QFA, Qatar Shell Organize Family Activities on National Sports Day

Doha, February 06 (QNA) - Qatar Football Association (QFA) and Qatar Shell will organize a set of family activities in the framework of their award-winning program "Koora Time", on the occasion of the National Sports Day at Katara on Tuesday from 8:00 am to 6:00 pm. The activities this year includes a wide variety of football activities and sports practices suitable for all age groups in a friendly and fun environment. Two football fields, one for children of 12 years or less, will host several sports competitions as well as six other football related activities. Families will have the opportunity to participate in fitness exercises throughout the day, enhancing the healthy lifestyle of the entire family, and children will receive souvenirs. Koora Time is an award winning initiative launched by Qatar Shell in cooperation with Qatar Football Association, designed to improve the health and wellbeing of young people in Qatar through football, the most popular sport in the country. A community based initiative; Koora Time utilizes football as a platform to promote a healthy and active lifestyle by facilitating access to more hours of physical activity and more opportunities and spaces to play. Koora Time is an extra-curricular school program using the FutbolNet methodology created by FC Barcelona Foundation. The program allows children access to an additional 4 hours of non-competitive physical education per week, throughout the school year. The corporate social responsibility program has won 8 awards since 2014. (QNA)