Ooredoo honoured for supporting sport

Ooredoo received the ‘Distinguished Company for Supporting Sport’ Awardat the Qatar Olympic Committee (QOC) ‘Sport Excellence Day 2017’yesterday. The prestigious annual event has been organised by QOC tohonour the best athletes, sport officials, sport institutions, andgovernment and non-government organisations for their contribution inboosting sport movement during the 2016-2017 season.Ooredoo Group CEO Sheikh Saud bin Nasser al-Thani, along with a host ofother senior executives from Ooredoo, attended the event where Ooredoowas honoured by QOC President  HE Sheikh Joaan bin Hamad bin Khalifaal-Thani with an award for its ongoing support of all-levels of sport inQatar.As part of the company’s commitment to encouraging people to live morehealthy and active lifestyles, Ooredoo is a National Sponsor of theQatar Olympic Committee and helped support a host of initiatives duringthe Rio 2016 Olympic Games, all Association of National OlympicCommittees (ANOC) events, FINA/Airweave Swimming World Cup events, andthe Artistic Gymnastics World Cup Series.This year, Ooredoo also held a successful Ooredoo Marathon and NationalSport Day event at MIA Park. Ooredoo’s #OoredooSpeedTeam has also grownin the past year, with the company adding drivers Adel Hussain Abdulla,Mohamed al-Harqan, and Saeed al-Sulaiti to its growing sponsorship team.Sheikh Saud said: “Ooredoo is a major supporter of sport across alllevels – from the grassroots to national and international. We do thisto not only give back to our customers and the country, but to work toencourage sports education and inspire the next generation of athletesfor Qatar.“On behalf of Ooredoo I am honoured to accept this award today and thankthe Qatar Olympic Committee for their hard work and dedication to putQatar on the sporting map.”For more information on Ooredoo’s Sponsorship and CSR activities, visit www.ooredoo.qa