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Oman wins first ever windsurfing world championship silver medal
Muscat, April 30th: Oman has won its first ever windsurfing silver medal at a week-long world championship event in Portugal. Abdul Majeed Al Hadhrami earned second place in the 2019 Techno293 Plus World Championship men’s open category after a string of consistent results at the regatta on the coast of western Algarve. He finished seventh overall in the 28-strong international fleet which also included youth
Duqm Refinery and Oman Sail Launched the Second Phase of Al Nokhedha Program
Muscat, 24th April 2019: A major step in a pioneering joint project between Duqm Refinery and Oman Sail saw the participation of 50 students in a training course to boost their employment prospects. The three-day course, held at Millennium Resort Al Mussanah, targeted Grade 11 and 12 school students, aged 17 and 18, from Al Wusta Governorate, which is the home of Duqm Refinery.
Omani sailors celebrate gold medal success at Special Olympics World Games
Muscat, March 24th 2019: An Oman Special Olympics sailing team is celebrating gold medal success at the Middle East’s first ever World Games event in Abu Dhabi. Mohamed Ahmed Al Wahaibi won his class in the Laser Radial event at the high-profile international games which attracted 7,500 athletes from no fewer than 190 countries. The 24 year-old gold medal winner was part of a
Oman Sail youngsters make history with double medal win at Asian Championships
Muscat, March 11th 2019: Two young Omani sailors have made history by both winning medals at the high-profile Asian Laser Championship in Singapore. Laser 4.7 racers Abdulmalik Al Hinai and Al Moatasem Al Farsi each delivered multi-race winning performances at the international regatta on their way to taking silver and bronze medals respectively in what is Oman Sail’s most successful regatta to date at this
Oman Sail’s Zimam programme to instil employability skills within members of the Omani Academy for Special Skills
Muscat, February 21st 2019: Oman Sail’s corporate personal development programme, Zimam, is organising a three-day physical outdoor activities and practical experiential learning exercises for students from the newly-launched “Omani Academy for Special Skills” in an effort to develop employability abilities and provide on-the-job training for people with learning disabilities. The academy will be run by the Oman Down Syndrome Association and will begin its programme
Oman Sail joins Middle East’s first ever Special Olympics World Games with a team and race boats
Muscat, February 24th 2019: An Oman Sail team is making final preparations before heading to the first Special Olympics World Games ever held in the Middle East. The six-strong Omani team will be among more than 7,500 athletes from no fewer than 176 countries who will gather in Abu Dhabi for the start of the Games on March 14th. Sailing is one of 24 individual