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- SportAccord World Sport & Business Summit will be held in Birmingham, UK, from April 7 to April 11
- ICRF President Prince Fahd bin Jalawi said: 鈥淲e want to promote camel sport throughout the world because it represents a major part of our local culture and our nation鈥檚 identity鈥�
RIYADH: The International Camel Racing Federation is seeking to promote the sport globally through participating in the SportAccord World Sport & Business Summit taking place in Birmingham from April 7 to April 11.
The summit is scheduled to host a huge gathering of leaders, officials and Olympic athletes with the participation of more than 1,500 leaders and key decision-makers in 120 international federations, in addition to the International Olympic Committee.
ICRF President Prince Fahd bin Jalawi bin Abdulaziz bin Musaed said: 鈥淲e are delighted to participate in this major international forum. We want to promote camel sport throughout the world because it represents a major part of our local culture and our nation鈥檚 identity, so we seek to spread it around the world.鈥�
It also represents a platform that enables global business leaders and sports federations to communicate with international figures and exchange views over several days.
Prince Fahd said that ICRF aimed through this participation to shed light on a sport that Arab countries have known since ancient times.
During this prestigious event, official sports, networking meetings and conferences will be organized, in addition to an exhibition that allows sports federations to showcase their services and facilities.