Muscat:Competitions at the fourth edition of the 2026 Omani Women’s Sports Games are continuing. The event is organized by the Ministry of Culture, Sports and Youth, represented by the Directorate General of Sports Activities – Women’s Sports Department, in cooperation with the governorates’ directorates and administrations, sports unions, and committees. It runs from 8 to 23 November.

According to Federation of Arab News Agencies, this year’s strategic vision for the games is an integrated national programme and a national platform for developing and empowering women’s sports. It also serves as a national indicator for measuring club participation and for building specialized female cadres that support Oman Vision 2040.

This year’s edition aims to broaden participation to cover all governorates of the Sultanate of Oman and target 12 to 15 sports clubs. It also seeks to raise technical standards and hone talent, and to attract Gulf players to intensify competition. Other goals include governing sports and commercial partnerships, reducing government dependence through effective partnerships with the private sector, building specialized female cadres, and achieving 100 percent Omani management in organization, refereeing, coaching and sports medicine.

This year’s games feature eight sports taekwondo, chess, esports, table tennis, badminton, 3×3 basketball, volleyball, and handball.

It is worth noting that the first edition of the Women’s Sports Games in 2023 included 7 clubs and 4 sports, with 250 players taking part. The second edition in 2024 saw 14 clubs compete in 6 sports, with 600 players participating. The third edition included 9 clubs and 9 sports, with more than 600 players taking part.