Kuwait gov't congratulates Amir, Crown Prince, people on sport ban end

(MENAFN- Kuwait News Agency (KUNA)) KUWAIT, July 8 (KUNA) -- The government Monday congratulated His Highness the Amir Sheikh Sabah Al-Ahmad Al-Jaber Al-Sabah, His Highness the Crown Prince Sheikh Nawaf Al-Ahmad Al-Jaber Al-Sabah and the Kuwaiti people for the complete lifting of international ban on Kuwait sport.
The government, in a weekly meeting chaired by His Highness the Prime Minister Sheikh Jaber Mubarak Al-Hamad Al-Sabah, commended His Highness the Amir's support for executive and legislative authorities, Public Authority for Sport (PAS) and sport sectors which contributed to lifting of ban, Deputy Premier and Minister of State for Cabinet Affairs Anas Al-Saleh said in a statement.
The Executive Board (EB) of the International Olympic Committee (IOC) last Friday fully lifted the suspension of the Kuwait Olympic Committee (KOC) as a result of the successful implementation of a roadmap agreed between all parties.
The first step of the roadmap (revision and adoption of new statutes for the sports clubs, followed by elections) was successfully completed within the prescribed deadline (end of January 2019), said the IOC in a press release.
The second step (revision and adoption of new statutes for the National Sports Federations, followed by elections) was implemented in close coordination with the International Federations (IFs) concerned, and was successfully completed in early June 2019.
The third and last step (revision and adoption of the KOC statutes, followed by KOC elections) was successfully completed on 30 June 2019, with the holding of the KOC Elective General Assembly.
The KOC was suspended by decision of the IOC EB on 27 October 2015, to protect the Olympic Movement in Kuwait from undue government interference, after a sports law that was not compatible with the basic principles that govern the Olympic Movement was passed in the country.
Al-Saleh hoped the lift of the ban would mark a strong start for Kuwaiti athletes to realize accomplishments at the regional and international levels. (end)
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