Int’l Olympic panel team to visit Kuwait July 11
MPs’ calls intensified for delegation to be neutral over sports suspension crisis
KUWAIT CITY, July 4: Parliamentary calls have intensified for the International Olympic Committee delegation, which will arrive in the country on July 11, to be neutral in looking into the Kuwaiti sports suspension crisis, reports Al-Rai daily.
MPs expect Kuwaiti member of the visiting delegation Haydar Farman to champion the case of Kuwait and protect the rights of his country.
In this critical and sensitive stage of the long suspension of Kuwaiti sports, the hope of sports fans is pinned on meetings which will be held between the delegation and State Minister for Youth Affairs and Director General of Public Authority for Sports Dr Hamoud AlFuleiteh to solve the issue.
Member of the parliamentary Sports Committee MP Ahmad AlFadhli expects the delegation to handle the sports crisis fairly, especially since one of its members is a Kuwaiti who is expected to champion the agenda of reinstating Kuwait’s right to participate in international sports activities.
In a statement to the daily, AlFadhli acknowledged that previous attempts to solve this issue ended in disappointment – particularly in regard to positions taken by some of Kuwaiti officials in international sports organizations, but this time the country expects fairness from the delegation.
He emphasized that any delegate who visits the country to represent this or that party in this sports crisis will be dealt with in due time, and that the only accepted representation is for Kuwait and its interests, wishing for Kuwait’s return to the sports world as soon as possible.
He urged the government to start implementing the law on known elements in the swimming federation for their frustrating practices. He warned that the Parliament will play its role if the government fails to take the necessary legal measures in this regard.
“Some Kuwaiti personalities are known for impeding measures to lift the sports ban for various reasons; hence, it is imperative for the government to end such frivolities,” he concluded.