The Qatar Olympic Committee (QOC) President HE Sheikh Joaan bin Hamad al-Thani, met on Thursday with China’s Minister of Sport and President of the Chinese Olympic Committee Gao Zhidan, on the sidelines of the 9th Asian Winter Games – Harbin 2025. The discussion focused on strengthening sports co-operation and exploring various areas of mutual interest, including knowledge exchange in the coming phase. The meeting was also attended by the QOC Second Vice-President Dr Thani bin Abdulrahman al-Kuwari and the QOC Secretary-General Jassim bin Rashid al-Buenain. Later, HE Sheikh Joaan also met Qatar’s delegation competing at the Asian Winter Games – Harbin 2025, which will officially begin today. During the meeting, HE Sheikh Joaan urged team Qatar athletes to give their best and showcase performances that reflect Qatar’s sporting excellence. The meeting was also attended by President of the Qatar Winter Sports Committee Rashid Majed al-Sulaiti and members of the Qatar’s administrative delegation at the Games.