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UAE Flag Day celebration unites sports community

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November 04, 2025

The Ministry of Sport and the UAE National Olympic Committee marked Flag Day with a celebration at the committee's headquarters in Dubai.

The event was graced by the presence Dr. Ahmad Belhoul Al Falasi, Minister of Sports and Vice President of the National Olympic Committee; Ghanim Mubarak Al Hajeri, Undersecretary of the Ministry of Sports; Sheikh Suhail Bin Butti Al Maktoum, Assistant Undersecretary for the Sports Development and Competitiveness Sector at the Ministry, and attended by prominent figures from various sports councils, federations, and clubs.

The celebration also saw the participation of teams from both the ministry and the committee, and brought together more than 20 Emirati athletes who recently won 31 medals at the Asian Youth Games hosted in Bahrain, achieving first place among Arab nations and eighth across Asia in an unprecedented milestone for UAE sports.

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