The President of the Saudi Special Olympics Federation, Dr. Maha Al Juffali, affirmed that the victory of the Saudi Arabian team in the Special Olympics Unified World Cup places a great responsibility on them, commending in this regard the support of the wise leadership of the sport in general and in particular , which is provided by the Ministry of Sports led by HRH Prince Abdulaziz bin Turki Al Faisal for Special Olympics players.
In a press statement, she explained that what the Saudi Arabian team achieved by winning the gold medal in unified football at the championship held in the US city of Detroit, after defeating the Romanian team with a score of 3: 1, is the first global achievement achieved by the Saudi special forces. . Olympiad with a new roster, congratulating the team on achieving this achievement, celebrating the efforts made by the technical and administrative staff and players during the tournament, which culminated in world gold.
Dr. Maha Juffali expressed her gratitude to HRH Princess Rima bint Bandar bin Sultan, Ambassador of the Custodian of the Two Holy Mosques to the United States of America, Honorary President of Special Olympics, for her continued support for the Olympic Games through attendance, encouragement and support.
She commended the Special Olympics Administration’s efforts to promote intellectual disability sports and development in the Kingdom through an ambitious plan that began late last year, and this achievement is the result of that achievement.
The President of Special Olympics announced that there is a new Saudi program plan under the leadership of the national director and a working group of the Federation of trained and qualified national personnel to launch many local events aimed at increasing the number of athletes from the category of persons with disabilities in the Kingdom in preparation for participation in the World Summer Games to be held in Berlin, Germany in 2023 with over 7,000 male and female players from 170 countries.
