The Minister of Youth and Sports, Ahmed Al-Mubarqa, congratulated all workers in the press and sports media, on the occasion of the International Sports Press Day, and the anniversary of the founding of the International Federation of Sports Press in 1924, on the sidelines of the Paris Olympics.
Al-Mubarqa said in a statement: Journalists and media professionals who successfully face all challenges, in search of the truth, with the utmost professionalism and elaborate work, in the world of sports media, deserve all our support, appreciation and praise, for the blessed efforts, which were the first reason for the brilliance of sporting events, hosted by Iraq with great success.”
He pointed out, "The successive generations of sports journalists and media professionals are truly a wonderful series of great professionals, who left their marks on the Arab and international arenas. A thousand greetings to them, and mercy and forgiveness for those we lost, and God bless our sports media heroes, men and women, and we ask God to grant them success.
Source: National Iraqi News Agency