Muscat,, Oman - The Ministry of Culture, Sports and Youth represented by the General Directorate of Sports Activities today organized an introductory workshop on the Olympic history that included the emergence and development of the ancient Olympic Games, the revival of the modern Olympic Games, women in the Olympic Games, the most prominent historical stations of the Olympic Games and the Sultanate in the Olympic Games.

The seminar dealt with the first modern Olympic Games that were held in Athens during the period from 6 to 15 April of 1896 with the participation of 241 athletes representing 14 countries who competed in 43 competitions in addition to the most prominent Olympic stations in 1896 as the revival of the Olympic Games and the first participation of women in 1900 as well as the introduction of the Winter Games in 1924.

During the seminar, the Sultanate’s participation in the Olympic Games was reviewed after the establishment of the Omani Olympic Committee in 1982. The Sultanate’s first participation was in Los Angeles in 1984. The Sultanate was able to reach the final qualifiers once. In 2008, the Sultanate’s first female participation was held.

The introductory seminar was presented by Jaber bin Muhammad Al-Shabibi, Head of the Traditional Sports Department at the General Directorate of Sports Activities at the meeting room of the Projects Department building in the Ministry’s headquarters in Ruwi.

(ONA)