Qatar Charity marks National Sports Day with various activities worldwide

Qatar Charity’s (QC) offices worldwide have marked the 2020 Qatar National Sports Day with various sports activities and physical exercises, aiming to raise awareness about the importance of sports and physical activities in maintaining and improving the overall health and fitness of individuals and societies, and reducing the risk of many chronic diseases.

These activities have witnessed the attendance and participation of many Qatari ambassadors, members of the diplomatic corps, and local officials, and a large number of orphans sponsored by Qatar Charity in Bangladesh, Pakistan, Albania, and Gaza.

Bangladesh

In Bangladesh, Qatar Charity has participated in the celebration organized by the Qatari embassy on the National Sports Day, under the patronage of His Excellency Mr. Ahmed Muhammad Al-Dhimi, the ambassador of Qatar to Bangladesh. The event, which included various types of sports activities, was attended by many members of the Arab and foreign diplomatic corps in the country, in addition to the participation of more than 4,000 persons sponsored by Qatar Charity.

Pakistan

Qatar Charity’s office in Pakistan organized a sports demonstration for sponsored orphans to change the atmosphere of daily academic routine with joyful activities and recreational events, in which more than 60 sponsored students along with their mothers have participated. The participants took part in tennis, cricket, soccer, skipping rope, tug of war, puzzle games, jumping and ballooning.

Albania

In Tirana, the capital of Albania, more than 600 students sponsored by Qatar Charity have participated in the celebration organized on the Sports Day, which was attended by His Excellency Ambassador Ali Hamad Al-Marri, Ambassador of the State of Qatar to Albania, members of the embassy, and Mr. Erion Veliaj, mayor of Tirana, and representatives of many embassies. At the end of the Qatar National Sports Day celebration program, Qatar Charity distributed gifts and prizes to the participants.

Gaza

Qatar Charity’s office in the Gaza Strip also organized various activities to celebrate the Sports Day, with the participation of 150 sponsored orphans to promote the culture of physical activities among children. On this occasion, Qatar Charity held many activities, such as a football match, races, and drawing workshops.

The orphans along with their families have expressed their delight at participating in the Qatar National Sports Day’s activities, thanking the people in Qatar for supporting them.

It is worth mentioning that Qatar Charity has also took part in various sports activities such as walking, physical exercise, and a football match  organized by Qatar University (QU) on the 2020 Qatar National Sports Day.

Qatar Charity’s participation in sports activities came to contribute to promoting the culture of sports and raising awareness about the importance of physical exercise to build a healthy society, as it attaches importance to health development as an essential pillar of local development.