Jordan Olympic Committee: Hundreds take the Five Rings Challenge

The Five Rings Challenge is held every Saturday morning in Al Hussein Park with participants aged 18-30 invited to discover sport in a new and fun way.

“The JOC has a vision for sport to play a key part in the lives of all Jordanians and this is a way of getting people more active.”

Created by a small group of young volunteers and managed by the JOC’s Knowledge, Training and Education Department, the challenge sees the volunteers engage with other young men and women to learn, play and have fun with sport during a two-hour session.

“It is proving to be very popular and so far more than 350 young people have taken part,” said Narin Hajtass, the JOC department’s manager. “It is a new approach to promoting sport and healthy activity among this important age group and follows the lead from the Association of National Olympic Committees who wants to create a new strategy to engage with the youth.”

The sessions consist of a warm up followed by fun introductions and games of football, volleyball and basketball. They conclude with a debrief segment where key messages are shared about the power and benefits of sport and healthy activity.

“Many of the people that have participated have not even played sport before and they enjoy it because they are learning from volunteers that don’t have a professional sporting background.”

Participants come from a variety of organisations and backgrounds, including some with various disabilities, with numbers increasing week on week.

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