The Jordan Olympic Committee has renewed its major sponsorship with telecom provider Zain Jordan for a seventh successive year ©Getty Images

The Jordan Olympic Committee (JOC) has renewed its major sponsorship agreement with telecom company Zain Jordan for the seventh successive year.

The company, a mobile telecommunications provider across the Middle East and North Africa, has signed on again as a golden sponsor of the JOC, renewing its pledge to support Jordanian athletes.

The renewal of the agreement was confirmed at a signing ceremony involving JOC secretary general Nasser Majali and Zain Jordan’s chief executive Fahad Al-Jassem at the headquarters of the telecom giant.

Zain Jordan’s chief executive Fahad Al-Jassem, left, signed a renewal of a major sponsorship with the Jordan Olympic Committee's secretary general Nasser Majali ©JOC
Zain Jordan’s chief executive Fahad Al-Jassem, left, signed a renewal of a major sponsorship with the Jordan Olympic Committee's secretary general Nasser Majali ©JOC

Under the agreement Zain Jordan will provide the JOC with cash incentives and also offer scholarships to 15 athletes.

The company also provides support to many Jordanian clubs, Paralympic athletes and individual athletes as well as organising sports events.

Majali praised the company for its ongoing commitment and stressed the importance of the partnership.

He added that Jordanian athletes benefited hugely from the involvement of the corporate sector and companies such as Zain Jordan.