“The race towards progress doesn’t know the word impossible and competition doesn’t mean winning the first place only but also to strive persistently to achieve excellence,” said Shaikh Mohammed while addressing the concluding session of the third international Olympic sportsmen forum which was hosted by Dubai in response to an invitation from Princess Haya bint Al Hussein, wife of Shaikh Mohammed and member of the international Olympic committee.

“Our world has become a global village that invites us to exchange ideas and efforts in order to make the future more brighter for the next generations,” Shaikh Mohammed told the Olympic sportsmen.

International Olympic Committee (IOC) president Jacques Rogge said he and members of the committee were deeply impressed by Shaikh Mohammed’s call.