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o o o o o o o o o beijing 2008 “As far as I am concerned, the athletes are the VIPs. They deserve ” their place on the world stage Khalil Al Jabber, Director of Sports Affairs at the Qatar Olympic Committee, is also Chef de Mission for the Qatar team at the Beijing Olympic Games. He explains his role and ambitions for the olympic GAMES and hIghlights how the Games fit with Qatar’s NATIONAL ‘Sport For Life’ policy The Opening Ceremony of the Beijing Olympic Games will be an unforgettable day in the lives of all of those involved - athletes, officials and spectators alike. There, in Beijing’s innovative Birds Nest Stadium, the nations of the world will join forces to celebrate sport and the spirit of Olympism, two of the forces at the very heart of modern Qatar. The moment when the Qatar team’s representatives make their way into the stadium for the Opening Ceremony will be a particularly proud moment for Khalil Al Jabber, the team’s Chef de Mission and Sports Affairs Director of the Qatar Olympic Committee. The opening ceremony effectively marks the end of one phase of the Chef de Mission’s role and the beginning of the vitally important second. Here months and years of meticulous planning, training and team selection come to an end and all attention focuses on the performance of the team’s athletes under the glare of the world’s attention. 18 QatarSport Q3.08 “There is tremendous public excitement in Qatar and huge support for our athletes and my job as Chef de Mission is to ensure that they have the ability to focus solely on their performance and not worry about any other details,” Mr Al Jabber said. “As far as I am concerned, the athletes are the VIPs. Our role is to serve them and help them produce their best possible performances in Beijing. They deserve their place on the world stage and we all know that good performances can be inspirational for those watching back home in Qatar and elsewhere. “We have to realise that every athlete is different and has very different requirements. Our job is to understand that and to make sure they have everything they need to succeed to the best of their abilities.” It is that mind-set which has helped ensure that no previous Qatar team has been better prepared for the Olympic Games. Evidence of the detailed planning which
Qatar’s Beijing 2008 Chef De Mission, Khalil Al Jabber, understands that Qatar’s athletes must strive to achieve individual goals at the Olympic Games. Q3.08 QatarSport 19
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