RIYADH: The Saudi Cycling Federation and Asian Cycling Confederation signed an agreement on Saturday to strengthen relations and develop the sport.
The president of the Saudi federation, Abdullah bin Ali Al-Wathlan, and the president of the Asian confederation, Osama bin Ahmed Al-Shafar, signed the memorandum of understanding.
The ceremony was also attended by the chair of the women’s committee at the Saudi federation, Princess Mashael bint Faisal, the federation’s vice president Asma Al-Jasser, and the head of the women’s and marketing committees at the Asian confederation, Noura bint Hassan Al-Jasmi.
The agreement aims to enhance cooperation at the Saudi and Asian levels, including training and qualifying cyclists, coaches and referees.
Al-Wathlan said the sports sector in the Kingdom enjoyed unlimited support from the country’s leadership, and that the fruitful cooperation between the Saudi and Asian bodies aimed to find joint programs to develop the sport, prepare professional athletes, involve them in camps and tournaments, qualify referees and promote and develop women’s cycling.
Al-Shafar expressed his happiness at the signing of the agreement, which aimed to achieve a strategic partnership that served the sport.
He added that there was a lot of ambition to achieve further development for Asian cycling in light of the advanced plans and programs that the discipline enjoyed.
