Doha: Minister of Youth and Sports H E Salah bin Ghanem bin Nasser Al Ali has called for a better understanding of National Sport Day so that the goal of the Emiri decree No. 80 of 2011 can be achieved.
During a meeting with doctors, nutritionists and fitness experts on the sidelines of a session on preparations for the Fourth National Sport Day, he pointed out challenges with the spread of chronic diseases such as obesity and diabetes and the increasing number of people living with them and stressed the need to eliminate wrongful behaviours by promoting sports.
The Minister hoped that the next five years would see a decline in the incidence of chronic diseases that pose danger to the community and highlighted the role of experts in increasing awareness about the need for practising sports to ensure a healthy life for all.
“We seek to develop rules and regulations to help the community and involve specialists to put in place systems and programmes to achieve the goal.”
The meeting discussed ideas to help implement the Minister’s decision No. 140 of 2014 on the organisation of National Sport Day activities, QNA reports.
A National Sport Day committee has been set up with members from the Ministry of Youth and Sports, Ministry of Interior, Ministry of Finance, Supreme Education Council, Supreme Council of Health, Qatar Olympic Committee, and Aspire.
The Ministry of Culture, Arts and Heritage is taking part in National Sport Day celebrations for the fourth consecutive year.
National Sport Day Organising Committee Chairman Abdul Razak Abdullah Al Kuwari said the ministry is always keen to participate in national sporting events, especially National Sport Day, to achieve Qatar National Vision 2030 goals.
He said Minister of Culture, Arts and Heritage H E Dr Hamad bin Abdulaziz Al Kuwari has recommended the formation of a committee to participate in activities.
The National Human Rights Committee, meanwhile, has completed preparations to participate in activities on at Aspire Zone.
Abdullah Al Mahmoud, Head, Public Relations and Information Unit of the committee, said the panel is keen to interact with public institutions on the day and has lined up activities for different age groups and women.
He said the panel will organise a walk, as has been the case in previous years, in which Dr Ali bin Smaikh Al Marri, Chairman of the committee, senior officials, employees and their families will take part.
Al Mahmoud said events include football, volleyball, table tennis, baby foot as well as a tug-of-war and games for children.
The committee always supports activities that provide basic rights such as the right to sport and healthy body, he said, adding that Qatar has been proactive in providing a decent life for all.
As part of celebrations last year, the panel inaugurated its sports hall for staff. The hall has separate areas for men and women and offers facilities for table tennis, billiard, bodybuilding and gym.
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