oct 14(ONA)---- The Wanderlust Oman team continues to organize a series of open water diving courses for girls with the aim of creating an Omani diving team, as part of the team’s endeavor to empower and motivate women to put their hands in new experiences and contribute more effectively to society.        So far, 25 girls have participated in the course. 16 girls have graduated to date with an international license from the PADI (International Association of Diving Instructors). Graduates with this license are able to dive ...