Prince Feisal chairs JOC board meeting

AMMAN — HRH Prince Feisal, president of the Jordan Olympic Committee (JOC), on Thursday chaired the JOC board meeting, which was held at Al Salam Hall in Al Hussein Youth City.

The meeting was attended by HRH Princess Alia, president of the Royal Jordanian Equestrian Federation, Minister of Youth Mohammad Nabulsi, Minister of Digital Economy and Entrepreneurship Ahmed Hanandeh, JOC vice presidents Sari Hamdan and Khaled Atiyat, JOC Secretary General Naser Majali and board members.

Prince Feisal commended the achievements of national teams in 2022, and the efforts of sports federations in serving Jordanian sports, the Jordan News Agency, Petra, reported on Friday.

The meeting went over achievements of national sports federations and their respective national teams in 2022, among which is Jordan’s participation in the Islamic Solidarity Games in Konya, Turkey, where the Kingdom won 12 medals, including two gold medals, four silver medals, and six bronze medals.

The board meeting also approved the implementation of the Developing the Effectiveness of Sports Organisation project, which was launched with the aim of institutionalising and developing the performance of sports federations to ensure their sustainability and enhance the confidence of stakeholders and beneficiaries.

The meeting endorsed minutes of the meetings of the JOC Executive Office and reviewed the JOC’s 2023 initial budget.