Doha: The number of sport facilities in Qatar increased by 3.5 percent over one year, according to latest data released by the Qatar Statistics Authority (QSA).
The number of sport facilities in 2011 reached 320, an increase of 3.5 percent compared to 2010. The number of administrators in national sport federations totalled 727, of which Qatari represented 85 percent.
The Annual Statistical Abstract’s Chapter on Sport includes data on sport activities, organisations, establishments and facilities.
This chapter also includes data on coaches, referees and athletes by age group for all sports, national and international tournaments as well as training camps organised for them
The number of coaches and assistants made up 1,213, of which Qatari totalled 23 percent. The number of referees of various grades in national sport federations was 1,134, of which Qatari constituted 43 percent in 2011.
The number of athletes of different age groups enrolled in different games at national sport federations stood at 17,337, of which males formed 93 percent, while the number of disabled athletes registered in the Sport Federation was 252, of which females made up 24 percent.
The number of club national tournaments conducted during 2011 for several age groups and games stood at 784, whereas the number of club international tournaments amounted to 20.
Data indicates that daily exercise average in Furjan stadiums was 2,131 during 2011.
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