Current Affairs Today, 30/04/2024
Current Affairs Today, 30/04/2024
1st GCC Youth Games UAE 2024
1. **The 1st GCC Youth Games UAE 2024** **are** being hosted by the Emirates Golf Federation at Abu Dhabi Golf Club.
2. The event **is** taking place from **April 26-28, 2024**
3. Teams and individual boys from the UAE, Bahrain, Saudi Arabia, Kuwait, Oman, and Qatar **are competing** for gold medals.
4. His Highness Sheikh Ahmed bin Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum **is** the President of the National Olympic Committee and the First Gulf Youth Games.
5. Sheikh Rashid bin Humaid Al Nuaimi **chairs** the Higher Committee for the event.
6. The games **feature** **3,500 athletes** **competing** in **36 sports** across **41 competitions**.
7. The event slogan **is** “**Our Gulf is one .. Our youth is promising**.”
8. The aim of the games **is** to prepare young athletes for the Olympics.
9. The golf competition **is** being played over **54 holes** across **3 rounds**.
10. Only boys **18 years old or younger** **are** eligible to compete in the golf event.
11. The UAE Boys team members **are** Rayan Ahmed, Mohammed Skaik, Rashid Al Jassmy, and Thomas Nesbitt.
12. Rayan Ahmed **is** a key player for the UAE, having recently placed 5th at the Optimas – JAGA International Series Order of Merit Championship.
13. The games **commenced** with the first round of play at **7:30 AM** following the draw selection by Nasser Belshalat.
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