The Ministry of Sports activities organised the ‘Strategic Planning Session’, a key two-day occasion being held on the Hamdan Sports activities Advanced in Dubai from September 2 to three, 2025, to strengthen strategic planning within the sports activities sector and develop a complete, collaborative nationwide sports activities framework. The session, attended by H.E. Dr. Ahmad Belhoul Al Falasi, Minister of Sports activities, together with H.E. Ghanim Mubarak Al Hajeri, Undersecretary of the Ministry of Sports activities, H.E. Sheikh Suhail bin Butti Al Maktoum, Assistant Undersecretary for the Sports activities Growth and Competitiveness Sector and Chairman of the UAETSS, Eisa Hilal Al Hazami, Chairman of the Sharjah Sports activities Council, and H.E. Dr. Abdullah Abdulrahman bin Sultan, Member of the Sharjah Sports activities Council’s Board of Administrators.
Greater than 40 members have been concerned, together with senior leaders from the Ministry, division administrators, part heads and representatives from key nationwide sports activities establishments. Entities collaborating included the three Sports activities Councils, in addition to numerous sports activities federations and committees throughout the UAE.
As a part of the Ministry’s ongoing efforts to reinforce strategic planning inside the sports activities sector, the session was deliberate to put the muse for a unified imaginative and prescient, underpinned by inclusive nationwide initiatives aligned with the bold objectives of the ‘Nationwide Sports activities Technique 2031’ and the ‘We the UAE 2031’ imaginative and prescient. It additionally aimed to advance Emirati sports activities towards new ranges of excellence.
H.E. Dr. Ahmad Belhoul Al Falasi, Minister of Sports activities, highlighted that the event of the nationwide sports activities sector, in each its aggressive and neighborhood elements, represents one of many priorities inside the UAE’s imaginative and prescient for the long run. His Excellency stated:“We have been eager to organise this session with the target of unifying efforts and strengthening joint motion among the many numerous entities involved with the sector’s improvement, with a view to formulate a transparent and built-in imaginative and prescient for the following chapter that contributes to the purpose of constructing a extra affluent society within the UAE, consistent with the parameters of the ‘We the UAE 2031’ imaginative and prescient.”
H.E. added: “We aspire for the Sports activities Sector Strategic Plan to function a complete nationwide roadmap that embeds sport as a day by day follow throughout society, enhances the UAE’s world presence and the competitiveness of our athletes in worldwide occasions and championships and will increase the sector’s contribution to the nationwide financial system by fostering an surroundings that draws funding and sporting expertise from all over the world.”
The ‘Strategic Planning Session’ was designed to evaluate the present objectives and strategic indicators inside the sports activities sector and discover avenues for his or her additional improvement. A key focus in designing the session was to have interaction stakeholders in shaping the Ministry’s imaginative and prescient and mission, whereas establishing up to date targets, methods, initiatives and metrics that may information nationwide sports activities efforts over the approaching years and replicate sectoral priorities by 2029. This strategic strategy reinforces the Ministry’s dedication to transparency, collaboration and innovation, whereas driving institutional excellence and elevating the UAE’s standing in each native and world sporting landscapes.
Through the session, collaborating entities showcased their strategic plans, highlighting key achievements from current years and outlining their future instructions, programmes and initiatives by a collection of shows delivered by representatives of the Ministry of Sports activities, the Sharjah Sports activities Council, the Dubai Sports activities Council, the UAE Committee for Elite and Excessive-Efficiency Sports activities and the UAE Committee for Expertise and Sports activities Help.
His Excellency Eisa Hilal Al Hazami, Chairman of the Sharjah Sports activities Council, expressed his heartfelt appreciation and gratitude for the ‘Strategic Planning Session’ that was organised by the Ministry of Sports activities, emphasising that the initiative marks a key step in direction of strengthening cooperation and integration among the many nation’s sports activities establishments, in addition to attaining all sports-related objectives outlined sooner or later technique. He additional emphasised that the plans and applications of the nation’s sports activities councils, in addition to the Nationwide Olympic Committee, are all consistent with the ambitions of the Ministry of Sports activities.
H.E. Al Hazami additional said that, for the reason that institution of the Sharjah Sports activities Council, His Highness Sheikh Dr Sultan bin Mohammed Al Qasimi, Supreme Council Member and Ruler of Sharjah, has always prioritised nationwide targets and initiatives that improve the nation’s fame and lift its flag on worldwide and world platforms. From this angle, the Council’s technique is represented intimately, together with its actions and initiatives it has applied since its founding, in addition to the awards which have recognised these efforts each regionally and globally. This showcases the Council’s dedication to performing its position and mission in supporting sports activities and athletes, in addition to its robust perception in its skill to advance the nationwide sports activities motion.
H.E. Al Hazami concluded his assertion with optimism about the way forward for the sports activities motion, stating that the Ministry of Sports activities’ complete strategic plan reinforces the idea of integration amongst all establishments and aligns with the methods of the Nationwide Olympic Committee and sports activities councils as key companions in attaining the imaginative and prescient of ‘We the UAE 2031’.
H.E. Khalfan Belhoul, Vice Chairman of the Dubai Sports activities Council, said: “The Ministry of Sports activities performs a number one and pivotal position in shaping the way forward for nationwide sports activities and creating the precise path and instructions for the approaching part. We extremely worth its group of the ‘Strategic Planning Session’, which goals to unify nationwide efforts and improve joint work among the many numerous stakeholders within the sector, to develop a transparent and built-in imaginative and prescient for the following stage.”
He added: “The Dubai Sports activities Council reaffirms its robust dedication to translating the outcomes of this session into actionable initiatives that strengthen system-wide integration and assist the conclusion of the targets of ‘We the UAE 2031’, thereby reinforcing the UAE’s place as a mannequin of excellence, governance, and innovation in sports activities.”
H.E. emphasised that nurturing sports activities abilities is a nationwide undertaking that requires an built-in institutional strategy primarily based on partnership and shared duty amongst all stakeholders. On this regard, the Dubai Sports activities Council organises 13 championships and competitions throughout 22 sports activities, involving 395 sports activities academies throughout 9 age classes, with participation from 908 groups and over 25,000 athletes, each female and male, additional reflecting the Council’s depth of funding to establishing a strong and sustainable sports activities basis, and reaffirm the Council’s strategy to discovering and nurturing expertise consistent with the best requirements.
He concluded: “Joint efforts with our companions on this key sector function a catalyst for attaining measurable, distinctive milestones and a driver for enhancing the competitiveness of Dubai and the UAE regionally and globally. The Dubai Sports activities Council will proceed to assist the nationwide instructions led by the Ministry, and to activate the outcomes of this occasion by clearly outlined, impact-driven applications that strengthen the main position of the sports activities ecosystem and align with the aspirations of our clever management and the imaginative and prescient of ‘We the UAE 2031’.”
H.E. Aref Hamad Al Awani, Secretary-Normal of the Abu Dhabi Sports activities Council, stated: “The ‘Strategic Planning Session’ organized by the Ministry of Sports activities displays the significance of integrating nationwide efforts to stipulate a transparent path for the way forward for the UAE sports activities, in alignment with the targets of the ‘We the UAE 2031’ imaginative and prescient. This initiative is a key platform for exchanging experience and showcasing greatest practices, contributing to the event of our sports activities ecosystem and strengthening its presence on the regional and world stage.”
Al Awani emphasised that Abu Dhabi Sports activities Council is dedicated to supporting the outcomes of the session and translating them into sensible plans and initiatives that improve the achievements of UAE sports activities and drive its journey towards excellence and management.
On the primary day of the session, members engaged in a collection of workshops, fostering in-depth discussions on the expectations and wishes of accomplice entities for the upcoming chapter. A big selection of revolutionary proposals was offered, aimed toward launching joint initiatives and future initiatives that construct a completely built-in sports activities ecosystem, guarantee long-term sporting excellence and assist the UAE attain world competitiveness and management in sports activities.