QOC president honours Qatar Paralympic team

Qatar Olympic Committee (QOC) president His Excellency Sheikh Joaan bin Hamad al-Thani honoured the players of Qatar para-athletics national team who participated in the 2017 World Para-Athletics Championships held in London in July where Qatar claimed two medals.Qatar’s Abdulrahman Abdulqader won the gold medal in men’s Shot Put (F34) event, with an effort of 11.38 metres in a new achievement for the Qatari sport while Sarah Masoud clinched silver medal in women’s Shot Put (F33) event with an effort of 5.39 metres.The honorees list also included Hamad Jaber al-Behaih, Saud al-Sulaiti, Khalifa al-Dosari and Abdullah al-Manai, who participated in the 2017 Special Olympics World Winter Games held in Austria.During the ceremony, HE Sheikh Joaan extended his thanks and appreciation to the members of the Qatar paralympic team expressing his pride at the achievements at the last world Para-Athletics championships held in London and earlier events, including the Rio 2016 Paralympic Games. He stressed that these achievements are a continuation of a series of successes made by Qatari sport.“We in the State of Qatar pay a profound attention to Paralympic sports and in light of the directives of His Highness the Emir Sheikh Tamim bin Hamad al-Thani, we are committed to providing all the required support to Paralympic sports. We believe in the importance of this category as it demonstrates the spirit of determination and challenge. We are looking forward for more achievements by this category in line with the QOC’s strategy and the ambitions of the Qatar sports community,” said HE Sheikh Joaan.The ceremony was attended by Qatar Paralympic Committee (QPC) vice president Jassim al-Buainain, QPC secretary general Dr Hassan al-Ansari, QPC assistant secretary general Abdulqader al-Mutawaa and QPC executive director Ameer al-Mullah, in addition to the directors of various QOC Departments.