KUWAIT: Kuwait will host the 45th meeting of the General Assembly of the Olympic Council of Asia, which will kick off on Sunday with the participation of officials of the National Olympic Committees from 45 Asian countries under the theme "One Asia” and the meetings will last for two days.
In a press statement on Tuesday Council Director Hussein Al-Musallam said that the meetings, which will witness the attendance of about 400 sports figures from sports officials in Asia and the world, will kick off with a cultural celebration at the Jaber Al-Ahmad Cultural Center through folkloric performances from the countries of China, India, Uzbekistan, Indonesia, Lebanon and Kuwait in an expression of sports unity in the Asian continent.
He added that the meetings will continue on Monday with the holding of the General Assembly meeting of the Council in the presence of the heads of the National Olympic Committees in the member countries to discuss the development of the Olympic movement in the continent that seeks to promote sports and noble values based on friendship and respect, hoping that this continental sports gathering will succeed in coming up with decisions that promote Asian Olympic sports.
He pointed out that the current President of the International Olympic Committee, Thomas Bach of Germany, and the newly elected president of the committee, former Olympic champion and winner of seven Olympic medals Christy Coventry of Zimbabwe, will be at the forefront of the guests in addition to the presence of a large number of heads of Asian sports federations and a number of prominent international sports figures, welcoming the guests.
Al-Musallam stressed that the meeting is a prominent international sports event hosted by Kuwait, the headquarters country of the Olympic Council of Asia, with the aim of enhancing cooperation with the National Olympic Committees and the Council and supporting efforts to develop sports in the continent.
He explained that the Asian continent has become an important figure in the international Olympic movement, as evidenced by the fact that its cities hosted seven summer and winter Olympic Games, and its athletes are distinguished and compete strongly to achieve first places in various Olympic Games, stressing the continuation of work to further promote the Asian Olympic sports movement.