H.E. Mater Mohammed Al-Tayer the Deputy Chairman of DSC received the FINA delegation’s members who are in a current visit to Dubai. The Delegation includes Mr. Cornel Marculescu, FINA Executive Director and Mr. Peter Hall, FINA Head of Marketing.

The meeting was attended by H.E. Dr. Ahmed Al-Sharif the Secretary General of DSC & Chairman of the Local Organising Committee of the World Swimming Championships – Dubai 2010 / H.E. Saeed Harib Member of the Executive Office in DSC and Deputy Chairman of Local Organising Committee of the Championships / Mr. Obaid Salim the Executive Director of the Championships.

The meeting reviewed the preparations process, carried out by Dubai to host this World Championships – to be held for the first time in the Arab & Middle East area / tackled the distinctive relations between UAE and FINA, as part of which Dubai hosted the meetings of FINA in March 2009 and will host the World Swimming Championships this year along with other open water world swimming competitions.

H.E. Al-Tayer confirmed to the Delegation’s members that UAE leadership backs sports sector and supports all sports forums, championships & events hosted in the country, part of which are the Beach Soccer World Cup held in November 2009 in Dubai and the FIFA Clubs World Cup held in December 2009 in Abu Dhabi.

Mr. Marculescu pointed out that both, FINA and the world sports community are confident of the UAE’s high-level organizational abilities. In this context, he referred that UAE enjoys high qualified & experienced technicians & administrators / several sports & tourist facilities / great development in the transports, communication & services sectors.

The delegation’s members are in a current visit to Dubai to hold meeting with the Local Organising Committee of the Championships / follow the preparations process for the Championships to be held from 15th to 19th December 2010 with participation of more than 130 countries / be acquainted with the process of work in the sports complex – constructed currently to host the Championships.

The delegation also attended the inauguration of a program held by DSC to teach more than 10 thousand children the techniques of swimming. The program – which was launched Tuesday 2nd February 2010 – is to be carried out in coordination with UAE Swimming Federation / Dubai Schools / Dubai Clubs.
Dr. Ahmed Al-Sharif the Chairman of the Local Organising Committee of the Championships held meetings with the FINA delegation in the presence of H.E. Saeed Harib the Deputy Chairman of Local Organising Committee of the Championships / Mr. Obaid Salim the Executive Director of the Championships.

The meeting reviewed the process of works to be carried by the committees of the Championships / mechanism & plans of work.

The delegation visited the premises of the Local Organising Committee which includes staff offices – equipped with the most modern devices & means of communication.

The FINA Executive Director expressed his happiness with the premises’ modern equipment & qualified/experienced staff. He stated that such preparations confirm the great efforts exerted by the Local Organising Committee of the Championships to host the event in such a distinctive & splendid way that copes with the level of UAE.