SC's Stadiums Workers Attend 2018 FIFA World Cup as Generation Amazing Ambassadors

Doha, June 25 (QNA) - Eight of the 2022 FIFA World Cup construction workers have attended the World Cup in Russia as ambassadors of the Generation Amazing program. For those Generation Amazing ambassadors attending the opening week of the World Cup in Moscow, the focus was on learning from the unique experience to pass their knowledge on to others in Doha and their home countries. The Supreme Committee for Delivery and Legacy (SC) said that the workers, from India, Ghana, Sri Lanka and Bangladesh, were selected based on their outstanding contributions to the program, as well as their journey from participants to coaches over two years with Generation Amazing in Qatar. They have now become an inspiration to others after their five-day trip to Russia. In addition to attending the opening match of the tournament, the group also benefitted from leadership workshops with 2010 FIFA World Cup winner and SC ambassador Xavi Hernandez, who conducted a football session for local schoolchildren. Xavi said: "We have workers here from Qatar, but the program also helps people in their home countries. As the name suggests, I think this program is spectacular, so I am proud to have shared this experience with this group. To be at a World Cup is an once-in-a-lifetime experience, and I too am learning a lot every day from all those taking part in this fantastic project." In addition to the group of workers, Generation Amazing will also take 16 youth ambassadors from Qatar, India, the Philippines, Nepal, and Pakistan to attend matches at the 2018 FIFA World Cup. This initiative follows on from similar Generation Amazing visits to South Africa in 2010, where 25 youth ambassadors traveled, and Brazil in 2014, where 22 youth ambassadors were involved. Generation Amazing is SC's flagship corporate social responsibility program. Established during Qatar's bid to host the 2022 FIFA World Cup, it has been changing lives through the power of football since 2010 and forms a key part of the SC's legacy commitment. (QNA)