Doha: Thousands of sports enthusiasts and families from across Qatar yesterday turned out at the Aspire Park yesterday to take part in the country’s largest National Sport Day celebrations.
The event marked the culmination of months of planning with a programme carefully designed to take full advantage of Aspire’s world-class venues and facilities and provide visitors with a unique and unforgettable experience.
Acting CEO of Aspire Zone Foundation (AZF) joins the Minister of Sport and Culture to launch the Fun Run race
From early morning, huge crowds of people registered to take part in the Fun Run – one of the major events of day – which took place between 9:00am to 11:00am. Open to all members of the community, the Fun Run course covered a distance of 3 kilometres, starting close to Aspire Dome and taking in a route that included a number of Aspire Zone’s main venues and landmarks.
Commenting on the day’s activities, Mohammad Khalifa Al-Suwaidi, Acting CEO of Aspire Zone Foundation, said: “Aspire Zone Foundation was fortunate today to receive visits from a number of Ministers and officials, and we thank their Excellencies for joining us to celebrate National Sport Day.” Five ministers join members of the community to celebrate National Sport Day at the Aspire Zone.
These included H E Salah bin Ghanem bin Nasser Al Ali, Minister of Culture and Sports H E Dr Mohammed bin Saleh Al Sada, Minister of Energy and Industry; H E Dr Saleh bin Mohamed Al Nabit, Minister of Development Planning and Statistics H E Dr Hassan Lahdan Saqr Al Mohannadi, Minister of Justice; and H E Dr Hanan Mohamed Al Kuwari, Minister of Public Health. They were joined by a number of senior dignitaries and officials of public and private sector.
The visiting Ministers praise successful organisation of Aspire Zone Foundation’s National Sport Day activities, and encourage all members of the community to lead active, healthy lifestyles.
Building on its commitment to promote a sports culture amongst young people in Qatar, Aspire Zone Foundation this year laid on a number of children’s activities including wall climbing and judo.
Children took part in sessions under the watchful eye and close supervision of expert trainers who taught them the basics of climbing skills. Large numbers of children aged 8-12 also participated in judo training.
