Tribune News Network
Doha
Under the patronage of Chief of Staff of the Qatar Armed Forces His Excellency Major-General (Pilot) Jassim bin Mohammed Al Manaei,the Fifth Arab Military Seminar on Sports Medicine organised by the Military Sports Union were held in Doha under the supervision of the Arab Military Sports Union, with the participation of delegations from 16 Arab countries.
The seminar was attended by a number of officials and sports and military leaders, alongside the heads and members of the participating delegations and representatives of the Arab Military Sports Union.
Delegations from Jordan, Bahrain, Tunisia, Algeria, Saudi Arabia, Sudan, Syria, Somalia, Oman, Palestine, Kuwait, Lebanon, Libya, Morocco, and Mauritania, in addition to Qatar, the host country , participated in the event.
In his opening speech, Brigadier-General (Dr) Yusuf Dasmal Al Kawari, president of the Arab Military Sports Union and President of the Military Sports Union, said: “The seminar represents an important occasion for the military sports unions in the Arab countries, and an effective step toward achieving the goals of the Arab Military Sports Union, enhancing the readiness of members of the armed forces, and strengthening the bonds of brotherhood and cooperation among Arab military sports unions, under the Union’s motto ‘Brotherhood through Sports.’”
He explained that the organisation of the seminar aims to develop the physical fitness of military personnel, enhance cooperation between military medical academies and sports departments in Arab armed forces, as well as exchange medical and research expertise in the field of sports medicine.
