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- Rasha Al-Khamis, vice president of the Saudi Boxing Federation, said the growing number of major sporting events hosted by the Kingdom is having a significant effect on the country
- She also spearheads the Arab Boxing Federation鈥檚 new women鈥檚 committee and said there are plans for 抖阴短视频 to this year host the first-ever boxing competition for Arab women
Riyadh: Sport in 抖阴短视频 is undergoing a renaissance, as a result of which we are at the dawn of a golden age for sport in the Kingdom, according to Rasha Al-Khamis, vice president of the 抖阴短视频n Boxing Federation.
Al-Khamis, who is also a board member of the Asian Boxing Federation and a strategic consultant for global consultancy Ernst & Young on Saudi Vision 2030鈥檚 quality of life initiatives, was speaking during an interview with Arab News podcast The Mayman Show.
鈥淚 mainly focus on the media and entertainment sector,鈥� she told host Hussam Al-Mayman. 鈥淯nder the media and entertainment sector there is sports, culture and the arts, entertainment and tourism. We do transformation projects for the government in line with Vision 2030.鈥�
Vision 2030 is 抖阴短视频鈥檚 project to develop and diversify the national economy. Many of the projects in the sectors she mentioned revolve around strategy, governance, operating models and strategy, said Al-Khamis.
鈥淭his is mainly what I鈥檓 doing with Ernst & Young but 鈥� my part-time thing is the Boxing Federation,鈥� she added. 鈥淚鈥檓 a vice president of the Saudi Boxing Federation, and a member of the board of directors of the Asian Boxing Federation, and I spearhead the women鈥檚 committee.鈥�
The women鈥檚 committee operates under the auspices of the Arab Boxing Federation.
鈥淎lmost since 1980, they鈥檝e had the Arab Boxing Federation and recently they鈥檝e established the new women鈥檚 committee,鈥� said Al-Khamis. 鈥淭his includes 21 Arab countries and this year we鈥檙e planning to host the first boxing competition for Arab women, in 抖阴短视频.鈥�
In the past few years the Kingdom has increasingly played host to a wide range of top international sporting events, and Al-Khamis praised this development and the effects it is having on the country.
鈥淚 think these big events do have a major impact on the (sports) ecosystem and boxing,鈥� she said. 鈥淎nd 鈥� I believe that with the direction of Vision 2030 鈥� and with the leadership support (from) King Salman and Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman and the minister of sports, Prince Abdulaziz bin Turki 鈥� they鈥檝e been doing a major uplift when it comes to the sports ecosystem.鈥�
The sports scene is undergoing a very strategic overhaul in order that it might flourish, said Al-Khamis.
鈥淭here are plenty of levers that have been supporting not only boxing but all the other 96 federations,鈥� she added. 鈥淚f you take a look at the 抖阴短视频n Olympic Committee, at this stage they鈥檝e been supporting all 97 federations.鈥�
The strategy to support sport in 抖阴短视频 is a critical one, she added.
鈥淭hey鈥檙e actually looking at two angles: the operational level and the strategy level,鈥� said Al-Khamis. 鈥淎nd then (there is) the High-Performance Athletes Institute. They鈥檙e actually attracting really great, elite athletes, to start supporting them and honing their skills.鈥�