QOC President H E Sheikh Joaan bin Hamad Al Thani and COE President Alejandro Blanco during the event in Doha yesterday.
Doha: The Qatar Olympic Committee (QOC) and Spanish Olympic Committee (COE) yesterday strengthened their long-term collaboration with a ceremonial renewal of the Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) between the two NOCs.
QOC President H E Sheikh Joaan bin Hamad Al Thani and COE President Alejandro Blanco formalised the renewal of the MoU, which has been in place since 2011, with an official ceremony to mark their commitment to promoting deeper bilateral relations, cooperation and understanding. The signing ceremony took place at the Ali Bin Hamad Al Attiyah Arena in Doha, which is currently hosting the IJF World Judo Championships.
COE President Alejandro Blanco said: “Firstly, we are truly happy to be here in Qatar, I congratulate Qatar on this amazing effort to progress sport development at such a rapid pace. This is why the international community continually praise Qatar’s sporting landscape. We are happy to have signed this MoU with QOC in 2011 and excited about the renewal which allows us to work together to benefit our athletes, coaches and sport in general. We truly appreciate Qatar’s constant effort to improve the standard in sports. We will continue to abide by our cooperation agreement to help us both find success in the different fields which concern us. Renewing this agreement will help secure a better future for all.”
