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Saudi Arabia to Host 1st Gulf Indoor and Martial Arts Games in 2024

The presidents of the Olympic committees of the Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) met in Muscat on Monday. SPA
The presidents of the Olympic committees of the Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) met in Muscat on Monday. SPA
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Saudi Arabia to Host 1st Gulf Indoor and Martial Arts Games in 2024

The presidents of the Olympic committees of the Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) met in Muscat on Monday. SPA
The presidents of the Olympic committees of the Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) met in Muscat on Monday. SPA

Saudi Arabia will host the first Gulf Indoor and Martial Arts Games from September 30 to October 9 next year.

The presidents of the Olympic committees of the Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) approved the holding of the games during their 35th meeting in Muscat on Monday.

The Minister of Sport and President of the Saudi Olympic and Paralympic Committee (SOPC), Prince Abdulaziz bin Turki bin Faisal, attended the meeting.

The meeting also approved the activation of the mechanism for exchanging experts and specialists in the sports field between the GCC countries.

Moreover, it endorsed the implementation of the GCC General Secretariat's initiative for on-the-job training among Olympic committees, sports federations, and other relevant bodies involved in sports affairs. These decisions are geared towards fostering the growth and fortification of the collaborative sports framework within the Gulf region.

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LaLiga Clubs to Help Raise Money for Victims of Spain's Flash Floods

A picture taken on October 31, 2024 shows a road destroyed and flooded fields after flash floods in Utiel, in the region of Valencia, eastern Spain. (Photo by Wafaa ESSALHI / AFP)
A picture taken on October 31, 2024 shows a road destroyed and flooded fields after flash floods in Utiel, in the region of Valencia, eastern Spain. (Photo by Wafaa ESSALHI / AFP)
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LaLiga Clubs to Help Raise Money for Victims of Spain's Flash Floods

A picture taken on October 31, 2024 shows a road destroyed and flooded fields after flash floods in Utiel, in the region of Valencia, eastern Spain. (Photo by Wafaa ESSALHI / AFP)
A picture taken on October 31, 2024 shows a road destroyed and flooded fields after flash floods in Utiel, in the region of Valencia, eastern Spain. (Photo by Wafaa ESSALHI / AFP)

LaLiga and its clubs will help raise funds for the Red Cross to support those affected by the flash floods which have killed at least 158 people in Spain by publicizing a campaign during match broadcasts this weekend and through their social media accounts.
"Spain's professional football joins the condolences and expresses its solidarity with the families of the victims and the missing," LaLiga said in a statement on Thursday.
Real Madrid announced they would also collaborate with the Red Cross and donate one million euros ($1.09 million), The Associated Press reported.
"The Real Madrid Foundation and the Red Cross have today launched a fundraising campaign to support those affected by the storm and the club have decide to support this campaign with a donation of one million euros to help the many families who are in a critical situation and need all our help and solidarity," the Spanish champions said in a statement.
After the Spanish FA postponed seven midweek Cup ties and all games scheduled for Valencia's eastern region this weekend, it asked competition organizers to observe a minute's silence before matches that will be played as a tribute to the victims.
Six postponed Copa del Rey games have been rescheduled for next week, leaving Real Sociedad's match against Jove Espanyol in Alicante as the only tie without a new fixture date.
LaLiga asked the 10 affected clubs in the top two divisions to submit a proposal for new dates before next Tuesday.
Saturday's LaLiga match between Valencia and visitors Real Madrid plus Villarreal's clash with Rayo Vallecano are among the games postponed, as Valencia made the Mestalla stadium available as a drop-off point for donations of food and essential items.