OOC GA approves budget, programmes for 2021

Oman Olympic Committee (OOC) General Assembly (GA) held its regular meeting for 2021, on Thursday, at Oman Olympic Academy, headed by Sayyid Khalid bin Hamad al Busaidi, OOC chairman, in the presence board members and members of the General Assembly.

The chairman of the meeting reviewed the annual report on the administrative situation and activities as well as OOC programmes that were implemented during last year, the internal activities project and the committee’s plan for international participations that were rescheduled after most sport activities were postponed due to COVID-19 that affected the whole world for 2021 and 2022.

After that, the final account of the committee for the fiscal year ending 2020 was reviewed, where the auditor clarified some important points and details contained in the account, and accordingly it was approved by the members of the association.

OOC chairman presented a summary of the statement submitted by the board to the budget of the Finance Committee for 2021, and after reviewing its provisions, the GA approved the budget and the numbers contained therein.

Sayyid Busaidi gave a visual presentation in which he addressed the most important actions he had undertaken since assuming the presidency of OOC in July 2019 and the executive steps that took place during his presidency, as well as features of the future vision of Oman sport, Olympic action priorities and the requirements of the coming period represented by the importance of establishing federations and committees.

The meeting reviewed Ministerial Resolution No 22 of 2021 regarding the controls for allocating and disbursing government support to OOC, and the chairman was authorised to clarify some points regarding it with the Ministry of Culture, Sports and Youth.

The OOC chairman raised the highest verses of gratitude, coupled with the best congratulations and blessings to His Majesty Sultan the Sultan on the occasion of the blessed month of Ramadan, asking God Almighty all blessings to Oman, HM the Sultan, and people. He also affirmed the support of OOC and members for the file of the sultanate hosting the Hockey5s World Cup to be held in January 2024. As the host country for the tournament will be announced during the FIH Congress meeting in New Delhi in May.