French Embassy hosts roundtable session on Women and Sports
Coinciding with the countdown to the 33th Summer Olympic Games - Paris 2024, the French Embassy in the Sultanate of Oman, in collaboration with Oman Olympic Committee (OOC), represented by Oman Women’s Sports and Gender Equality Committee, organised a dialogue session on ‘Women and Sports’.
The event aimed to enhance the role of women in sports through local, regional, and international efforts, sharing experiences to achieve a more inclusive and balanced future in sports, a press release said.
The event took place last Wednesday at the Sultan Qaboos Sports Complex in Bausher, under the patronage of Sayyidah
Sana bint Hamad al Busaidi, chairperson of Oman Women’s Sports and Gender Equality Committee, and in the presence of H E Véronique Aulagnon, Ambassador of the Republic of France to the Sultanate of Oman.
The session featured six prominent female speakers who shared their inspiring experiences in empowering women through sports, presenting their success stories and insights on enhancing women's participation in various sports activities and achieving a balance between sports, professional, and personal life.
The goal of the session was to highlight the importance of empowering women in sports, exchanging experiences and inspiring visions to support women in achieving distinguished sports accomplishments, raising awareness of the role of sports in achieving sustainable development, and contributing to building a more balanced society.
The session began with a speech by H E Aulagnon, who spoke about Paris hosting the 33th Summer Olympic Games in 2024. She noted that this event represents a significant opportunity to enhance women's participation in sports globally.
She emphasised that Paris will witness the largest female participation in the history of the Olympic Games, reflecting International Olympic Committee's commitment to gender equality, and expressed her appreciation to the Oman Olympic Committee and the Omani Committee for Women’s Sports and Gender Equality for their continuous efforts in supporting and empowering women in sports and enhancing cooperation between the two countries to achieve shared goals in this field.
Saada al Ismaili, deputy chairperson of Oman Women’s Sports and Gender Equality Committee, highlighted the committee's role in supporting and encouraging women to participate in sports activities. She shared her personal experience in sports, pointing out the challenges she faced and how she overcame them.