Doha: The Doha 2015 IPC Athletics World Championships have officially opened following a spectacular Opening Ceremony at Katara Cultural Village where the world’s most incredible para-athletes came together for a celebration of unity, diversity and achievement on the eve of the start of the competition.
Speaking at the Opening Ceremony, Dr Thani Abdulrahman Al Kuwari, Secretary General of the Qatar Olympic Committee, said: “It is an honour to welcome the world’s best para-athletes to the global sports hub that is Doha for not only the biggest, but the first-ever para-sport event of this magnitude to come to the Middle East.” With fireworks filling the sky with colour over the Katara amphitheatre late last night, athletes and guests alike were left to reflect over a truly powerful and moving Opening Ceremony impeccably hosted by Doha 2015 IPC Athletics World Championships local youth ambassadors Ghanim Al Muftah, a 13-year-old boy born with the rare Caudal Regression Syndrome, and Nojood Mohammed Yacoub al-Kubaisi, a 12-year-old girl growing up with hearing impaired parents, who has become a specialist in sign language.
The Peninsula
