Chinese ambassador to Qatar Zhou Jian has highlighted the importance of sport in a statement issued on the occasion of Qatar’s National Sport Day. 
“As an important means for human beings to keep a healthy life, sport serves to be the most convenient and reliable weapon to fight diseases. With the pandemic still ravaging worldwide, sport has become increasingly important for us to strengthen our immunities.  “Promoting a culture of sports will give us stronger confidence that mankind will never be defeated by illnesses or disasters, and we will eventually prevail over the pandemic,” the statement noted. “Sport is a kind of lifestyle. It cultivates the values of health, diligence, competition and perseverance, which serves to be driving forces for human development. Sport is also a common language for people across the world, and a treasure for human civilisation,” the ambassador said. “Sport diplomacy could serve as a bridge between different nations and cultures, which brings people together, unites nations together. And through its huge potential, it will guide us towards triumph over challenges and difficulties, and lead us the way to development. “Modern Olympics is a most important multilateral sport activity in the world, which upholds the spirit of ‘higher, faster and stronger’. Next year, China and Qatar will hold the 2022 Winter Olympics and the FIFA World Cup, respectively. It is my sincere wish that they will turn out to be successful, unique and marvellous. Also, I am looking forward to another successful Asian Games in 2030,” he added.