The Executive Office of the Arab Cycling Federation held its first meeting of 2025, chaired by His Excellency Dr. Yasser Omar Al Doukhi, President of the Federation, and attended by Mr. Abdulaziz Al-Shahrani, First Vice President; Mr. Mohamed Katem, Second Vice President; and Dr. Ashraf Mohamed Sayed Emam, Secretary-General of the Federation.
Also present at the meeting were Dr. Tarek Al-Khayyat, Member of the Board of Directors, and Mr. Mohamed Fadi Kulash, Executive Secretary of the Federation.
During the meeting, several important topics were discussed. The Executive Office approved the final draft of the Federation’s Strategic Plan for the period 2025–2028, which will be presented to the Board of Directors at its upcoming meeting.
The Executive Office also approved the formation of the Federation’s auxiliary committees as follows:
the Technical and Competitions Committee, Referees Committee, Women’s Cycling Committee, Medical and Anti-Doping Committee, Disciplinary, Values and Ethics Committee, Appeals and Grievances Committee, Strategy and Monitoring Committee, Solidarity Committee, Riders Committee, Coaches Committee, and Elections Committee.
The meeting also reviewed the report of the General Supervisor and Chief Commissaires of the Arab Road Cycling and Para-Cycling Championships, held in October in the city of Sulaymaniyah, Republic of Iraq. The members praised the excellent organization and hospitality of the Iraqi Cycling Federation, as well as the technical and organizational success and the strong Arab participation witnessed during the event.
Furthermore, the Executive Office reviewed membership applications submitted by the Djibouti Cycling Federation and the Comoros Cycling Federation, assigning the General Secretariat to follow up with both federations to complete the membership requirements.
The Executive Office also approved the formation of the committee for the “Arab Cycling City Award”, chaired by Mr. Abdulaziz Al-Shahrani, aimed at promoting community initiatives that encourage Arab cities to adopt and spread the culture of cycling.
In addition, the Executive Office endorsed the General Secretariat’s recommendation regarding the annual membership fees of the national federations.
The meeting concluded with an agreement to hold the next meeting of the Federation’s Board of Directors on the sidelines of the Arab Track Cycling Championship, scheduled to take place in December in Cairo, Egypt.