http://www.english.hadhramaut.info PM honors creative athletes in different sport games [The Source: www.sabanews.net - 24/03/2009] Prime Minister Ali Mujawar honored in the Youth Palace of Sana'a on Monday the Yemeni athletes of sport attainments for 2008 during their participation in severa l sport games held abroad.
The honors included the Yemeni Olympiad champions obtaining the World Cup of Hockey held in American State of Idaho, and the champions of Equestrian, Chess, Judo, Taekwondo, and Wrestling games as well as women sport games, who obtained advanced positions at the Arab and Asian level.
In the honor festival, Mujawar delivered a speech, in which he affirmed the significance of such honoring for the ingenious athletes to continue their success. He praised the golden achievements by the creative athletes during their participations in Arab, Asian and international championships.
He added that these honorable achievements indicate that Yemen has distinguished talents from creative youth, assuring the government's keenness on qualifying creative youth and developing their abilities for strengthening their roles in building the country.
The premier called on the private sector for contributing to supporting athletes, developing the different sport games, and honoring the creative youth.
For his part, Minister of Youth and Sports Hamoud Ubad praised the successes and the medals obtained by the Yemeni athletes in the different sports in the Arab, Asian and international events, assuring that honoring the creative athletes is honoring for all those who represent Yemen well.