RIYADH — The Ministry of Sports announced Sunday the launch of the Fakhr Program Initiative, which is organized by the Saudi Arabian Paralympic Committee and falls under the Quality of Life Program, and aims at achieving the goals of the Kingdom's Vision 2030.

The idea of Fakhr Program initiative is based on rehabilitating people with special needs, discovering and developing their sporting abilities, improving their quality of life, enhancing their community participation in sports activities, and making them sports champions at the local and international levels.

The program will be held over a full year, and include providing health and physical rehabilitation services to Saudi participants, with training of each participant in one of the four sports fields that suit his capabilities.

The sports are shooting, weightlifting, basketball and athletics, in addition to providing prosthetic limbs and sports chairs for the participants. The program also includes organizing 3 local and international camps for 350 Saudis. — SPA