Sultan Saif Al-Samahi, President of the UAE Swimming, Water Polo and Diving Federation, issued a statement in which he put points on the letters regarding the delay in holding the elections for the formation of the Federation’s Board of Directors for the new administrative session 2020-2024, stressing that the current administration has no interest in the delay, and the federation is awaiting the approval of the International Swimming Federation "Fina" of the statute and the election regulations so that he can directly conduct the elections. He revealed that the delay was imposed by "Vienna" in his letter to the federation on September 22, in which he requested not to start the procedures of the federation's electoral process until the final approval of the amended Basic Law of the Emirates Federation Swimming pool, which was approved by the federation’s general assembly in its extraordinary meeting on the fifth of last September, indicating that the “local” federation has become obligated to enforce the instructions of the International Federation by virtue of the fact that it holds its membership and is subject to its regulations and laws in force on all national swimming federations around the world, and in accordance with the rules and charters Regarding the developments that imposed the postponement, Al-Samahi said: “As President of the Emirates Swimming, Water Polo and Diving Federation, I would like Reaffirming that the current board of directors has no interest in postponing whatsoever, which called for clarification of the facts to refute the completely false rumors raised by some regarding the swimming elections, noting that I had previously declared categorically that I did not want to run in the elections. On the position of President again, hoping success for the new administration that will take over the affairs of the Federation in the coming period, for we are all in the service of our generous nation, which whatever we do, we will not fulfill what we have due. ”He added:“ I would like to emphasize that the public interest of UAE sport was the basis for our work in all What we have done and are doing to contribute to the course of its development and development, and what necessitated our issuing this statement is to put an end to the rumors that some people echo, with what we have in terms of circumstances and conditions that confirm that the postponement is outside the control of the Union, which necessitated clarification of the entire facts to stop any interpretations that may affect the course of the Union in The current time represents a transitional stage until we hand over responsibility to the administration that the General Assembly will choose to assume responsibility, with the assurance that the current administration has exerted its best efforts that have resulted in administrative stability, and it is sufficient that we will hand over the union D. To the next administration, stable, with a track record of the achievements of UAE swimmers and swimmers in their Gulf, Arab and continental participations. The federation’s official records are in place to monitor and confirm what has been achieved with results and numbers to demonstrate the technical development. The President of the Emirates Swimming Federation added: “Since we assumed responsibility for the presidency of the federation, we have adopted a transparent approach to work and with the same transparency, we confirm the truth of the position regarding the holding of elections for the next session. The procedures adopted by the General Assembly, provided that the new schedule will be determined by the Election Committee, which, together with the Appeals Committee, will manage the entire electoral process. ”Regarding the actions taken by the federation regarding the postponement of the elections, Al-Samahi said:“ The Federation addressed the International Swimming Federation on September 20 In the past, with the decision of the extraordinary general assembly held on September 5, in which he was informed of the date of holding the elections that was set by the election committee appointed by the general assembly on October 21, and we received the response of the International Federation on September 22, and he requested that the electoral process be postponed until the regulation of the system is approved. The basic rule for the federation, which includes the election list, the clubs informed us of that, then the union requested the d He was requested to provide him with a legal translation of the Basic Law in English, which we did on September 24 and we fulfilled the required attachment with the minutes of the Extraordinary General Assembly meeting that was held on September 5, and on September 26, the International Federation requested his submission to the statute and the election regulations for 2017 «legally translated» In addition to the minutes of the Extraordinary General Assembly "translated", and we have given him the required, to request additions to the articles of association regarding the anti-doping rules and the compliance of the Federation and its Board of Directors with the rules and laws of the International Federation. He was informed of this on November 22, and on November 26, the International Federation stated that he would send The statute and regulations of the elections, in addition to the minutes of the extraordinary general assembly attached to the "Fina" - Legal Affairs of the International Federation, and we contacted the International Federation again in order to expedite the accreditation. He replied on December 3 stating that work is underway to review the statute and the election list, and it will inform us immediately Complete the review and approve them. ”Al-Samahi concluded:“ I ask the clubs and all those involved in UAE swimming and water sports to wait before issuing There are no wrong judgments that may provoke an atmosphere of tension and instability, especially as we started to resume activity and launch tournaments again after the General Sports Authority approved the health protocol for the return of sporting activities, including swimming, in accordance with the precautionary measures applied in the country to prevent the Corona pandemic, and we wish success to all in the service of UAE sport. .