Winning the right to host the 2019 World Athletics Championships will boost Qatar’s international reputation in the field of sport and will enable Doha to become the world capital of sports, HE the Minister of Youth and Sports Salah bin Ghanem bin Nasser al-Ali has said.
The International Association of Athletics Federation (IAAF) in Monte Carlo elected Doha on Tuesday to host the 2019 World Athletics Championships.
Congratulating HH the Emir Sheikh Tamim bin Hamad al-Thani and HE the Prime Minister and Minister of Interior Sheikh Abdullah Nasser bin Khalifa al-Thani on Qatar winning the right to host the championships, Minister Salah bin Ghanem bin Nasser al-Ali said, by hosting the athletics meet Qatar will enjoy the confidence of the international community.
Hailing the Emir’s “unlimited support to sport”, the Minister added that the Sports Ministry is determined to take advantage of such tournaments and events to invest in human resources and the realisation of Qatar Vision 2030 Qatar.
He praised the efforts made by the members of the Qatar bidding Committee, headed by the Chairman of the Committee, HE Sheikh Saoud bin Abdul Rahman al-Thani, Secretary General of the Olympic Committee, and Dahlan al-Hamad, president of Qatar Athletics Federation, who is also vice-president of the International Association of Athletics, and all the departments, including public and private institutions, that supported the bidding Committee.