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       Muscat, Mar 8 (ONA) --- The Haute Route Oman cycling event finished with a flourish in Misfat Al Abriyinn on Sunday as a field of 120 cyclists from 28 countries completed their three-day adventure in the Sultanate of Oman.        After two days and more than 250 kilometres of challenging riding – which included long and iconic road climbs up both Al Jabal Al Akdhar and Jabal Haat – the amateur riders taking part in Haute Route Oman took on a 28 km time trial finale.         Setting out from Tanuf ...

     Muscat, Mar.04 (ONA) ----The General Assembly of the International Tent Pegging Federation (ITPF) held its annual meeting today, chaired by Mohammed bin Isa al-Fayrouz, ITPF Chairman, with the participation of 29 member states.    The meeting approved the report of the Board of Directors, as well as the approval of the financial report and the technical report, in addition to appointing an audit office for the year 2020, by unanimous approval of the members.    The meeting approved unanimously the membership of 4 new countries after submiting official ...

         Muscat, Mar 4 (ONA) --- Riders from all over the world will experience both the toughness and beauty of Oman when the 2020 edition of Haute Route Oman kicks off on Friday.              Haute Route Oman is a cycling race like no other and will be staged in the heart of the Al Hajar Mountain Range from 6-8 March 2020.             The Haute Route experience provides non-professional riders the opportunity to ride unique routes and conquer legendary climbs all ...

Barka, Mar 3 (ONA) --- The horse races, organized by the Royal Horse Racing Club, will be resumed for the current season at Al Rahba Racecourse in the Wilayat of Barka this Friday.      The 11th race will include 9 rounds, 7 of which will be allocated for purebred Arabian horses and two races for hybrid horses.        ...

Muscat, Feb 27 (ONA) ----- Sheikh Sa'ad bin Mohammed al-Sa'adi, Minister of Sports Affairs, received today in his office Dr. Said bin Hamad Al-Hassani, President of Arab University Sports Federation (AUSF) and his accompanying delegation, as part of the Sultanate’s hosting of the Fifth Arab Beach Volleyball Championship.         The meeting discussed some common topics and ways of developing frameworks of the bilateral cooperation, as well as supporting the Omani university sports system and preparations for the launching of the beach ...

          Muscat, Feb 25 (ONA) --- French athlete Claude H. was crowned champion of Ironman Muscat 2020 today after emerging victorious in the Ironman 70.3 competition, which saw the participation of 930 competitors from 78 countries.            The event consisted of three main races: swimming, cycling and running.            The closing ceremony, held at Qurum Natural Park, was presided over by Sayyid Harib bin Thuwaini al-Said. It was attended by Sayyid Shihab bin Harib ...

Muscat, Feb 24 (ONA) --- International golf fans turn to the Sultanate as Oman Open 2020, one of the European Open tours, kicks off tomorrow (Tuesday) at Al Mouj Golf Course, with the participation of 144 players from around the globe.          The championship, which will run on till 1 March, will be flagged off by Transport Minister Dr. Ahmed bin Mohammed al-Futaisi at 4 pm.           European Tour stars kept gathering here in the past few days ahead of the championship, which is expected to see tough encounters ...

     Muscat, Feb.19 (ONA) ---- The competitions of the Ironman Championship /Oman/2020 will be held on Friday in the Governorate of Muscat, with the participation of 1000 contestants from 65 countries around the world.   The competitions will be divided into 3 major races, namely swimming, bicycles and running.    Sayyid Harib bin Thwaini al- Said, will sponsor the closing ceremony of the championship at 7:00 pm in Al Qurum Natural Park.  Sheikh Saad bin Mohammed Al Mardhof al-Saadi, Minister of Sports Affairs will give the kick-off signal in the Qurum Beach ...

           Muscat, Feb 12 (ONA) --- It’s the midway point of the 2020 World 49er Championship and Oman’s Olympic hopefuls Musab Al Hadi and Waleed Al Kindi are continuing to tick all the boxes in Geelong, Australia.             On what was the final day of qualification races, the wet and grey morning was thankfully replaced by some afternoon sun and a nice 18 knot south-southeast wind just in time for racing to begin on Corio ...

     Muscat, Feb.12 (ONA) ---- The first meeting of the General Assembly of the Oman Golf Association (OGA) was held today at the headquarters of the Golf Club in Ghala, headed by Dr. Mohammed bin Hamad al- Rumhi, OGA Honorary Chairman.     The meeting adopted the agenda that included electing the first board of directors and assigning it to complete the legal procedures for registering OGA at the records of the Ministry of Sports Affairs and preparing the application file for membership in the Olympic Committee.    After that, the names of the candidates ...

Muscat, Feb 12 (ONA) --- Sheikh Sa'ad bin Mohammed al-Sa'adi, Minister of Sports Affairs today received Jean Todt, President of the International Automobile Federation (FIA) and his accompanying delegation. The meeting comes on the sidelines of the FIA Middle East and North Africa (MENA) conference 2020, which is being held in Muscat for the first time.               Sheikh al-Sa'adi expressed the Sultanate's appreciation for the role carried out by FIA in enhancing automobile sport internationally and raising awareness of ...

       Muscat, Feb 11 (ONA) --- The first global Olympic sailing class event post the 2020 Tokyo Games will be held in the Sultanate, with Oman Sail selected to host next year’s 49er, 49erFX and Nacra World Championships at Al Mussanah Sports City.         The Sultanate's global event hosting capabilities has been given a huge endorsement, with Oman Sail selected to host the World Championships for three Olympic classes - 49er, 49erFX and Nacra - in ...

         Muscat, Feb 10 (ONA) --- The 2020 World 49er Championship, the last big test for Omani sailors Musab Al Hadi and Waleed Al Kindi’s ahead of next month’s Olympic Qualifiers, has begun at the Royal Geelong Yacht Club in Victoria, Australia.        The World Championship is the final event for Musab and Waleed before they attempt to make history and become the first Omani sailors to qualify for the Olympic Games.        Musab said: “We have spent the last three weeks racing and training ...

           Muscat, Feb.05 (ONA) ---- The Oman International Rally will kick off tomorrow (Thursday).  The rally is the first round of the Middle East Rally Championship 2020, and hosted by the Oman Automobile Association with the participation of a number of the most prominent names in the world of this sport and many local names.    The rally consists in this year’s version of 13 stages spread over three days starting from the show stage tomorrow.  It will have completed on Friday with 3 stages in each of: The Misfat area, the village ...

       Muscat, Feb 4 (ONA) --- With just two stages remaining of the 14-day EFG Sailing Arabia – The Tour in Oman, the all-female team DB Schenker is increasing the pressure on the top of the leaderboard.          After three stages and covering more than 1,000KM of the pristine and scenic Omani coastline, team EFG Bank remains the one to beat in the 2020 edition of EFG Sailing Arabia – The Tour and leads for a third consecutive stage. But the fight for silver is heating up, with DB Schenker quickly closing in on Groupe ...

Sayyid Fahd Receives President of International Union of Cyclists         Muscat, Feb 3 (ONA) --- Sayyid Fahd bin Mahmoud al-Said, Deputy Prime Minister for the Council of Ministers today received David Lappartient, President of Union Cycliste Internationale "UCI" (International Union of Cyclists), who is currently visiting the Sultanate.          After Sayyid Fahd welcomed the guest, he affirmed that the Sultanate attaches a special attention to sport and youth sector, as well as all activities that polish talents and develop ...

     Muscat, Jan 29 (ONA) --- The National Shooting Team left for the sisterly Kingdom of Morocco to participate in the Arab Shooting Championship and Shooting ISSF International Moroccan Grand Prix 2020 that will be held in the capital Rabat and continue until Feb. 10th.        The external participation of the National Shooting Team and the rest of the military sports teams comes within the framework of training plans pursued by the Sultan's Armed Forces to raise the level of sporting performance and maintain the national teams representing the ...

Muscat, Jan 28 (ONA) --- The French and Omani outfit EFG Bank is on top of the overall table following the first of five stages of the 2020 edition of EFG Sailing Arabia – The Tour.           The tenth edition of EFG Sailing Arabia – The Tour is underway, following a fast and competitive opening stage in Salalah, Oman.           The conditions on the opening day of the race quickly blew out any cobwebs, with the eight crews facing tricky conditions as they raced their DIAM24 trimarans raced off the white ...

    Muscat, Jan 26 (ONA) --- The 2020 EFG Sailing Arabia – the Tour has officially opened in Salalah. Over 15 days between 26 January and 8 February, a strong international and local contingent will use the prime winter conditions in the Sultanate to push both speed and heartrates to the max in thrilling close quarter racing in five diverse locations along the coast of Oman.              Since it started in 2011, EFG Sailing Arabia - The Tour has attracted some of the biggest names in sailing to experience the prime sailing ...

            Muscat, Jan 19 (ONA) --- Oman Football Association (OFA) has appointed Branko Ivanković as the new coach who, along with his technical team, oversee Oman National Football Team's training.            The decision was taken during a meeting held by OFA today under the auspices of Salim bin Said al-Wahaibi, OFA Chairman.             Branko Ivanković, 65, is a Croatian professional football manager and former player. He previously coached the ...

Barka, Jan.09 (ONA) ---- The Royal Horse Racing Club organized today the 10th race in Al Rahba Horserace Course in the current horse racing season.  It included 8 rounds, 6 of which were allocated for purebred Arabian horses and two races for purebred hybrid horses.    The title of the first round, dedicated to purebred Arabian horses local production for a distance of / 1200 / meters went to the mare Abrar, owned by Yasser bin Mohammed al-Kalbani, ridden by Macon de Souza.    The title of the second round assigned to purebred Arabian horses for a distance of / 1200 ...

Muscat, Jan 8 (ONA) --- The Sultanate will once again reap the rewards of hosting a major international sporting event when the stars of the European Tour touch down for the 2020 Oman Open at the stunning Greg Norman-designed Al Mouj Golf in Muscat, from February 27 – March 1st.           Now in its third year, the highly-regarded event has witnessed two great winners with Joost Luiten taking the inaugural title in 2018 before Kurt Kitayama sensationally sealed last year’s trophy during a challenging week at Al Mouj Golf. A world-class line-up ...

      Muscat, January 6th 2020: The 2020 Al Mouj Muscat Marathon is set to be bigger and better than ever before, with over 10,000 people from 110 nationalities to be on the start line for next week’s two-day running festival in Oman’s capital.   The event is hosted at Oman’s premier lifestyle destination, Al Mouj Muscat, offering vibrant Omani hospitality and stunning surroundings for people looking to advance their personal fitness targets. The centrepiece full Marathon, Half-Marathon and 10KM will be held on Friday 17th January, while ...

           Muscat, Jan 4  (ONA) ----- The 7th Arabian Veteran Tennis Championship was opened today under the patronage of Dr. Abdullah bin Mohammed Al-Saeedi, Minister of Legal Affairs.       The championship, which is being held from 4 to 8 January at Sultan Qaboos Sports Complex, is hosted by the Sultanate, under the supervision of the Arab Seniors Tennis Union (ASTU), and in cooperation with the Oman Table Tennis Association (OTTA).      Sheikh Rashad bin Ahmed Al-Hinai, Undersecretary of the Ministry of ...

Barka, Jan.02 (ONA) ---- The Royal Horse Racing Club organized today the ninth race for the current season, on the Al Rahba horse racing track in the Wilayat of Barka.  The race was held under the patronage of A'mir bin Thani al- Nasiri, Director General of Human Resources at the Royal Court Affairs.  The race included eight rounds, six of which were devoted to purebred Arabian horses, and two races to purebred hybrid horses.  Their results were as follows:    The first round :Jabal Kour Race for purebred Arabian horses (local production) for a distance of 1200 ...

Muscat, Jan 1 (ONA) ----- The Board of Directors of Oman Olympic Committee (OOC) held its fourth and final meeting for 2019, under the chair of Sayyid Khalid bin Hamad Al Busaidi, Chairman of the Committee.         The board reviewed minutes of the recent meetings. It discussed and approved some observations received from some members. It also reviewed minutes of meetings of the BOARD assisting committees, namely the Oman Women's Sports Committee, Oman Athletes Committee, Oman Olympic Solidarity Committee, and Oman Sports and Active Society ...

Barka, Dec 31 (ONA) --- The Royal Horse Racing Club (RHRC) will organize the ninth horse race for the current season on Al Rahba racecourse in the Wilayat of Barka after tomorrow (Thursday). The race will include nine rounds, six of which will be dedicated for pure Arabian horses and two races for thoroughbred horses. —- ...

Muscat, Dec 25 (ONA) ---- The Sports for All Committee of the GCC Council of Ministers of Youth and Sports held its meeting today at the headquarters of the GCC Advisory Board in Muscat.         The meeting comes within the work of the technical committees' meetings of the GCC Council of Ministers of Youth and Sports. It is organized by the GCC Secretariat General during the period from 22 to 26 of December.          The committee discussed the topics listed on the meeting schedule, the most prominent of which were the ...

       Muscat, Dec 24 (ONA) ---- The Leaders Training Committee of the GCC Council of Ministers of Youth and Sports held its meeting today at the headquarters of the GCC Advisory Board in Muscat. The meeting is part of the technical committees' meetings of the GCC Council of Ministers of Youth and Sports organized by the GCC Secretariat General from 22 to 26 December.            The meeting discussed the topics listed on the agenda, the most prominent of which was the youth leadership diploma program and its implementation ...

           Muscat, Dec 18 (ONA) --- The 2020 Ultra-Trail® World Tour will end in the heart of Oman’s incredible and unique mountainous interior, with the third edition of OMAN BY UTMB® set for 3-5 December. This will be the first time the event is included in the Ultra-Trail® World Tour, the most iconic and prestigious ultra-endurance trail running races around the world, since its inception in 2014.              This year, almost 2,000 people from 74 countries took part in OMAN by ...