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       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 ...

Muscat, Dec 3 (ONA) --- Oman Sail, BP Oman and Oman Paralympic Committee have come together to launch the region’s first para-sailing programme, SailFree, which is designed to introduce people with a physical impairment to the sport of sailing.               The Oman Sail headquarters in Muscat’s Al Mouj Marina was the setting for the launch, which was attended by Sayyida Hujaijah bint Jaifer al-Said, Chairperson of the Association for the Welfare of Handicapped Children, Eng. Yousuf al-Ojaili, BP Oman President, Dr. Mansoor Sultan ...

             Barka, Dec 3 (ONA) --- The Royal Horse Racing Club (RHRC) will organize the 5th Horse Race for the current season at Al Rahba Racecourse in the Wilayat of Barka next Saturday. The race will include eight rounds, five of which will be dedicated for pure Arabian horses and three rounds for thoroughbred horses. --- ...

            Muscat, Dec 1 (ONA) --- The 2019 OMAN by UTMB® has come to a close in the Wilayat of Al Hamra in the Governorate of A'Dakhiliyah following three days of intense racing through the majestic Al Hajar Mountains range in Oman.             The event has been deemed a huge success, with thousands of people from all over the world achieving the extraordinary in one of the most unique mountain endurance challenges on earth.              Almost ...

              Muscat, Nov 26 (ONA) --- Oman’s Musab al-Hadi and Waleed al-Kindi will take another step towards selection for Tokyo and making Olympic history during this week’s competition in New Zealand.              Fresh from winning gold at the 2019 Asian Championships, Omani 49er pair Musab al-Hadi and Waleed al-Kindi are taking on some of the world’s best at the 2019 Oceania Championship in Auckland, New Zealand, which runs until Wednesday, 27 ...

       Muscat, Nov.19 (ONA) ----The Omani National Football team beat its Indian counterpart 1-0 in their 2022 FIFA World Cup qualifier at the Sultan Qaboos Sports Complex this evening.  Mohsen al- Ghassani scored the only goal of the match.  The goal came in the 33rd minute and sees Oman continue to remain second in Group (E) of the second round of qualifiers. --- ...

Muscat,Nov.14 (ONA) ---- Oman National Football Team wins over Bangladesh 4-1 in the 2022 FIFA World Cup qualifier match held at Sultan Qaboos Sports Complex this evening.  The first half ended nil/nil. --- ...

              Muscat, Nov 11 (ONA) --- The GC32 Racing Tour Oman Cup has been hailed as a great success, following exciting and highly competitive sailing in Muscat. In what was the final event of the 2019 GC32 Racing Tour season, the four days of racing off Al Mouj Marina in Muscat tested the fleet of international crews, with the initial light winds giving way to a strong breeze that saw the high-speed state-of-the-art foiling GC32 catamarans come alive.              Oman was the final stop ...

Muscat, Nov 4 (ONA) --- The countdown to the 2019 OMAN by UTMB® has begun, with elite runners from around the world to compete against the backdrop of the dramatic Al Hajar mountain region during 28-30 November.     An exceptional world-class field of record breakers and ultra-trail running champions will enjoy an adventure and race to remember when the second edition of OMAN by UTMB® begins on November 28.   Building on the success of the inaugural event in 2018, the 2019 OMAN by UTMB® will be an exciting new chapter for the sport of ultra-trail ...

          Muscat, Oct 30 (ONA) --- Oman Sail’s decade of success has been recognised by the global sailing community, with the organisation receiving the 2019 World Sailing President’s Development Award.         The award is a clear testament to the achievements of Oman Sail over the last ten years, and its mission to make the sport of sailing accessible, educational, and a source of immense national pride. In 2009, Oman Sail started the process of bringing this vision to life, embarking on a ...

          Muscat, Oct 23 (ONA) --- The 16th meeting of the Board of Directors of GCC and Yemen Regional Anti-Doping Organization began today under the patronage of Sayyid Khalid bin Hamad Al Busaidi, Chairman of the Omani Olympic Committee.         The 2-day meeting is being hosted by the Omani Olympic Committee represented by the Omani anti-doping committee in cooperation with the World Anti-Doping Agency (WADA).           The meeting is chaired by Dr. Sultan bin Yarub Al ...

Tokyo, Oct 10 (ONA) --- England against France on Saturday has been called off because of Typhoon Hagibis, but Rugby World Cup organisers hope Scotland against Japan can go ahead as planned on Sunday.               The typhoon, described as the biggest of the year, is set to wreak havoc in Tokyo and surrounding areas.             Ireland's match with Samoa in Fukuoka is expected to go ahead as scheduled.   "The decision to cancel matches has not been taken lightly," ...

Muscat, Oct 9 (ONA) --- A strong Oman sailing team is heading to Egypt for the Arab Sailing Championship aiming to finish 2019 on a high note and create a springboard for further success next year.        The 15-strong squad of sailors will be supported in Alexandria by Oman Sail coaches and team leaders as they race against competitors from Egypt, Morocco, Algeria, Tunisia, UAE, Kuwait, Bahrain and Iraq during the regional event from October 20th to 26th.            Previous class winners at the Arab Sailing ...

Muscat, Oct 8 (ONA) --- The Sultanate, represented by Oman Olympic Committee (OOC), will take part in the First World Beach Games hosted by the Qatari capital Doha during the period from 12 to 18 October. As many as 1200 athletes representing 97 countries from different continents in the world, competing in 14 games will take part.              On the sidelines of the championship, Sayyid Khalid bin Hamad al-Busaidi, OOC Chairman, Head of the Sultanate's delegation participating in the championship will participate in the ...

Muscat, Oct 7 (ONA) --- A highly competitive 2019 Optimist Asian and Oceanian Championship came to an end in the Sultanate with a celebratory prize-giving and closing ceremony at Mussanah Sports City. The hard work and skills of the 146 sailors from 21 countries who had gathered in the Sultanate for the high-profile International Optimist Dinghy Association (IODA) regional event were applauded as trophies were awarded.                Thailand lead the way with Panwa Boonnak the 2019 Optimist Asian and Oceanian ...