Stars, public to take part in QOC's NSD celebrations at Education City

The Qatar Olympic Committee (QOC) will celebrate Tuesday the National Sport Day at Education City where Oxygen Park, the Green Spine, the Education City Stadium and the Recreation Centre will host various activities. To be run from 8am to 8pm, the activities will be participated by organisations, educational institutions, people with special needs and sports stars in the country.The activities include table tennis, basketball, handball, volleyball, tennis, archery, athletics, fencing, wrestling, boxing, taekwondo, judo, karate, gymnastics, and games for people with special needs.Addressing a press conference Monday, Sheikha Asma al-Thani, director of the Marketing and Communications Department of QOC, said the activities will lend an opportunity for the public to get acquainted closely with the Qatari sports federations and the games."The Qatari sports stars will be present in the events along with the masses to celebrate sports. The celebrations confirm Qatar’s keenness to achieve its goals through adopting best practices and means to expand the base of community participation in sports," she said adding that QOC is committed to supporting sports and seeks to enhance participation in Sports Day activities year after year in to ensure that sports are used as a means of positive change and the adoption of healthy and balanced lifestyles.Mashael Shahbik, director of Events at Qatar Foundation (QF) said the foundation is keen to make sport available for all considering the Sports Day as a day for making positive and healthy change in society through cohesion, unity and team spirit.She pointed out that QF hosted a march in support of Turkey-Syria earthquake victims in an effort to play its role in international relief efforts following this natural disaster.She said the Education City Stadium will host women only activities and the stadium will become the centre for women’s sports in Qatar while providing wonderful opportunities for women sport enthusiasts.Mohamed Issa al-Fadala, Director of the Sports Affairs Department at QOC, said the number of participants this year in QOC activities will be large. Abdullah al-Marri, Head of the Communication Unit of QOC, said 13 sports federations will take part in the activities at the Oxygen Park along with sports stars.

Fun Run Tuesday to promote Hangzhou 2022 Asian Games

While celebrating the National Sport Day and promoting the Hangzhou 2022 Asian Games, the Qatar Olympic Committee (QOC), in co-operation with the Olympic Council of Asia (OCA), will organise the Asian Games Fun Run Tuesday at Qatar Foundation (QF)'s Education City.During a press conference at the QOC headquarters on Monday, Liu Zhizyong, the deputy director of Supervision and Audit Department of the Organising Committee of Hangzhou 2022 Asian Games, noted that the event is an opportunity for the international audience to get involved in the promotional activities of the games to be held from September 10-25 in the Chinese city.The Asian Games 2022 was originally scheduled for September 10-25 last year.Liu noted that the quadrennial event also symbolises the warm relationship between countries and will help spread joy and hope across Asia while enhancing friendship among people and countries.He said that Hangzhou is set to host the event with preparations being made.Liu thanked the QOC for its interest in China's preparations for the Asian Games and its contribution to the promotional activities of the event.OCA Information Technology director Waleed Mubarak, who is the council representative at the Fun Run, noted that the event lends everyone the opportunity to participate in the activities of the Asian Games and get the experience of the promotion.A Chinese delegation will take part in the event.