Year
after year, Aspire Zone Foundation (AZF) collaborates with various
local and international entities to introduce a myriad of unique and
exciting activities for its visitors, particularly around key events in
Qatar. This year, AZF teamed up with the World Dodgeball Association to
introduce Qatar’s first-ever dodgeball competitions, due to take place
on the seventh National Sport Day celebration on Tuesday.
Speaking
about the milestone, Nasser Abdullah al-Hajri, chairman of the NSD
Organising Committee at AZF, said, “Ever since the National Sport Day
was announced, AZF has been keen to make each year more memorable than
the previous one, by introducing new and unique sporting activities for
all community members. In previous years, we’ve also launched Qatar’s
first-ever Japanese Kendo demonstrations and Nordic Walking exercises as
well as rugby tournaments, which encouraged the establishment of the
Qatar Rugby Federation.”
Dodgeball joins the wide range of activities
that visitors have come to expect from AZF. It’s similar to a handball
game in which players on two teams try to throw balls at each other
while avoiding being hit themselves. There are many variations of the
game, but generally the main objective of each team is to eliminate all
members of the opposing team by hitting them with thrown balls, catching
a ball thrown by a member of the opposing team, or forcing them to move
outside the court boundaries when a ball is thrown at them. The ball
that is used for the game is made up of different types, the most common
ones are foam, rubber and cloth.
The official launch of the event
will be attended by representatives from the World Dodgeball Association
(WDA), which is expected to announce the official launch of the Qatar
Dodgeball Federation, along with representatives from Qatar’s Ministry
of Culture and Sports. The event’s activities comprise dodgeball
demonstrations, the unveiling of the Qatar Dodgeball Federation banner
and the launch of the fastest arm in Qatar competition.
The
establishment of the Qatar Dodgeball Federation will encourage the
growth of dodgeball’s popularity across the country among communities,
clubs, schools, colleges and universities and help bring international
dodgeball events to Doha. It will also contribute to the creation of a
new National Dodgeball Competition Framework, including national
championships, and national teams for men and women.
The event will take place on Aspire Zone’s Outdoor Pitch 10 from 9am until 3pm.
