The interim Ministry of Culture and Family Affairs announced the establishing of the Directorate of Youth and Sports which will be tasked with the rehabilitation of sports centers in the liberated areas and arranging for representing the Syrian sports teams in the Olympic tournaments. It will also take upon meeting the needs of professional players within the available resources. The directorate is composed if an advisory committee that is developing a framework and formulate the regulations governing the activities of the directorate. It calls on all sports bodies to contact the headquarters of the ministry to create a database that help meet the needs of Syrian athletes. The interim Ministry of Culture and Family Affairs established the Directorate of Youth and Sports to function as an umbrella for Syrian athletes and get international recognition to represent the Free Syria’s sports teams in the Arab, regional and international tournaments. (Source: Syrian Coalition)