Riyadh (UNA/SPA) - The Saudi Assistant Minister of Sports for Media and Communication Affairs, Dr. Raja Allah Al-Salami, confirmed that the Kingdom’s hosting of various international tournaments and events reflected its excellence in all aspects, drawing attention to the importance of sports as it is an important factor in attracting visitors and exploring tourist sites in any country. .
Al-Salami explained, during his participation today in a session entitled “Saudi Sports...the Major Transformations from Local to Global” within the Saudi Media Forum, that the Ministry of Sports has organized, from 2018 until now, more than 100 international sporting activities and events, which has made the Kingdom a permanent destination for sports and thus created a movement in This field, stressing that the sporting events hosted by the Kingdom reflect a clear and true image of the Kingdom, the diversity of its terrain and the different atmosphere in it, indicating that sports, in light of these hosting events, have succeeded in achieving many goals that are felt and felt by everyone.
He added, “The international sporting events hosted by the Kingdom during the recent period enabled the world to witness the most prominent diversity that the country’s regions abound in, which were not prominent to them before, such as the Dakar Rally, which included 12 stages in different regions and governorates, and the Al-Ula Tour for bicycles, which shed greater light.” On this historic city, and the sailing and electric boat race that reflected the beauty of the Red Sea beaches in Jeddah, which will also host a Formula 1 race two weeks later, this greatly helped in identifying the great potential of the nation in organizing and hosting and was reflected positively in generating confidence among international organizations and federations in accepting Hosting files provided by the Kingdom to host global tournaments in the future, such as the 2034 World Cup and the Electronic Sports World Cup; In addition to many championships for various sports that attracted the attention of the whole world.”
Dr. Al-Salami noted the great support that Saudi sports receive from the wise leadership amid an ambitious vision that formed the cornerstone of all files in this aspect and brought the Saudi Football League to the international level, and it has become competing with the strongest international leagues, as the number of channels broadcasting it has reached 40 channels broadcasting in 182 countries around the world. The world, in light of the follow-up of Prince Abdulaziz bin Turki bin Faisal, Minister of Sports and Chairman of the Saudi Olympic and Paralympic Committee, which led to a major transformation in the sports sector through the investment and privatization project for sports clubs launched by Prince Mohammed bin Salman bin Abdulaziz Al Saud, Crown Prince and Prime Minister, to achieve For the goals of the Kingdom’s Vision 2030.
In addition, the President of the International Federation of Sports Press, Gianni Merlo, explained that sporting events gain great importance in the foreign policy map of countries, given that they address generations through one language despite the multiplicity of cultures among peoples, drawing attention to the importance of attracting professional players from European clubs to the league. Saudi Arabia and organizing major sports competitions, to gradually enhance the process of globalization and introduce Saudi culture.
The editor-in-chief of the Spanish newspaper Marca, Jose Felix, said that media and sports are inseparable, pointing to the influential media role in the Olympic Games and football tournaments with their large audiences and the major competitions of the popular games.
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