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Prince Nawaf bin Faisal bin Fahd meets with IOC chief


Kuwait, March 11, SPA -- Prince Nawaf bin Faisal bin Fahd bin
Abdulaziz, Deputy President of Youth Welfare of the Kingdom of Saudi
Arabia, Deputy Chairman of the Saudi Olympic Committee and Member of
the International Olympic Committee (IOC), met in Kuwait tonight with
Dr. Jacques Rogge, the President of IOC.

During the meeting, Dr. Rogge lauded the Saudi Olympic Committee's
strategy for Saudi sports movement, citing the recently-held
elections of the committee's board of directors and those of other
sports federations.
He commended the role played by the Saudi Olympic Committee, led by
its Chairman Prince Sultan bin Fahd bin Abdulaziz, the General
President of Youth Welfare, in coordinating sports development
efforts between the IOC and Saudi national committee.
He praised Prince Nawaf bin Faisal as among the IOC's most prominent
and active members.
The meeting was attended by senior Saudi officials.
--SPA

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