Women in Oman sports set to get a boost
Published 07 Feb,2021 via Muscat Daily - In a major push to bring more women into sports administration and boost women sports, the Ministry of Culture, Sports and Youth has made it mandatory for all sports associations in Oman and the Oman Olympic Committee (OOC) to have one elected woman board member.
This was one of the key decisions announced as part of the revamp of the sports organisational structure in the country through Ministerial Decision No 23/2021.
On Sunday, H H Sayyid Theyazin bin Haitham al Said, Minister of Culture, Sports and Youth, also issued Ministerial Decision No 22/2021 laying out a framework for disbursement of funds to the OOC and sports associations.
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