The Supreme Organising Committee for the 2019 International Wheelchair and Amputee Sports Federation, IWAS, World Games, held its first meeting, chaired by Sheikh Sultan bin Ahmed Al Qasimi, Chairman of the Organising Committee of the IWAS 2019.

He explained that Sharjah's hosting of the IWAS 2019 for the second time, came to the attention of H.H. Dr. Sheikh Sultan bin Mohammed Al Qasimi, Supreme Council Member and Ruler of Sharjah, providing all the possibilities and elements of success for sports of people of determination, to highlight Sharjah's leading role in the field of attention to the issues of persons with disabilities.

Participants in the meeting discussed Sharjah's hosting of the IWAS 2019, in terms of the proposed sports for the 2019 World Games and its venues, the 2019 World Program and 2018-2018.