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Meetup held to mark Qatar National Sport Day

Published: 12 Feb 2019 - 03:56 pm | Last Updated: 02 Nov 2021 - 10:29 pm
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Doha: To celebrate Qatar National Sport Day, long term Qatari resident Indian expatriate Bosco Menezes organized the second edition of #bigbmeetup. 

There were seven speakers including Qatari cyclist Abdulla Al Hammadi, Frenchman Pierre Daniel, who created Guinness book world record by walking across Qatar, para athlete and fencer Ahmed Al Sheharani, fitness enthusiast Salman Surti, gym instructor Obada Samir and weight loss ambassador Tariq el Sharif.

The meetup, held at Fraser Suites Doha roof top, always have an NGO speaker and this time it was award-winning Qatari NGO Wa’Hab co-founder Shahid Abdulsalam. In his speech, he deliberated upon the activities that the food heroes perform.

Aptly the event ended with a talk by Qatar’s popular yoga instructor Vishnu. Bosco plans another meetup later this year to celebrate the Qatar-India 2019 Year of Culture.