I have been enthusing over the role of sports in building a competitive mind set and subsequently economy for some time now. I know the link might seem pretty remote at the first glance, but put in a cultural and strategic context it does make sense to me.
So here's another success of Omani sportsman that should encouraging, inspire and drive kids to take up various sports and if suits them to engage in professional performance pursuits.
The Oman Sail teams in the Extreme Sailing Series have finished the championship in top position. The Wave (skipper Leigh McMillan) has won the gold by a narrow margin ahead of a French team, while Oman Air (skipper Morgan Larson) clinched the podium in a tight and exiting last race, literary winning on the last meters.
This is a huge result for Oman and Oman Sail, a timely justification of the strategy they took some years back.
What will be important now, it to provide proper media coverage to Hashim Al Rashdi (@hashim_alrashdi) from The Wave Muscat team and Nasser al Mashari from team Oman Air to talk about how much work and dedication is needed to achieve these levels.
To tell the story of the journey that took them from aspiring young dinghy sailors to members of the best sailing teams around the word. They should not forego this opportunity and act as inspirational figures. Having the professional backing of OmanSail behind this might be an easier task than for many other promising athletes in Oman.
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