Qatar Olympic Committee (QOC) General Secretary Dr. Thani bin Abdulrahman Al Kuwari (pictured) has extended QOC's fullest support for the sport federations in their endeavours to develop sport in the country.
Dr Al Kuwari was addressing the Secretaries General of Qatari sport federations during a meeting held at the Qatar Olympic Committee (QOC) headquarters on Monday.
Dr. Al Kuwari chaired the meeting which was also attended by directors of the QOC departments.
Dr. Al Kuwari extended his thanks and appreciation to federations and to their secretaries general for their efforts to develop the Qatari sport in light of the QOC plans and strategies.
He also highlighted some important points related to the QOC's plans which will be implemented in cooperation with the federations, including the new budgets which were approved recently.
Dr. Kuwari also called on the Secretaries General to pay more attention to younger age categories because they are the future of the Qatari sport and asked the federations to stick to the plans which were developed to prepare those young athletes for the 2020 Olympic Games in Tokyo.
The QOC Secretary General also highlighted the elite program through which the QOC supports the outstanding athletes. The program currently brings together players form five sport federation including Equestrian, Handball, Weightlifting, Athletics and Shooting Federations.
