The organizing committee of the Saudi Games 2024 announced a collaboration with the Ministry of Culture’s “The Year of the Camel” initiative, aiming to promote its goals and message.
The torch, medals, and victory bouquet of the third edition of the Saudi Games will embody the visual identity of The Year of the Camel initiative. The initiative seeks to introduce the camel as a significant cultural, historical, and civilizational symbol in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia and to strengthen the deep-rooted relationship between generations of society.
The collaboration is part of joint efforts between various sectors to enhance the cultural presence in events hosted by the Kingdom and to solidify the deep-rooted relationship between Saudi society and the camel from generation to generation.
In 2024, the year was named “The Year of the Camel” to celebrate the unique cultural value represented by the camel. It was a means of traversing distances, crossing deserts, and overcoming the loneliness of the road. Poems wer
e composed about it, stories were concluded with references to it, poetic imagery was formed around it, and proverbs were struck about its long companionship and unwavering loyalty to humans. Even today, the camel stands as a living witness to authenticity and a fundamental cultural element of the Saudi identity.
The initiative aims to achieve several goals, including preserving the national identity, introducing future generations and the world to the camel, highlighting its economic importance and role in achieving food security, as well as introducing the civilizational value of the camel and the customs associated with it, its rich cultural and historical heritage, and showcasing its unique capabilities that have earned it a distinguished place in Saudi culture.
The Saudi Games highlight the Kingdom’s core values and the athletes’ ambition and pride. They aim to instill these values in participants and the public by celebrating the camel, solidifying the deep-rooted relationship between Saudi society an
d the camel and its impact on their values, and enhancing opportunities for international cultural exchange related to the camel’s heritage by leveraging the significant momentum of the Saudi Games.
Source: Saudi Press Agency