Qatar Celebrates National Sports Day

Doha, February 12 (QNA) - Qatar celebrates this Tuesday the first National Sports Day at a grand scale attracting local community and sporting individuals. National Sports Day is a pioneer initiative adopted by HH Sheikh Tamim bin Hamad Al Thani, the Deputy Emir and Heir Apparent who issued the Emiri Decree No. 80 for the year 2011 on 06 December 2011, concerning the State’s National Sports Day. The Decree states that Tuesday in the second week of February each year will be the State’s National Sports Day. All ministries and governmental bodies have lined up a series of public events and have encouraged their employees to engage enthusiastically in the sports activities. Celebrating the National Sports Day reveals the importance of sport as a significant factor to help domestic institutions achieving their goals by creating a healthy community at both physical and psychological levels. For its side, Qatar Olympic Committee (QOC) has prepared for this day to ensure the participation of all community members ( nationals and residents) in this prestigious National Sports Day as part of QOC s strategy to promote sports , physical education and sustainable development inside the community , that in compliance with the Qatar s 2030 vision. QOC has previously addressed all sport clubs and federations across the country to open the gates of their facilities for all community individuals on Tuesday 14/02/2012 to allow them practicing sport and gain further knowledge on sport culture. Doha, February 12 (QNA) - Aspire Zone Foundation (AZF) , Middle East s premier sports city and the World’s Leading Sports Tourism Development Project, will celebrate Qatar s first National Sports Day at a grand scale attracting local community and sporting individuals. The highlight of Aspire Zone Foundation (AZF) celebrations will be an open-to-all public walkathon "Discover Aspire Zone Facilities" where participants will have the opportunity to involve themselves in a relaxed, non-competitive 3-km walk around the award-winning stadia and venues and learn about the world-class facilities that exist at AZF. In addition to accomplishing the main goal of the walkathon, practicing sports, participants will be able to walk in places they don t usually walk such as the football pitch and the grounds for athletes training. After completion of the walk, each participant will receive a certificate along with their photo, taken at the Aspire Zone facilities. Separately, Aspire Zone Foundation employees will have a go at practicing and perfecting their games in a specially- erected football skills development carnival as a part of this great sport festival. ASPIRE ACTIVE s Women s Fitness programmer will also organise the popular Zumba challenge that fuses Latin rhythms and easy-to-follow moves to create a one-of-a kind fitness exercise. One of the main goals of Aspire is to bring communities together through sport and encourage people to live active lives. AZF has always been keen to promote sport throughout the country, and accordingly has lined up a packed schedule of activities for people to observe and actively participate during the National Sports Day. (QNA)