(Amman, Jordan 13 October, 2008) The Royal Health Awareness Society, in cooperation with the Ministry of Education launched the fourth tournament of King Abdullah II Award for Physical Fitness for the current school year, which aims to enhance the physical fitness levels for youth.
 
Participants from 1500 schools from all over the Kingdom underwent preliminary tests that included height and weight measurement, in addition to general medical exams conducted in the Ministry of Health’s medical centers and primary physical training exercises.

Samer Al Kasih, Project Manager for the King Abdullah II Award for Physical Fitness at the Royal Health Awareness Society stated that “there are 400 thousand students participating in this project,” and that “the pre-tests are to ensure the eligibility of participants to take part in such physical exercises”, asserting that the ministry of Education has distributed the needed medical equipment to participating schools.

For the purpose of selecting distinguished and creative students to join the national teams, participants have been enrolled in training camps through merging them into different national teams, and that is to meet the vision of His Majesty King Abdullah II.

In addition, Mr. Al Kasih stated that the plan for this year is to insert data and information through the Ministry of Education’s Audio Wave system, adding that there will be workshops for teachers participating in this tournament including computer teachers and schools health supervisors.

This tournament will take place in Al Hussein Youth City and Al Hassan Youth City, in addition to other sport complexes in Aqaba, Jerash, and Ajloun.