Tim Cahill: Education City Stadium Will Leave Legacy for Qatar and World

Doha, July 08 (QNA) - Supreme Committee for Delivery & Legacy Ambassador Tim Cahill, said that “it is important to highlight the positive legacy that the stadium will leave. Following the World Cup, it will serve the Education City area as a space for events and classrooms, while half the seats will be removed and donated to projects in developing countries. This demonstrates how Qatar’s World Cup will be used as a vehicle to benefit local communities, as well as those around the world." Tim Cahill said “I can’t wait until travel restrictions are lifted and I am able to fly to Qatar and see the completed Education City Stadium in person. It marks one step closer to Qatar 2022, which I’m truly excited to be a part of." Having been there for the opening of Al Janoub Stadium, in May 2019, I can vouch that there is nothing like seeing these stunning buildings up close however the digital launch of Education City Stadium, dedicated to frontline workers, was a fitting tribute considering the challenges the world has faced throughout 2020, he added. On that note, he said “I want to say a massive thank you to everyone who has been involved in the relief efforts throughout this year. From the frontline health workers who have risked their own safety to provide care to others, through to all those people who have continued to provide essential services. So many people throughout communities have made personal sacrifices in order to help the world get through such a difficult time and they deserve acknowledgement. It has been truly humbling and moving to see so many people put the welfare of others before their own." I have spoken before about the power of sport to unite us and to help us heal. For me, this was one of the reasons why the opening of Education City Stadium was so exciting, not only because of the incredible design and appearance, but because of what Education City, and the stadium itself, represent, Tim Cahill stressed. Supreme Committee for Delivery & Legacy Ambassador said that Education City Stadium represents the crossover of two fields I am extremely passionate about sport and education. Whenever I speak to young kids, I always tell them to train hard and follow their dreams, but I also tell them to make an equal effort in school and with their homework. In addition to the larger significance of the stadium, the design is truly one of the best I have ever seen. Ive spent my life around football stadiums so it takes something pretty special to impress me but everything about this building is state-of-the-art, he added. (QNA)