Minister of Justice H E Masoud bin Mohammed Al Ameri and Chief of Staff of the Armed Forces H E Staff Lieutenant General (Pilot) Salem bin Hamad bin Aqeel Al Nabit participating in National Sport Day activities at National Service Academy.
Doha: Minister of Justice H E Masoud bin Mohammed Al Ameri has said that this year’s National Sport Day (NSD) carries deep meanings and connotations that reflect the wise forward-looking vision of Amir H H Sheikh Tamim bin Hamad Al Thani, when His Highness issued Amiri Decision No. 80 of 2011, to make Tuesdays of the second week of February of each year a sport day for the state.
He explained that participation in the NSD comes after the country’s historic and exceptional hosting of the first-ever World Cup in the region and the Arab world, which embodies the ambitious goals of the Amiri decision to organise the country’s NSD.
Ministry of Justice, the Ministry of Social Development and Family, and the National Service Academy, yesterday held joint NSD activities organised at the headquarters of the National Service Academy (Miqdam Camp). The event was attended by Minister of Justice H E Masoud bin Mohammed Al Ameri, and Chief of Staff of the Armed Forces H E Staff Lieutenant General (Pilot) Salem bin Hamad bin Aqeel Al Nabit amid the wide participation of employees of the participating authorities and their affiliated centers.
The participating bodies held joint sports activities, especially establishing a healthy weight-measuring corner, and providing health and nutritional advice to the participants provided by specialists in the field of nutritional health, in addition to organizing large-scale sports competitions, which included walking, football games, tug-of-war, table tennis, and athletics that won the admiration of the audience.
The activities witnessed the embodiment of Amir H H Sheikh Tamim bin Hamad Al Thani’s rational vision to build the country and the citizen, and implement national development plans on sound and balanced bases, as sport is one of the main pillars of Qatar National Vision 2030, which is a distinct and unique vision in its representations and reflections.
H H the Amir’s vision reflects the leadership’s interest in building the Qatari citizens, taking care of their health and developing them intellectually, mentally and healthily, and establishing an integrated sports infrastructure to serve the community.
