Saudi Olympic committee confirms board members until 2024

The list of candidates received no objections. (File/AFP)
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Updated 24 May 2021
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Saudi Olympic committee confirms board members until 2024

  • Last week had seen Saudi sport federations and associations designate key officials to support the Kingdom’s push to promote sporting excellence over the coming years

RIYADH: The Saudi Arabian Olympic Committee (SAOC) announced on Saturday the final list of members that will serve on its board until 2024, the SPA reported.

The list of nominees was decided via an election, confirmed by Saudi Minister of Sports Prince Abdulaziz bin Turki Al-Faisal, and approved without any objections, the general committee said in a statement.

Prince Abdulaziz was also re-elected as President of the SAOC.

Last week, a comprehensive list of Saudi sport federations and associations designated key officials to support the Kingdom’s promotion of sporting excellence ahead of the next games in Paris.

The governing bodies officially confirmed the names of presidents and chairpersons to take charge of the drive in their respective sporting fields through to 2024.

Many of those appointed have been in their roles for several years while others have been tasked to take forward newly established associations and federations.

The Saudi Arabian Olympic Committee elected the following names to serve on its board for the next three years:

Prince Fahd bin Jalawi bin Abdulaziz bin Musaed as vice president

Reema bint Bandar bin Sultan bin Abdulaziz

Prince Abdullah bin Fahd bin Abdullah

Prince Khalid bin Al Waleed bin Talal

Prince Khalid bin Sultan bin Abdullah Al-Faisal

Prince Sultan bin Fahd bin Salman bin Abdulaziz

Professor Yasser Al-Rumayyan

Yasser Al-Mashal

Ahmed Tabba

Adwaa Al-Arifi

Dr. Habib Al-Ruban

Dr. Ghassan Tashkandi

Ahmed Al-Sabban

Ahmed Al-Qadmani

Brig. Gen. Shaddad Al-Omari

Ibrahim Al-Moaikel


Stinger Golf Club rebrands as Southern Guards GC

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Stinger Golf Club rebrands as Southern Guards GC

  • South Africa’s LIV Golf team unveils new identity ahead of 2026 home debut

NEW YORK: LIV Golf has announced that South Africa’s Stinger Golf Club has rebranded as Southern Guards GC, just months before the league tees off on African soil for the first time.

At the heart of the Southern Guards’ brand identity is an emphasis on culture, unity and resilience, inspired by the principle of Ubuntu, under the slogan: “I am because we are.”

Also central to the team’s new identity is the rhino, which has considerable symbolic meaning in South African culture.

The rebrand comes ahead of LIV Golf South Africa at Steyn City, Johannesburg, from March 19 to 22. With more than 70,000 tickets already sold, interest continues to grow.

Richard Glover, general manager of Southern Guards GC, said: “This has been an emotional and considered decision, but we felt the time was right to embrace a name and visual identity that more authentically reflects who we are and where we come from.

“Southern Guards GC reflects the responsibility we carry in representing South Africa on a global stage. With LIV Golf coming to the country for the first time, the timing couldn’t be more fitting for us to represent our heritage with pride.”

Southern Guards GC will continue into the 2026 season with the same all-South African lineup that has become synonymous with the team’s identity.

The team members are Louis Oosthuizen, Branden Grace, Dean Burmester and Charl Schwartzel, four of the country’s most accomplished golfers.