Muscat, ONA) - The Oman Olympic Committee (OOC) today signed a marketing agreement with Ibtihal Al Zadjali Foundation for Trade and Services, within the framework of the objectives that the Committee’s Board of Directors seeks to achieve by partnerships with private sector institutions to enhance cooperation with them and create additional sources of income that enhance the ability of the Olympic Committee to implement its various plans and programs.
The agreement was signed by Sayyid Khalid bin Hamad Al Busaidi, OOC Chairman, on behalf of OOC, and Ibtihal Bint Ghazi Al-Zadjali, the company’s president, on behalf of Ibtihal Al Zadjali for Trade and Services.
Based on the agreement, the company will market and promote the activities of OOC and all various programs as well as managing the activities in coordination with the concerned sub-committees according to the objectives of each committee.
On this occasion, OOC Chairman said that OOC board of directors had launched a tender for companies in Oman specialized in managing and marketing events, with the aim of contracting with one of them to assist OOC searching for partnerships in the private sector bodies through marketing and commercial sponsorships. This will help the committee finding new finance sources and innovative ideas that serve the goals, especially in light of reducing government budgets in general and the importance of engaging the private sector in supporting the committee’s programs.
OOC Chairman added, “We have selected a company specialized in managing and marketing events, namely Ibtihal Al Zadjali Company, to help us work in this regard, wishing the company all success in its duties and all OOC sub-committees.”
OOC Chairman concluded his statement by inviting private sector institutions to believe in the noble values adopted by the Olympic movement in general and the Omani Olympic Committee in particular with regard to utilizing sport as an important means for the development of community members and protecting them from many health, psychological and intellectual challenges, looking forward to building solid and sustainable partnerships with other private bodies to enhance the national role and social especially among youth.
For her part, Ibtihal Al Zadjali, the founder of the Foundation, expressed her thanks and appreciations to OOC Board of Directors for their confidence in the proposal made by the Foundation. She said, “We are eagerly looking forward to working with the OOC sub-committees and the executive board to implement the targeted programs and events.”
(ONA)