SWSF to unveil Arab Women Sports tourney in Cairo
Sharjah Women Sports Foundation (SWSF) has confirmed participation at the first International Conference for Arab Women’s Sports in Cairo on March 28–29, during which the visiting delegation will reveal details of the Arab Women Sports Tournament (AWST 2020), whose fith edition is slated to take place in Sharjah next year.
The conference organised by the Egyptian Sports Association will be atended by the Egyptian Minister of Youth and Sports, Minister of Social Solidarity, President of Egypt’s National Council for Women and Egypt’s National Council for Disability Affairs Secretary.
Heading the SWSF delegation will be Nada Askar Al Naqbi, Director General of SWSF, Deputy Head of AWST’S Supreme Organising Commitee (SOC) and Head of AWST’S Executive Commitee. A number of prominent Arab personalities representing sports organisations in the Arab world will also be in atendance.
Through a session titled ‘Arab and International Experiences of Women’s Sports Sector’,
Naqbi will highlight the UAE’S and Sharjah’s keenness in advancing women’s role in sports and empowering female Arab athletes by offering them the training they need to realise their fullest potential and enabling their participation in local, regional and global sporting competitions.
SWSF will also organise a press conference on the sidelines of the Arab Women’s Sports Conference, on Friday, March 29, unveiling the details and goals of the fith edition of AWST, which will take place in Sharjah, in February 2020, under the patronage of Her Highness
Sheikha Jawaher Bint Mohammed Al Qasimi, wife of His Highness the Ruler of Sharjah, Chairperson of the Supreme Council for Family Affairs and Chairperson of SWSF.
The conference will also shed light on the various competition disciplines of the tournament.
AWST has incrementally introduced new sporting disciplines in each edition to broaden its scope and enable maximum participation and high level of professional competition, through which AWST has atained the status of the largest pan-arab sporting event dedicated exclusively to women.
Naqbi said: “Our participation at the Arab Women’s Sports Conference in Cairo is a reflection of the success atained by SWSF and its Egyptian partners in stressing on the importance of developing the field of women’s sports in the Arab region.”
She added: “This important event confirms Egypt’s keenness to strengthening women’s sports in the country. Egypt is among the first countries in MENA to have established women’s sports clubs, and Sharjah is a regional pioneer in offering female athletic and sporting talent a globally renowned competition plaform for expression.”