United Development Company (UDC) celebrated National Sport Day in participation with the Ministry of Administrative Development, Labour and Social Affairs (MADLSA), the General Retirement & Social Insurance Authority (GRSIA), and Qatar District Cooling Company (Qatar Cool).
The event took place simultaneously in Costa Malaz and Porto Arabia districts, where employees, residents, and visitors took part in a variety of sports, as well as entertaining and challenging activities. 
The activities included football, basketball, table tennis, volleyball, walkathon, obstacle games, wall climbing, foosball tables, among many other recreational games and activities. 
The event was attended by HE the Minister of Administrative Development, Labour and Social Affairs Yousuf bin Mohamed al-Othman Fakhro, GRSIA president and UDC chairman Turki bin Mohamed al-Khater, and UDC president & CEO and member of the board Ibrahim Jassim al-Othman, as well as Qatar Cool CEO Yasser al-Jaidah.
The minister said, “Every year on the second Tuesday of February, our beloved country Qatar is transformed into a vast arena to engage in sporting activities in an atmosphere full of energy and vigour.”
He added, “The government’s interest in sports, spearheaded by His Highness the Amir Sheikh Tamim bin Hamad al-Thani, has become clear to the entire world as sights are set on Qatar on this day every year, where sports become the drive to an active and healthy society. 
“It is therefore necessary for all of us, individuals and organisations, to mark this annual occasion by spreading the culture of sports further in our society, by making it a way of life for citizens and residents of the state of Qatar.”
Al-Khater said, “National Sport Day promotes awareness of preventive health notions and instils a culture of ‘a healthy mind in a healthy body’ among community members. Thus, I invite all participants to engage in sporting activities as a daily routine rather than an annual occasion to build a vibrant society and a new generation capable of continuing the journey of development and modernisation witnessed by the state of Qatar at all levels, in line with the state’s development policies and Qatar National Vision 2030.”
Al-Othman said, “National Sport Day translates the nation’s belief in the importance of sports by focusing on promoting an active and healthy lifestyle. These values further fulfil the objectives set by the Qatar National Vision 2030’s human development pillar.
“UDC continues to promote sports through its events, with the aim of cementing the Country’s position as a regional sporting hub. The large turnout further translates participants’ belief in the values that the National Sport Day aims to improve human well-being.” 
Every year, UDC regularly hosts public sports-related events across The Pearl-Qatar to encourage residents and visitors to partake in sports activities. The Pearl-Qatar remains an ideal location to lead a healthy lifestyle with plenty of green spaces, public parks, sea-facing facades, and various amenities and gym facilities that support a broad range of indoor and outdoor recreational activities across the island.