Mutaz Essa Barshim, who recently won silver in high jump at Doha Diamond League, was adjudged Season Best Athlete along with Nasser Saleh al-Attiyah.
By Sports Reporter/Doha
Qatar Olympic Committee (QOC), the country’s governing sport body, will organise the “Sport Excellence Day 2013” event in Katara on May 21, 2013.
At the annual event, QOC honours the best athletes, sport officials, sport institutions and government and non-government organisations for their tangible contribution in boosting sport movement during the season. Senior QOC officials, heads of sport clubs, federations and honorees will come together to celebrate the tangible role played by sport in development and prosperity of Qatari community.
The winners in various categories are:
Appreciation Award for Characters who Served Sports Movement: Abdulah al-Zaini (Ex-President of the Qatar Athletics Federation) and Abdulaziz bin Khalifa al-Attiyah (Ex-President of the Qatar Billiard and Snooker Federation); Sport first Supporter Award (Government Bodies): Al Rayyan Channel; Sport first Supporter Award (Companies): ExxonMobil and Seashore Group; Appreciation Award For Best National Company in Executing Sport Projects: Al Balagh Trading & Contracting Company; Golden Federation Award: Qatar Athletics Federation, Qatar Shooting and Archery Federation; Ideal Federation Award: Qatar Sailing and Rowing Federation; Sports Creativity Award: Doha Goals Forum; Distinctive School Award at Schools Olympic Program: Model Stage : Khalifa Model School, Primary Stage-Boys: Tunisian Private School, Primary Stage-Girls: Qatar Independent Primary Schools for Girls, Preparatory Stage-Boys: Hamza bin Abdulmotaleb Independent Preparatory School For Boys, Preparatory Stage-Girls: Amna bin Wahb Independent Preparatory School For Girls , Secondary Stage-Boys: Jassim bin Hamad Independent Secondary School, Secondary Stage-Girls: Raba’a Al-Adawiya Independent Secondary School For Girls; Season National Team Award (Men): Qatar Men’s Junior Handball Team, Qatar Men’s Youth Handball Team; Season National Team Award (Women): Qatar Women Basketball Team; Season Team Award (Clubs): Al-Rayyan Handball Team, Al-Arabi Volleyball Team; Season Best Athlete Award: Mutaz Essa Barshim, Nasser Saleh al-Attiyah; Season Best Athlete Award (women): Bahya al-Hamad; Season Best Athlete Award –Juniors: Ashraf Amjad Mohammad al-Saifi; Season Best Athlete Award – Girls: Norah Ibrahim Mohammad al-Mutawa, Aysha Ibrahim Mohammad al-Mutawa; Season Best Athlete Award in Mechanical Sports: Abdulaziz Saadoun al-Kuwari; Season Best Athlete Award in beach and Indoor Sports: Mahmoud Uthman Saeed (Beach Handball); Season Best Coach Award (National): Mohammad Eisa al-Kebaisi (Al-Sadd Futsal Team); Season Best Coach Award (Foreign): Stanislaw Szczyrba (Coach of Mutaz Essa Barshim–High Jump); Season Best Sport Administrator Award (Men): Majed al-Naimi (Secretary General of the Qatar Cycling Association); Season Best Sport Administrator Award (Women): Al-Anoud Matar al-Naimi (Director of Women National Teams At the Qatar Shooting and Archery Federation); Season Best Referee Award: Naji al-Aji (Qatar Table Tennis Association); Season Camel Breeder Award (Open Races-Sheikhs): Sultan Mohammad al-Wehaibi; Season Camel Breeder Award (Public Races-Tribes): Ghanem Mansour al-Seif al-Khayarin; Season Best Athlete with Special Needs (Men): Hassan al-Mansouri; Season Best Athlete with Special Needs (Women): Nouf al-Kebaisi