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RIYADH: Several Saudi Arabia sports bodies celebrated World Olympic Day with a special event on Sunday.
The participants included the Saudi Olympic and Paralympic Committee, the Saudi Olympic Academy, and other sports federations at the Prince Faisal bin Fahd Olympic Complex, the Saudi Press Agency reported.
The event was attended by Prince Fahd bin Jalawi bin Abdulaziz bin Musaed, the vice president of the SOPC, and Ludovic Pouille, France’s ambassador to the Kingdom.
The event was held to mark the 1894 founding of the International Olympic Committee, which is celebrated every year on June 23 by 206 Olympic committees around the world.
Prince Fahd presented awards to several Olympic and Paralympic athletes who participated in the accompanying dialogue session.
Pouille wished the Kingdom’s athletes well for the Paris 2024 Olympic and Paralympic Games that will be held from July 26 to Aug. 11.