The Iraqi National Olympic Committee announced the approval of Prime Minister Mohammed Shia al-Sudani to launch the operational financial grants allocated to sports federations.
The Olympic Committee stated in a statement that “Prime Minister Mohammed Shia al-Sudani received this morning the head of the Iraqi National Olympic Committee, Aqil Muftan, the promising weightlifter Ali Ammar and his coach Ammar Yasser, and Al-Sudani listened to a brief presentation presented by Muftan on the national Olympic scene and the approach of the Executive Office seeking to achieve an international Olympic medal in the Los Angeles 2028 and Brisbane 2032 Olympics.”
It added that the Prime Minister approved the proposals and requests submitted by the Head of the Olympic Committee to launch operational financial grants allocated to national sports federations and allocate a plot of land with an area of 300 acres in a distinguished location in the capital, Baghdad, to establish ideal headquarters for the Olympic Committee and
its sports federations and to establish an integrated Olympic Academy that enjoys his direct sponsorship and the supervision of the Iraqi National Olympic Committee, which is considered a building block for the Olympic Champion Project launched by the Iraqi National Olympic Committee and received the attention and sponsorship of the Sudanese government.
It explained that “the Prime Minister confirmed during the meeting the government’s continued provision of full support and assistance to sports in all its forms.”
Source: National Iraqi News Agency