Katara - the Cultural Village will host more than 98 sport activities on its beach esplanade on National Sport Day, adopting the motto “Live sport”.
The activities are set to start at 7am on February 10, with various games and activities targeting all segments of the society. Last year, Katara hosted 83 activities with the participation of 38 entities.
Katara will also organise various sports activities and competitions, aiming to raise awareness among visitors on the importance of engaging in sports, and its health and moral benefits.
Ahmed al-Sayed, head of the organising committee of National Sports Day activities at Katara, said that Katara is one of the main destinations of both public and private entities on National Sport Day. Besides, it is considered as a centre for sports, tourism and entertainment as well as culture.
“We have provided an adequate number of parking lots to accommodate for the expected huge numbers of visitors. We have also allocated a six-storey building for the parking of visitors besides the already existing ground parking lots that could accommodate more than 2,000 vehicles,” said al-Sayid yesterday.
He said that there will be several help desks at Katara to help visitors and answer their inquiries, regarding the timing and locations of the activities scheduled for the day.
Similarly, Abdulrahman al-Tamimi, assistant head of the organising committee, said Katara will conduct wave surfing activities on Sport Day in addition to dancing carnival in the evening, besides the other scheduled activities.
Various sports federations and a large number of sports centres, companies and foundations will participate at the Sport Day activities at Katara, including Qatar Swimming Association, Qatar Basketball Federation, Qatar Bodybuilding Federation, Qatar Boxing Federation, Qatar Tennis and Squash Federation, Handball Association, Golf Association, Qatar Shooting and Archery Association, Qatar Badminton Association, Qatar Sailing and Rowing Federation, Qatar Volleyball Association, Qatar Table Tennis Federation, Qatar Cycling Federation, Qatar Wrestling Federation, Qatar Chess Association, and Qatar Football Association, among other entities.
In the meantime, the Central Municipal Council (CMC) is set to mark National Sport Day at Katara with all CMC members and staff. They would start their day with a walk alongside the Corniche, then they will go to Katara to take part in games.
CMC chairman Saud al-Hinzab stressed the importance of the occasion in the country and considered it as day that everybody should take an active part.


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