Females ‘can’t be ignored in sports’

RIYADH: Prince Abdullah bin Musaed bin Abdulaziz Al Saud, president of Youth Welfare, has stressed the need for promoting women’s sporting activity through welfare clubs.
He made this observation while answering questions through “Kingdom Dialogues”, a subsidiary channel of King Abdulaziz Center for National Dialogue (KANCD). The program was organized in response to prejudices against women’s sports at various clubs.
He said the top leadership of the country has underlined the need for youth care since taking over the Presidency of Youth Welfare. Today, GPYW is strongly concerned about the affairs of young men and women in the Kingdom, as that there was some negligence in the past. In answering the top 20 questions by the participants, the prince said: “I can assure dear listeners that the subject of youth is the first concern of the presidency. The organization will host soon workshops on the initiatives and projects for the young people who are the real wealth of the Kingdom.”
On the issue of intolerance among some sports fans raised through various media outlets, he explained that currently there is a committee to address this issue, adding that the Ministry of Culture and Information is a member of the committee.
The prince expressed his displeasure over fanatical views aired through mass media and social networking sites. He described them as racially motivated that neither serve the community and nor reflect the reality.