Yemen 
Land: 527,968km2 Poputation: 14,588,000 
SPORT IN THE COUNTRY 
 
1. TRADITIONAL SPORT AND GAMES 
 Game of Gahishi 
 Ya-Hizali 
 Wagal 
 Kubat Al-Taiyar 
 Dharb Al-Hidwi 
 Dab Al Balas Ya-Ghurab 
 
2. POPULAR PARTICIPATION SPORT 
 Football 
 
3. POPULAR SPECTATOR SPORT 
 Football 
 
4. SPORT LEGISLATION 
 Manual Program Internal (by law) 
 
5. SPORT INFORMATION CENTER 
 NA 
 
6. SPORT PARTICIPATION SURVEY 
 NA 
 
7. NUMBER OF SPORT CLUB 
 NA 
 
8. FITNESS TESTING PROGRAM 
 NA 
ORGANIZATION PROFILE
 
Federation of Sport for All 
Address:c/o Ministry of Youth and Sports, Hadah St., Sanoa 
Tel: (967)1.260783 Fax: (967)1.260091 
 
1. FOUNDED YEAR 
 March, 1993 
 
2. OFFICIAL REPRESENTATIVE 
 Hassan Ali A1-kholani, Deputy Minister 
 
3. NATURE OF THE ORGANIZATION 
 Non-governmental organization 
 
4. OBJECTIVES AND MISSIONS 
 Preparing national cadre for be able to achieve the humanitarian role according to the scientific methods 
 Spreading the base of sport practice in cheap cost and presenting the advises to make this practice in correct way. 
 Presenting the sport care for all sportive sectors among people and for different stages. 
 
5. NUMBER OF STAFF 
 Full-time staff: 2 Part-time staff: 3 
 
6. ANNUAL BUDGET 
 Approx. US$ 500 (1996) 
 Approx. US$ 500 (1997) 
 
7. SPECIAL EVENTS AND PROGRAMS 
 Anniversary of July 27 (The Democracy Day) 
 Anniversary of September and October Revolution 
 Anniversary of May 22nd ( The Reunification of Yemen) 
 The Day of Handicapped 
 The International Day of Infant 
 
8. PROMOTIONAL ACTIVITIES FOR THE TARGET GROUPS 
 NA 
 
9. LEADERSHIP TRAlNING AND CERTIFICATION PROGRAMS 
 NA 
 
10. NATIONAL PARTNERS 
 NOC 
 
11. AFFILIATED ORGANIZATIONS 
 FISpT, Arab Federation for Sport for All 
 
12. PRESENT ISSUES AND CHALLENGES 
 NA 
(From the survey taken in 1997)