Riyadh to host the Asian Paralympic General Assembly

The Saudi capital, Riyadh, is set to host, for the first time in its history, the forum and the electoral General Assembly of the Asian Paralympic Committee over four days, with the participation of more than 200 attendees and representatives from 45 Asian countries, as well as several heads of international and regional Paralympic federations.

On behalf of HRH, the President of the Saudi Olympic and Paralympic Committee (SOPC), Prince Abdulaziz bin Turki Al Faisal, HH Vice President Prince Fahad bin Jalawi will inaugurate the forum on the first day.

The ceremony will witness speeches from the SOPC and the President of the Asian Paralympic Committee, Mr. Majid Rashid, at the Crowne Plaza Hotel. Additionally, HRH Prince Abdulaziz will be awarded the honorary prize for his service to Paralympic sports in the Asian continent.

In the evening of the same day, there will be a ceremony for the Asian Paralympic Committee Awards in its seven categories, in addition to a dinner in honour of the delegations participating in the forum and the General Assembly.

Mr Rashid will preside over the General Assembly of the Committee on its first day in the morning on Monday, Nov. 28, and extend to the evening. Members of the Assembly will witness the opening ceremony of the Saudi Games 2023 at seven-thirty in the evening.

The committee's General Assembly concludes on Tuesday when the executive office elections for the Asian Committee for the sports period 2023-2027 will take place.

It is noteworthy that the SOPC is hosting the assembly for the first time since its recent merge between the Olympic and Paralympic committees in December 2021, which is a result of its General Assembly’s decision to support the equality of opportunities that both Olympic and Paralympic athletes can enjoy under various initiatives and investments connected to vision 2030.