Riyadh hosted the sixth Islamic Games

According to Fars News Agency, the 12th General Assembly of the Sports Federation of Islamic Countries was held in Riyadh with the presence of Mahmoud Khosravi Wafa, the head of the National Olympic Committee, heads and representatives of more than 50 member countries.

In this meeting, the members of the Federation of Solidarity Sports of Islamic Countries chose Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, as the host of the sixth edition of these games in 2025 after the necessary discussions and investigations, and it was approved that the elections of the Federation of Solidarity of Islamic Countries will also be held at the same time as these games.

Also, in this meeting, changes were made in the constitution of the Solidarity Federation of Islamic Countries in the field of how to select members of the executive board, selection of commission members, conditions for choosing the host and some other matters, and were approved and approved by the members, and the budget of this federation for 2024 compared to the year 2023 doubled and the Saudi government approved its payment.

Another decision of this meeting was to change the logo of the federation, which was approved to change the logo of the Federation of Solidarity Sports of Islamic Countries and to send the proposed final designs to the member countries and finally, after the final approval, to replace the previous logo.

In this meeting, the officials of the Palestinian National Olympic Committee were given an opportunity to provide explanations regarding the war in Gaza and the current situation. He asked for the support of the sports community of Islamic countries for the people of Gaza to be the voice of their oppressors in the world arena.

Also, from the authorities of Saudi Arabia, after the conclusion of this forum, some presidents, officials and representatives of national Olympic committees and world federations attended the opening ceremony of the “Saudi Games” of this country, which is held in the Olympic and Paralympic disciplines.

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