Qatar University (QU) recently organised a panel session on 'Qatari Football and the World Cup', with the participation of HE the former President of the Qatar Olympic Committee Sheikh Saoud bin Khalid al-Thani, Qatar Press Centre President Saad Mohamed al-Rumaihi, and Professor Ahmed al-Emadi.
Organised by the QU’s College of Education, the panel dealt with two main themes about football in Qatar and the FIFA World Cup Qatar 2022, in addition to aspects and historical stages of sports in Qatar.
College of Education dean Dr Hessa bint Hamad bin Khalifa al-Thani said that sport is an important competitive field of education and the first pillar of a good life, adding that it gives the athlete the desire to give and work in group and contributes to the development of higher skills such as analysis and evaluation.
She said that football is a tool for unity and positive co-operation between competitors, and stressed that the College of Education organised this panel to highlight important aspects as a contribution to the country's efforts to prepare for hosting the World Cup.
HE Sheikh Saoud said in statements to the Qatar News Agency (QNA) that Qatar's hosting of the FIFA World Cup Qatar 2022 for the first time in the Arab region is a great honour.
He said that Qatar has achieved, through sports, a construction boom that is highly praised by the world, and was able to be among the best countries in the world in the fields of education, health and urban development, and has become a focus of global attention over the course of 12 years.
HE Sheikh Saoud said that it is necessary to pay attention to all sports, not just football, and pointed to the establishment of the Olympic Committee which contributed to the development of sports in Qatar and the making of Qatari champions.
Al-Rumaihi said that football today has become the most prominent event for the world, and closely connected with the economic, social and political sectors.
He said that Qatar's hosting of this world championship is a message to the world that Arab fans are advocates of peace and spread messages of love between countries without discrimination.
Al-Rumaihi noted that the hosting of the World Cup is a real opportunity to convey the beautiful image of the Arab peoples.
Organised by the QU’s College of Education, the panel dealt with two main themes about football in Qatar and the FIFA World Cup Qatar 2022, in addition to aspects and historical stages of sports in Qatar.
College of Education dean Dr Hessa bint Hamad bin Khalifa al-Thani said that sport is an important competitive field of education and the first pillar of a good life, adding that it gives the athlete the desire to give and work in group and contributes to the development of higher skills such as analysis and evaluation.
She said that football is a tool for unity and positive co-operation between competitors, and stressed that the College of Education organised this panel to highlight important aspects as a contribution to the country's efforts to prepare for hosting the World Cup.
HE Sheikh Saoud said in statements to the Qatar News Agency (QNA) that Qatar's hosting of the FIFA World Cup Qatar 2022 for the first time in the Arab region is a great honour.
He said that Qatar has achieved, through sports, a construction boom that is highly praised by the world, and was able to be among the best countries in the world in the fields of education, health and urban development, and has become a focus of global attention over the course of 12 years.
HE Sheikh Saoud said that it is necessary to pay attention to all sports, not just football, and pointed to the establishment of the Olympic Committee which contributed to the development of sports in Qatar and the making of Qatari champions.
Al-Rumaihi said that football today has become the most prominent event for the world, and closely connected with the economic, social and political sectors.
He said that Qatar's hosting of this world championship is a message to the world that Arab fans are advocates of peace and spread messages of love between countries without discrimination.
Al-Rumaihi noted that the hosting of the World Cup is a real opportunity to convey the beautiful image of the Arab peoples.