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05 News World-class event round-up
12 Qatar 2022 Designing a World Cup legacy
17 Club Class Guide to the Qatar Stars League
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22 Guangzhou 2010 Preview of the 16th Asian Games
26 A Sporting Education Schools Olympic Programme 2010/11
28 Stars in Qatar Heroes touchdown in Doha
30 Rankings the best of the best in sport
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34 Sports Diary Highlights of the season
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Saoud Bin Abdulrahman Al-Thani, Secretary General, Qatar Olympic Committee
Welcome...
This has been a fabulous summer of sport around the
world and we are delighted to reflect of the success of
Qatari participants in prestigious global and regional
championships.
Perhaps pride of place goes to young Muataz
Barsham who won a stunning gold medal in the high
jump at the IAAF World Junior Championships in
Canada. His success capped a remarkable season which
had already seen Muataz win gold at the Asian Indoor
Athletics Championships in Tehran.
Mohamed Al Garni gained a second medal for
Qatar when he took bronze in the 1,500 metres with
a performance which proved the spirit and the skill of
every member of the Qatar team.
In handball, the Qatar men’s youth (1992) team
became Asian Champions with a run of seven
undefeated games in Abu Dhabi, including two wins
against South Korea, a powerhouse of Asian handball.
The men’s junior (1990) handball team then followed
suit by winning their Asian Championship category
in Iran, beating South Korea in the final. These
outstanding performances ensure that both teams
qualify for the World Championships in Argentina and
Greece next year.
It is pleasing to see young Qatari sportsmen and
women making their mark on the international scene
and their success reflects well on the positive policies
and hard work of the QOC and our government in
developing sporting talent. Six of our finest young
athletes - four boys and two girls - will also make
history when they represent Qatar in the first Youth
Olympic Games in Singapore this month. We wish
them and the organisers of this innovative and
important event every success.
In addition to these youthful successes, four Qatari
riders have also qualified for the World Equestrian
Games which take place in October in Kentucky,
USA. Equally, we wish success to the Qatari team at
the upcoming Asian Games in Guangzhou, China.
The Asian Games will always be close to our hearts
following the success of the event in Doha in 2006.
We will be supporting our athletes every inch of the
way and hoping they can equal their medal tally of four
years ago.
Now our attention is turning to the major events
to be hosted in Qatar in the year ahead. Key among
these is the Asian Football Confederation Cup which
takes place from 7-29 January, 2011. With 16 teams
taking part, it will provide an opportunity for Qatar to
once again demonstrate its ability to stage major events
and we look forward to welcoming the cream of Asian
football to Doha.
Similarly, we eagerly anticipate the 2011 Pan Arab
Games which will be hosted in Doha in November
and we are particularly honoured to have been
chosen to host the IOC Conference on Sport and the
Environment on April 30 and May 2 next year.
At a time of increased focus on sustainability issues,
we are proud that Qatar continues to set the pace
and our bid submission to host the FIFA World Cup
in 2022 is indicative of our commitment to the
environment.
Of course the biggest sports event of this summer
was the FIFA World Cup and we would like to offer
our warmest congratulations to the South Africa
2010 Organising Committee for organising a superb
tournament which did so much to create a positive
picture of the host country around the world.
Naturally we hope to have an opportunity to put the
distinctive stamp of Qatar on the 2022 edition of the
World Cup. Our Bid team has worked tirelessly and
creatively to promote our concept and capabilities and
the hard work will undoubtedly continue right through
to December 2 when the FIFA meets in Zurich to
make its decision.
Saoud Bin Abdulrahman Al-Thani
Secretary General, Qatar Olympic Committee
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ISSUE 10 news
DOHA GETS DIAMOND
LEAGUE OFF THE BLOCKS
World-class performances marked a
dramatic night of international athletics as
the Qatar Sports Club stadium hosted the
inaugural meeting of the IAAF’s Diamond
League series.
The new competition is a 14-date global
tour with $50 million prize money at stake.
And it exploded off the blocks in Doha
with former world record holder Asafa
Powell of Jamaica winning the 100m in a
time of 9.81 seconds (pictured).
Helped by a favourable following wind
of 2.3m/seconds, Powell, the third fastest
man in history and the world championship
bronze medallist in 2009, finished ahead of
compatriot Nesta Carter who timed 9.88
seconds with America’s Travis Padgett taking
third place in 9.92 seconds.
Allyson Felix of the United States, a
consistent winner in Doha, added to her
reputation by taking the women’s 400 metres
in 50.15 seconds.
And the women’s 1,500 metres produced
one of the more dramatic tussles of the
night as Olympic champion Nancy Langat
produced her best performance since the
Beijing Games.
Although Ethiopian Gelete Burka was
ahead for much of the first three quarters of
the race, Langat and fellow Kenyan Viola
Kibiwott stayed in close contact before
Langat found another gear to finish strongly
in 4.01.63.
The performance marked a timely return
to form for an athlete who was troubled by
illness which affected her performances
last year.
But the race of the night was the men’s
800 metres in which Kenya’s David Rudisha
underscored his potential by controlling the
race to finish in a time of 1.43.00, ahead of
the Beijing Olympic 1,500 metres champion
Asbel Kiprop.
“Everything was right,” said Rudisha who
shaved 0.15 seconds of the year’s previous
best time. “I was expecting to run a fast time
and I did.”
The event attracted a near capacity crowd,
highlighting the continuing support of Doha
residents for top-class international sport and
ensuring the Diamond League got off to the
best possible start.
Among the VIPs in the grandstand was
IAAF President Lamine Diack who said it
was appropriate that Doha should host the
first ever Diamond League contest.
“I am happy to see the launch of the
Diamond League in Doha,” said Diack. “In
the past 15 years Doha has played key role in
promoting sport worldwide,” he added.
“After the success of the Doha World
Indoor Championship in March this year, we
had full confidence that the local organising
committee under the guidance of Sheikh
Saoud and Abdullah Al Zaini would stage
the event successfully,” he said.
Sheikh Saoud said athletes, media and
delegates were given the utmost attention
during their stay in Qatar.
“We have plans to develop and enhance
the Diamond League to make it one of
the most important events in the athletics
calendar and prove the IAAF decision to
host the event in Qatar was right in all
aspects,” he said. Reflecting on both the
Diamond League event and the IAAF
World Indoor Championships staged in
Doha this year, Saud continued: “That
Qatar was awarded the rights to host
these major events is a result of the great
confidence of International Federations in
our country’s organisational experience and
the world-class sports infrastructure available
in Doha.”
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NEWS
IN BRIEF
Six Qatari athletes have
qualified for the first Youth
Olympic Games to be held
in Singapore from August 14-26. The
team comprises Abdulrahman Ahmed
Al Olan (swimming), Hamza Darwish
(athletics), Abdulrahman Al Mirri
(equestrianism), Ahmad Al Dayani
and Shadin Wahdan (gymnastics) and
Bahiya Al Hamad (shooting).
GENERATION NEXT
Al Arabi of Qatar finished
as runners-up in the 2010
Asian Men’s Club Volleyball
Championship in June, losing to
Paykan of Iran in straight sets in the
final. Al Arabi won six out of seven
matches over the course of the tenteam
tournament. Paykan and Al Arabi
will both compete at the FIVB Club
World Championships from December
14 to 21 in Doha.
Qatar’s men’s artistic
gymnastics team topped the
medals table at the Arab
Artistic Gymnastic Championship in
June, winning three golds and one
silver medal. Qatar’s Mahmoud Al
Saady won the artistic gymnastics
category, which includes all six
disciplines. The hosts Kuwait took
second place overall, with Syria
finishing in third place.
Qatar has been chosen
by the GCC Women’s
Sports Committee to
host the inaugural GCC Women’s
Basketball Championships in 2011.
The Committee decided to host
women’s basketball and volleyball
championships on an annual basis in
line with the men’s events. Kuwait will
host the first GCC Women’s Volleyball
Championship in October.
The Local Organising
Committee for the 12th
Pan Arab Games to be
hosted by Qatar on November 11-25,
2011 has been named. HH The Heir
Apparent, Sheikh Tamim Bin Hamad
Al-Thani, President of the Qatar
Olympic Committee, issued
the decision, which will see QOC
General Secretary Sheikh Saoud as
Chairman of the LOC.
A class of 28 exceptional student-athletes
have graduated from the ASPIRE Academy for
Sports Excellence with dreams of even greater
sporting success in the years to come.
Among the Class of 2010 were 12 football
players, eight athletes, two squash players and
two sailors, plus graduates from judo, table
tennis, swimming and shooting. As testimony
to the success of the Academy, all 12 footballers
have already joined professional clubs in Qatar.
“ASPIRE is a place for those who dare to
dream and work to achieve,“ ASPIRE’s Director
General (Acting), Tariq Al-Naama told the
graduates during the ceremony. “The fact that
you are graduating from the Academy today
means that you stand out from your peers by
YOUNG QATARI ATHLETES hit the medal
trail at the 13th IAAF World Athletics Junior
Championships 2010 in Moncton, Canada
in July.
There was a gold medal performance in
the high jump from Qatar’s Muataz Essa
Barsham who recorded an exceptional jump
of 2.30 metres, while middle-distance runner
Mohammad Al Garni took bronze in the 1,500
metres event in a time of 3:38.91.
The national team managed a remarkable
16th place overall in the 150-country
your courage to dream great dreams, and by
your hard work and serious determination to
achieve those dreams.“
The ceremony included special awards, ‘VVIP
medals’, for two of the graduates – athlete Motaz
Barsham and footballer John Benson – for
outstanding success in their own fields. Motaz’s
recent high jump of 2.27 meters broke two
records - the Qatar senior and the Arab junior -
while Benson was a member of the Ghana team
which won last year’s FIFA Under-20 World
Cup in Egypt.
The occasion marked the third such graduation
for the Academy, which first opened its doors to
young student-athletes in September 2004 and is
based in the state-of- the-art ASPIRE Dome.
JUNIORS LEAD THE WAY
competition, which saw more than 700 of the
world’s most promising youngsters battle it out
for the medal places.
With Qatar leading the Arab world’s challenge
at the Championships, Abdulla Al Zaini,
President of the Qatar Athletics Association, said
the performances reflected the full support of
the Qatari authorities for youth and sport at the
highest level. In the final standings, Kenya were
crowned World Champions with 15 medals.
The United States finished in second place
ahead of Russia in third.
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ISSUE 10 NEWS
SUPER GLOBE IN GOOD HANDS
The IHF Super Globe, handball’s
prestigous continental club championships,
made a stunning return to the international
stage when Doha hosted six of the world’s
best teams at the Al Sadd Club in May.
The climax of the rejuvenated competition
saw Spain’s BM Ciudad Real, the handball
kings of Europe, overcome Qatari champions
Al Sadd 30-25 in the final. But defeat at the
hands of the world’s best club team could
not take the gloss off the event for the Al
Sadd club hosts.
As IHF President Dr Hassan Moustafa
told the organizers, “The IHF Super
Globe in Doha was a complete success
for the international handball family. The
organisation of the Al Sadd club was perfect,
the matches were of the highest international
level – and in the end, Ciudad Real was a
well-deserved winner.“
The deal to hold the tournament in the
Qatari capital on an annual basis from 2010
to 2013 was only struck this January, but Dr
Moustafa concluded that the IHF made the
“right choice” with Al Sadd.
“The venue, the accommodation and the
organization were of the highest international
standard,” he concluded. “The IHF Super
Globe is an integral part of the further
development of handball in the Gulf region,
not only from a sporting point of view, but in
terms of the spectator and media interest.
“In total we saw a brilliant tournament
with the best teams from all continents, a
real World Championship on a club level.
I’m already looking forward to the next
edition of the IHF Super Globe in Doha in
2011.”
Formerly played in a five-year cycle, the
IHF Super Globe was staged by Austria in
1997, Qatar in 2002 – when Al Sadd won
the championships- and by Egypt in 2007.
Along with the Qatari host club and
Spain’s European Champions, this year’s
competition saw Al Sad Club of Lebanon,
Unopar Fel Sercomtel of Brazil, AHF
Southern Stars of Australia and El Zamalek
of Egypt compete for a slice of the $750,00
prize money.
The 2007 Super Globe Champions, BM
Ciudad Real, were always the team to beat at
the tournament and the Spanish stars sailed
through their opening matches, beating El
Zamalek in the opening match 28-22 before
trouncing Brazil’s Unopar 40-19.
Al Sadd also started impressively with
comprehensive victories over Al Sad of
Lebanon and Southern Stars to set up a
semi-final against El Zamalek, which the
Qatari team edged by 27-23.
The final, in front of 3,000 fans, saw Al
Sadd keep up with the Spanish team for
much of the match with top players such
as Croatian goalkeeper Mirko Alilovic and
the World Championship top scorer Kiril
Lazarov from Macedonia featuring strongly.
But the greater team play of the Spanish
champions settled the match for Ciudad,
earning them a winner’s cheque of $400,000.
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NEWS
IN BRIEF
HE Sheikh Saoud bin Ali
Al-Thani, QOC Vice
President and President
of the Qatar Basketball Federation
and FIBA Asia, has been re-elected
as chief of FIBA Asia for a third
consecutive term. Sheikh Saoud also
revealed plans for the development
of Asian basketball in terms of
future championship events and an
increase in women’s basketball
events.
WORLD CHAMPION…
AT LAST
Qatar’s young handball
team claimed the 4th
Asian Youth Handball
Championship title, following a
37-30 victory over Korea in the final.
Throughout the tournament, held in
Abu Dhabi, the Qataris maintained
an unbeaten run with seven
consecutive wins. Qatar and Korea
both qualify for the 2011 World Cup
finals in Argentina.
The Qatar athletics team
finished second overall
behind China in the 14th
Asian Junior Athletics Championship
in Hanoi, Vietnam in July. Qatar
bagged four gold medals from
Mohammed Ahmed Al Mannai
(decathlon) Mohammed Al Karni
(1,500m and 800m) Mutaz Issa
Barsham (high jump) and Algarni
Mohamad (javelin). Hamza Darwish
clinched the 800m silver medal.
Francisco Bustamente in World Championship action.
Francisco “Django” Bustamante of the
Philippines finally got his hands on the biggest
prize in world pool when he clinched the 2010
WPA 9-Ball Pool Championships in Doha.
The veteran cueist defeated Taiwan’s “The
Little Monster” Kuo Po-Cheng 13-7 in the
final on July 5 to secure the $36,000 top
prize and shed his reputation as the greatest
pool player never to have won a World
Championship.
“I’m already 47-years-old, so I told myself
that I’m going to have a hard time snaring
a World Championship,” said the victorious
former World Number One. “I wasn’t
expecting this. I thought 2002 was my best
opportunity to win.”
More than one hundred of the world’s best
pool players descended on Doha for the World
Pool-Billiard Association-sanctioned event,
which was organised by the Qatar Billiards and
Snooker Federation under the Chairmanship
of Abdulaziz bin Khalifa Al-Attiyah. Hailing
the event’s success, the QOC’s Sheikh Saoud
welcomed the Championship, which will be
staged in Doha for at least the next three years,
as a regular feature on Qatar’s sporting calendar.
The Qatar Bowling
Federation has scheduled
the Qatar International
Bowling Championship for December
11-19 2010 and the prestigious HH
the Emir Bowling Cup from February
24 until March 2 2011. The QBF
season kicked off earlier in May 2010
and will close in late March 2011.
Qatar’s 27-man Olympic
football squad, managed
by the Dutchman Adriansi,
embarked on a one-month training
camp in the Netherlands in July as
preparation for Qatar’s participation
in the Guangzhou Asian Games in
November and the 2nd GCC U23
Football Championship, which kicked
off in Doha at the end of July.
A LEAGUE OF THEIR OWN
Qatar plans to create the most dynamic
women’s football competition in the Middle
East with the formation of a new league
attached to the men’s clubs from the Qatar
Stars League.
The Qatar Football Association [QFA] and
QOC have set up a dedicated committee
within the Qatar Women’s Sports Committee
[QWSC] with the intention of forming the
league by the end of 2010. Participating teams
will not only be incorporated into the existing
Qatar Stars League club structure but will
operate under the umbrella of the QFA.
“There is already huge interest in football
among Qatari women and the decision to
create a women’s football league is a significant
step forward that will help underpin many
of our plans,” said Mrs Ahlam Al Mana,
President of the QWSC.
“The more girls and women we can
encourage to play football, the greater the
long-term benefits for Qatari society as
a whole, be it in terms of health, youth
development or promotion of equality and
inclusion,” she said.
In promoting the women’s game in Qatar,
the Committee aims to add football to the
national curriculum in girls’ schools, train
players and referees in all age groups, host
international women’s teams in Qatar, build
dedicated facilities and establish official
national women’s teams.
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ISSUE 10 NEWS
GEARING UP FOR THE ASIAN CUP
The local organisers of the AFC Asian
Cup Qatar 2011 have passed another
important test in the lead up to hosting
Asia’s premier football tournament at the
start of next year.
In June, a team from the Asian Football
Confederation (AFC) gave the Qatar
Local Organising Committee (QLOC) the
thumbs up after an exhaustive inspection
of the venues that will host the three-week,
16-team tournament.
Having visited all five venues, as
well as the Main Media Centre and the
International Broadcast Centre, Qatar
2011 tournament director, Tokuaki Suzuki,
praised the “hard work” and “very good
job” done by the QLOC venue planning
department, which has focused it efforts
on venues in the capital, Doha.
The jewel in the venue crown, Khalifa
International Stadium, will host the
Opening and Closing ceremonies, Qatar’s
matches in the group phase, plus one
quarter-final, semi-final and the final.
Stadia belonging to Qatar Stars League
clubs Al Gharafa, Al Sadd, Qatar Sports
Club and Al Rayyan will stage the
remaining 26 matches.
With the focus on attracting football
fans from the region as well as Qatar, the
QLOC presented the AFC with plans for
a stunning FanZone with games, food and
entertainment, which will be the hub for
fans during the tournament. The planned
broadcast operations for the event, which
will be watched by millions of viewers
across Asia and the world, were also finetuned
during the AFC visit.
Meanwhile, Qatar’s national team
knows more about the on-field challenges
that lie ahead having drawn Kuwait,
China PR and Uzbekistan in the first
group stage of the tournament. The draw
was held at the ASPIRE Dome where
AFC President Mohammed Bin Hammam
said the traditional powerhouses of Asian
football would find the competition
tougher than ever in 2011.
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WIC
DOHA 2010
“A BRILLIANT
SUCCESS”
The 13th IAAF World Indoor
Championships Doha 2010 was a defining
moment for athletics in the Gulf region.
For three days in April the ASPIRE Dome
was the centre of the athletics world as the
finest runners, jumpers and throwers on the
globe challenged the limits at the historic
13th IAAF World Indoor Championships in
Athletics (WIC) Doha 2010.
The first athletics World Championships
ever to take place in the Gulf region saw
enough drama to satisfy even the most
demanding fan, including the fall of one
Indoor World Record to French triple
jumper Teddy Tamgho.
Track and field greats like Bryan Clay
(men’s heptathlon), Daryon Robles (men’s
60m hurdles) Blanka Vlašic (women’s high
jump) and Meseret Defar (women’s 3,000m)
highlighted their dominance in their
respective disciplines.
Meanwhile, new stars like Jessica Ennis
(women’s pentathlon) and Fabrice Lapierre
(men’s long jump) confirmed their arrival in
the big time under ASPIRE’s bright lights.
There was controversy too when British
sprinter Dwain Chambers returned to major
international competition - after exile for
doping - to win the 60m, shock when
Russian superstar pole-vaulter Yelena
Isinbaeva finished outside the medals and
surprise (for some) when 3,000m runner,
Bernard Lagat of the USA, became the oldest
man in history at 35 to win gold at the
World Indoor Championships.
The event buzzed with excitement from
start to finish, and for the organisers who had
prepared so meticulously for WIC 2010,
there was the satisfaction of delivering such a
complex event to the highest of standards.
In a letter from Lamine Diack, President
of International Association of Athletics
Federation (IAAF) addressed to QOC
Secretary General Sheikh Saoud, the IAAF
chief congratulated Qatar on both its
professionalism and vision in organising an
exceptional 2010 edition.
“I would like to express the satisfaction
and pride for the inspiring skills, availability
and sense of innovation that you have
inspired your team with to be able to achieve
a brilliant successful World Indoor
Championship of Athletics,” he said.
“Thank you on behalf of the entire world
athletics family. Each individual is privileged
to have been involved at this Qatari version
of the event.”
All departments of the IAAF organisation
were quick to recognise the historic success
achieved by Qatar. From a media services
perspective the IAAF Communications
Manager, Yannis Nikolaou, praised the Doha
2010 edition as the “best ever”.
In a letter to the LOC’s Media and
Broadcast Manager, Abdulla Youssef Al
Mulla, Nikolaou described the media services
provision during the event as on a par with
that of the Olympic Games and the IAAF
World Outdoor Championships “and even
higher [in standard] than the very successful
organisation of the OCA (Olympic Council
of Asia) Asian Games which Doha hosted in
2006.”
Nikolaou added: “The comments
gathered from many journalists,
photographers and officials after the
conclusion of the 13th IAAF World Indoor
Championships were that this was the best
edition ever.”
Further acclaim was given to the host
broadcaster, Al Jazeera Sport, which “left
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FACILITIES
nothing to chance” when it provided the
television coverage of Doha 2010 to 158
territories, according to the IAAF’s official
spokesperson Nick Davies.
Davies told Qatar Sport: “Finland’s Tapani
Parm and his team of directors were drafted
in to create the same sort of images and
story-telling that they had with the athletics
at the Beijing Olympics.
“It was the first time that a track and field
event in Qatar had been broadcast in High
Definition and the Championships were truly
brought to life thanks to the 95 staff and
technicians. However, there was one technical
highlight amongst the 37 cameras that were
used in the event.
“The Spidercam was the high-wire
technology that brought scintillating,
sweeping shots to all the disciplines, offering
both aerial views and bold low images that
truly enhanced the coverage.”
As a proud Qatari, IAAF Vice-President
Brigadier Dahlan Jumaan Al Hamad, had
been confident of success on the eve of the
event. “Qatar has one of the world’s best sport
infrastructures and the experience of hosting
major events in the state,” he said.
“The success of the IAAF Indoor
Championships reflects Qatar’s organisational
abilities and the ambition to become the sports
hub in the region.”
But the event may even have outperformed
the Brigadier’s high expectations.
From the reaction of the athletics world,
the success of WIC 2010 has served not only
to consolidate Qatar’s regional ambitions but
has further boosted the country’s credentials as
a sports destination on the global stage.
THE LOC VIEW: “A GOLDEN ERA”
When the curtain fell on the Closing Ceremony of the 13th IAAF World Indoor
Championships in Athletics, held at the ASPIRE Dome, the top IAAF and LOC
officials, athletes and other guests left the sporting stage for a special
ceremony at a major Doha hotel.
During the ceremony, the WIC flag was handed over by IAAF Chief Lamine
Diack to the next host nation representative, Mohmmad Tarzi, Chairman of the
Organising Committee of the 14th WIC to be staged in Istanbul, Turkey, in 2013.
Later, the IAAF President presented a medal of excellence and appreciation to
HE Sheikh Saoud for the successful organising of the event.
But for the Qatar Olympic Committee there were further important
acknowledgements that still needed to be made - and the following night the
QOC held an honouring ceremony of its own for the volunteers and other
supporters and stakeholders who had contributed so positively to WIC 2010.
Addressing the ceremony, Sheikh Saoud highlighted the volunteer role and
that of the other LOC staff in the smooth running and success of the event. The
QOC Secretary General also recognised the sport personalities, sponsors,
media representatives and working committees which were involved in the
event, saying that sport in Qatar is today “living its golden era”.
THE WIC 2010 ORGANISING COMMITTEE
Chairman
Deputy Chairman
Championship Director
Marketing Committee Chief
Media Committee Chief
Financial Committee Chief
Facilities Committee Chief
Human Resources Committee Chief
he Sheikh Saoud bin Abdulrahman
Al Thani (QOC Secretary General)
Ahmed Al Mawlawi
Abdullah Al Zaini (QAAF President)
Abdulrahman Al Dossari
Abdullah Al Mullah
Ali Mubarak
Khalid Al Mohannadi
Tarek Zainal
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RESULTS FROM THE 13TH IAAF
WORLD INDOOR CHAMPIONSHIPS
IN ATHLETICS DOHA 2010
French triple
jumper Teddy
Tamgho broke
the world
indoor record
at Doha 2010.
MEN
60m Dwain Chambers GBR 6.48
400m Chris Brown BAH 45.96
800m Abubaker Kaki SUD 1:46.23
1,500m Deresse Mekonnen ETH 3:4
3,000m Bernard Lagat USA 7:37.97
60m hurdles Dayron Robles CUB 7.34
High Jump Ivan Ukhov RUS 2.36
Pole Vault Steven Hooker AUS 6.01
Long Jump Fabrice Lapierre AUS 8.17
Triple Jump Teddy Tamgho FRA 17.90 (WR)
Shot Put Christian Cantwell USA 21.83
Heptathlon Bryan Clay USA 6,204 pts
4x400m Relay (Jamaal Torrance;
Greg Nixon; Tavaris
Tate; Bershawn
Jackson)
USA 3:03.40
WOMEN
60m Veronica Campbell-Brown JAM 7.00
400m Debbie Dunn USA 51.04
800m Mariya Savinova RUS 1:58.26
1,500m Kalkidan Gezahegne ETH 4:08.14
3,000m Meseret Defar ETH 8:51.17
60m hurdles LoLo Jones USA 7.72
High Jump Blanka Vlašic CRO 2.00m
Pole Vault Fabiana Murer BRA 4.80m
Long Jump Brittney Reese USA 6.70m
Triple Jump Olga Rypakova KAZ 15.14m
Shot Put Nadzeya Ostapchuk BLR 20.85m (CR)
Pentathlon Jessica Ennis GBR 4937 pts
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Relay
(Debbie Dunn; Deedee
Trotter; Natasha
Hastings; Allyson Felix)
USA 3:27.34
America’s Lolo
Jones won
gold in the
60m hurdles.
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QATAR 2022
COOL FOR QATAR
QATAR 2022 HAS UNVEILED ITS CUTTING-EDGE STADIUM
DESIGNS AND VENUE COOLING TECHNOLOGY.
Qatar will use world-first, carbon-neutral
technology to cool stadiums, fan fests/zones
and training sites if Qatar is chosen to host
the 2022 FIFA World Cup, paving the way
for the first ever cooled outdoor global
sporting event.
The Qatar 2022 World Cup Bid team
revealed the final elements in its venue plan
with the unveiling of stadium designs for
three new builds and two stadium upgrades
just weeks before submitting its Bid Book
to FIFA. But even these state-of-the-art
designs were eclipsed by further revelations
of Qatar’s proposed use of cooling
technology to combat the heat in the
country’s hot summer months.
“Our stadiums will have zero carbon
cooling equipment utilising solar technology
to ensure the temperature is no higher than
27 degrees Celsius, ensuring optimum
playing conditions and a comfortable
environment for fans,” said Qatar 2022
Chairman His Excellency Sheikh
Mohammed bin Hamad bin Khalifa
Al-Thani. “This same environmentally
friendly, carbon-neutral technology will
ensure training sites, fan fest and fan zones
are also cool and comfortable.”
The Qatar 2022 bid team added that all
the stadia would be linked to a new metro
system and comprehensive shuttle-bus
network, allowing fans to travel to games by
public transport. And because of the
compact nature of Qatar’s venue plan, fans
will be able to watch more than one game in
a day while staying in the same
accommodation throughout the tournament.
“We are very optimistic that this new
compact concept of a World Cup will find
favour amongst football followers,” said
Qatar 2022 CEO Hassan Al Thawadi.
“There are immediate benefits for all fans,
who would not have to worry about booking
accommodation in different cities in order to
follow their teams throughout the
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A graphic image of
plans for the new Al
Gharafa Stadium.
NEW BUILDS
Al Shamal - a 45,120-capacity stadium located in the north of Qatar,
on the edge of the Arabian Gulf. Around 10 per cent of spectators for
Al Shamal are expected to arrive via the Qatar-Bahrain Friendship
Bridge, which will be the longest free-standing bridge in the world.
Al Khor - a 45,330-capacity stadium located in the north east of
Qatar, set in its own park setting and designed in an asymmetrical
seashell motif. Players will benefit from a flexible roof providing
shade over the pitch.
Al Wakrah - a 45,000-capacity stadium located in the south of Qatar, set
in a park setting that includes a themed swimming pool, spa zone,
spots facilities and shopping mall.
tournament. With most fans based in Doha,
they will have easy access through our brand
new transport link, including metro or train
connections to all the stadiums.”
The proposed stadium builds in Al
Shamal, Al Khor, Al Wakrah and the
redevelopment of existing venues in Al
Rayyan and Al Gharafa, add to the venue
picture formerly revealed by the Qatar bid.
A new 86,000-capacity National Stadium
in Lusail is planned as the venue for the final,
while Khalifa International Stadium will be
transformed into a 70,000-seater stadium.
Qatar also plans a new 43,500-seater stadium
in the Doha Port area.
STADIUM EXPANSIONS
Al Gharafa - located close to Doha, its current capacity will double to
44,740 via a modular upper-tier stand. The facade will consist of the
colours of all the countries qualifying for Qatar 2022, symbolising
friendship, mutual tolerance and respect.
Al Rayyan - located 20km northwest of Doha, its current capacity will
double to 44,740 via a modular upper-tier stand. A special membrane
will double as a giant screen on the side of the stadium projecting
match updates and tournament information.
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A VIEW FROM ASIA
AsiAn FootbAll ConFederAtion President MohAMed bin hAMMAM
reFleCts on the World CuP in south AFriCA And QAtAr’s AMbitious
PlAns to host the tournAMent in 2022.
The next 12 months are going to be exceptional even in
the action-packed life of Mohamed Bin Hammam.
During that time the Asian Football Confederation
(AFC) President, fresh from an enjoyable stint at the
FIFA World Cup in South Africa, will advance the case
for an AFC host nation for the 2022 World Cup and
help choose the tournament’s hosts for both 2018 and
2022 - all that ahead of the Asian Cup taking place in his
native land, Qatar, in 2011.
Bin Hammam, of course, is familiar with what it takes
to stage a major world and continental soccer
tournament, gaining knowledge from planning the first
FIFA World Cup on Asian soil in Japan and Korea eight
years ago to help shape his opinion of the first ever World
Cup on African soil, just finished.
South Africa 2010, he said before the event, “will be
remembered for all time as a great triumph of football’s
will” and the tournament’s success more than justified
his pre-event opinion that the Rainbow Nation would
not disappoint.
After the dramatic final between Spain and the
Netherlands, Bin Hammam concluded that South Africa
had exceeded all expectations as a World Cup host after
widespread concerns over security, public safety and
stadiums being ready on time.
He was also full of praise for the “honourable”
performances of the AFC representatives, which showed
that the continent is taking rapid strides in the
development of the game.
“The Asian participation was creditable in all respects
and it confirmed that not only teams but our referees and
coaches are also among the best in the world,” he said.
“Japan and Korea Republic reached the Round of
16 and this achievement becomes more important as
they achieved it with local coaches…Australia was
unfortunate to have missed the next round berth on
goal difference.”
Bin Hammam’s next major port of call will be Zurich
on December 2 when the hosts for both the 2018 and
2022 World Cups will be decided. The 61-year old will
have to make big waves for the Asian contenders Japan,
Australia, Korea and, of course, his own Qatar to stage
the game’s great showcase.
The AFC President is one of FIFA’s 24 executive
committee members who will vote after reviewing as
many as nine bids, a monumental departure from the
continental rotational system that saw Brazil virtually
unchallenged as South American hosts for 2014.
“FIFA wanted more competition and choice,” Bin
Hammam explains of the more open selection process
that has given Qatar a real chance of success.
Like all the bidding nations, Qatar has some hurdles
to overcome, but Bin Hammam points to the positive
consequences of a compact World Cup within the
country’s borders.
“All eight groups would play their matches at different
stadiums within reasonable distances,” he says. “It
completely eliminates the hassle of taking inter-country
flights, booking hotel rooms, and logistics. In Qatar, a
fan can watch two group matches the same day.”
Meanwhile, on the legacy front, a World Cup in Qatar
could work as a major force for good in the wider region.
“Unfortunately the Middle East has a bloody history,” he
says, “but I strongly believe that a World Cup in Qatar
will usher in an era of peace to the entire region.”
Back to the more day-to-day consideration of his job,
the AFC chief Bin Hammam has been praised for
professionalising the game through ‘Vision Asia’ and
exploiting passion with the newly-branded AFC
Champions League.
“Today the whole world knows and talks about Asian
football and its potential and I am proud of that,” he says.
“My dream is to see Asia take its rightful place in the
pantheon of world football.”
The continent’s club showpiece, the AFC Champions
League, continues to go from strength-to-strength. In
2009 it grew from 28 to 32 teams with $20 million in
prize money at stake, a five-fold increase on the previous
year. “Asia’s economies are booming and we have a
3.9 billion population who are mostly football fans. You
name it, we have it,” he says. “It won’t be difficult to see
European footballers plying their trade in Asia.”
The AFC Asian Cup is also growing in prestige and the
AFC President expects Qatar to host the most competitive
tournament yet next year. “I am absolutely convinced that
the competition will be intense and of a very high quality
because AFC’s Member Associations are doing a lot of
developmental work for their national teams,” he says.
Bin Hammam has confirmed that AFC headquarters
will remain in Kuala Lumpur - removing a proposal from
his agenda before his re-election in May 2009 - but who
knows where the well-travelled Qatari’s fortunes will take
him up beyond the next World Cup in Brazil 2014?
In the intriguing world of football politics, much
might depend on the success of Qatar’s bid for the 2022
World Cup. If Qatar wins the required number of votes
in December, he may eventually decide that his energies
are best deployed much closer to home.
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MOHAMED BIN HAMMAM - PRESIDENT,
ASIAN FOOTBALL CONFEDERATION
Nationality: Qatar
Date of Birth: 8 May 1949
Languages: Arabic, english
Place of Residence: doha, Qatar
Positions held in FIFA (now or previously):
• FIFA Executive Committee member
• Chairman of FIFA GOAL Project Bureau
• Chairman of FIFA Technical Committee
• Member of FIFA Finance Committee
Previous Positions held in AFC:
• AFC Executive Committee member
• Chairman of AFC Finance Committee
• Vice-Chairman of AFC Development
Fund Committee
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From right to left: Award winning
performances from HE Sheikh
Khalid bin Hamad Al-Thani;
James Kwalia; Bahiya Mansour Al
Hamad; and Al Sadd Sports Club.
CELEBRATING
SUCCESS
The QOC Awards Ceremony for the 2009-2010 season
celebrated a remarkable year of sporting achievement.
The Qatar Olympic Committee marked
the closing of the 2009-2010 sports season
with a glittering awards ceremony at the
Grand Hyatt Hotel in Doha on June 6.
Under the patronage of HE Sheikh
Abdullah bin Hamad Al-Thani, Head of the
Al Rayyan Sports Club board, the QOC
honoured a host of leading sports figures,
athletes, federations, clubs and national
companies in recognition of their
contribution to sport in Qatar.
After another action-packed sporting year,
QOC Secretary General, Sheikh Saoud
highlighted the major events that Qatar had
hosted during the season, making special
mention of the IAAF World Indoor
Championship in Athletics, the FIVB Men’s
Club World Volleyball Championship, IAAF
Diamond League and the IHF Super Globe.
The season also saw the historic handover
of the Qatar 2022 Bid Book at FIFA
headquarters in Switzerland and the QOC
will await the outcome of FIFA’s
deliberations on the 2018 and 2022 World
Cup hosts with bated breath in December.
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But for all the talk of great events - past,
present and future - the QOC celebrations
were focused firmly on the people, both on
the field of play and behind the scenes, who
have been such a source of inspiration to
Qatari sport.
And at the top of the honourees list this
year, the Sport Pioneer and the Personality of
the Season Awards went to two leading
figures from Qatari society who have
influenced the country’s sporting progress in
contrasting ways.
The Sport Pioneer Award went to HE
Sheikh Mohamed bin Eid Al-Thani, the
former president of Qatar’s Youth and Sport
General Authority, who has been an advocate
of youth development through sport over
many years. Established in 1990, the
Authority was renamed the General
Authority of Youth in 2000 and continues to
play a key role in Qatar’s sporting strategy for
youth. Meanwhile, the Personality of the
Season Award went to HE Sheikh Hamad
bin Thamir Al-Thani, President of the Qatar
Media Foundation, Chairman of Al Jazeera
Network and Chairman of the Al Gharafa
Sports Club Board, for his services in the
promotion of Qatar’s sport movement.
Under his leadership, Al Jazeera Sport has
become the dominant sport network in the
region, bringing new standards of excellence
and innovation to its coverage of events like
this year’s IAAF World Indoor
Championships in Doha.
Honouring the athletes who excelled
during the season, the Best Athlete of the
Year Award for Motorsports went to HE
Sheikh Khalid bin Hamad Al-Thani, who
became the first Qatari to drive a Formula
One car when he drove a Williams FW31 at
the Losail International Circuit in December.
The Best Athlete prize across all sports
went to long-distance runner James Kwalia,
who took the bronze medal in the 5,000m at
last year’s IAAF World Championships in
Berlin, the first ever medal for Qatar in a
World Championship. Kwalia subsequently
hit the gold medal trail with 3,000m wins at
the 2009 Asian Indoor Games in Hanoi,
Vietnam, and at the 2010 Asian Indoor

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Athletics Championships in Tehran, Iran.
Despite being a junior, Bahiya Mansour
Al Hamad, who came second in the women’s
50m rifle competition at the Prime Minister’s
Cup, earned the Best Athlete prize in the
women’s category.
Al Hamad also won gold in the 10m rifle
individual women’s junior event, ahead of
her talented compatriot Mahbouba Akhlaqi,
at the 9th Arab Shooting Championships in
Kuwait this year, thus winning a place on the
Qatar team for the first ever Youth Olympic
Games in Singapore this summer.
Middle-distance runner Mohamed
Ahmed Shweiter won the Most Promising
Athlete Award (male), while fencer Haya
Abdulaziz Al Mannai took the award in the
girl’s category.
The QOC also celebrated some great team
performances at national and club level. The
Best National Team Award went to the
Qatar Cycling Team, which competed
creditably at the 2010 Gulf Championship
in the UAE and is gaining invaluable
experience against the established continental
powers of South East Asia.
In women’s sport, the Qatar Table Tennis
Team won the equivalent award after
dominating the GCC Women’s Table Tennis
Championships held in Qatar in April.
Of the clubs, the Al Rayyan Basketball
Club’s incredible run of results over the
season earned them the Club Team of the
Year Award.
The club took the runners-up spot at the
FIBA Asian Basketball Championships held
in Doha in May this year and first place in
the 30th Gulf Basketball Championships
held in the in UAE in April. Al Rayyan also
won 2009-10 Qatar Basketball League and
placed second in the Emir’s Cup.
Club rivals Al Sadd Sports Club won the
General Excellence Award based on the
performance of all its teams during the
2009-10 season.
Highlights for the club included the
performance of its handball team,
runners-up in the prestigious IHF Super
Globe competition, organised by the club in
May. But it was the Al Sadd’s all-conquering
athletics team, which received special praise
this year.
Of the federations, the Qatar Shooting
and Archery Federation received the
Golden Federation Award, in recognition of
its male and female shooters season-long
haul of no less than 10 gold medals and over
60 silver and bronze medals in various Arab
and Asian events.
The Qatar Billiard and Snooker
Federation was granted the Exemplary
Federation Award for its commitment to
QOC administrative and financial standards,
for the high number of players registered
with the federation and for the excellence of
its event management.
Meanwhile, the Qatar Hockey
Committee received the Sports Innovation
Award for its role in promoting the sport in
Qatar, in particular, by organising a new
local league and inviting world-class national
teams like the Netherlands and Pakistan to
compete in Doha.
Honours were also given to a number of
government and private institutions as the
Best Supporters for Sport during the season
2009-2010, including the Ministry of
Interior, Al Dawri and Al Kass Channel
and Q. media.
With the new season set to start this
September, Sheikh Saoud identified the two
Club World Championships in handball and
volleyball, the Asian Cup in January 2011
and the 12th Pan Arab Games in November
2011 as important sporting events to look
out for.
All will offer an international stage for
Qatari athletes and a potential platform for
new heroes to be celebrated by the QOC at
the end of season 2010-11.
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award winNers: Sport Season 2009/2010
AWARD
Sport Pioneer Award
Personality of the Season Award
Appreciation Award for Personalities who have
served sport
Best Supporters for Sport (Government)
General Excellence Shield Award
Best Supporters for Sport (Companies)
Best Athlete of the Year for Motorsports Award
Appreciation Award for Best National Company in
implementing sports projects
Golden Federation Award
Exemplary Federation Award
Sports Innovation Award
Best School in supporting sport activities
Best School in the Schools Olympic Programme
Best National Team (Men)
Best National Team (Women)
Team of the Season (Clubs)
Best (male) Athlete of the Season
Best (female) Athlete of the Season
Most Promising (male) Athlete
Most Promising (female) Athlete
National Coach of the Season
Professional Coach of the Season
Administrator of the Season (Men)
Administrator of the Season (Women)
Referee of the Season
Best Camel Coach (Open Races)
Best Camel Coach (Public Races)
Player of the Season (Paralympic)
HONOREE’S NAME
HE Sheikh Mohamed bin Eid Al-Thani
HE Sheikh Hamad bin Thamir Al-Thani
Mr. Abdulrahman bin Ameer Al Nuaimi
Mr. Mohamed Ghanim Al Rumeihi
Mr. Ali Issa Abu-Haqab
Ministry of Interior
Al Dawri & Al Kass TV Channel
Al Sadd Sports Club
Q.media
HE Sheikh Khalid bin Hamad Al-Thani
Hamad bin Khalid Contracting Company
Lotus Trading and Contracting Company
Qatar Shooting and Archery Fed.
Qatar Billiard and Snooker Fed.
Qatar Hockey Committee
Al Ahnaf bin Qais Preparatory Independent School
Qatar Secondary School for Girls
Qatar Cycling National Team
Qatar Table Tennis National Team
Al Rayyan Sports Club (basketball)
James Kwalia
Bahiya Mansour Al Hamad
Mohamed Ahmed Shweiter
Haya Abdulaziz Al Mannai
Mr. Abdulla Mubarak Al Eidan
Mr. Qusai Hatem Khalaf
Mr. Talal Mansour Bakheet
Mrs. Mariam Abdulla Is-haq
Mr. Ibrahim Mohamed Al Neama
Salem Jabir Faran Al Mirri
Nasser Salim Al Maksur Al Mirri
Ali Mohamed Al Mas
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“Students
Are Our
Future”
Khaleel Al-Jabir, Director of the QOC Sports
Affair Department, reflects on a great year
for Qatar’s Schools Olympic Programme and
looks ahead to the fourth edition, themed on
“Sport and Education”.
Schoolgirls line up for the football
tournament at the ASPIRE Dome.
The number of schoolchildren taking part
in the programme was up strongly again
this year. How do you explain this rise?
The overall number of students who
participated in sports competitions has gone
up by about 50 per cent on last season, from
a total of 9,517 in 2008-2009 to a total of
14,285 participants in sports competitions in
the season 2009-2010. The number of
participants in the parallel activities also
slightly increased. The main reason for this
rise is the increased awareness and eagerness
from schools to take part in this programme.
Have you noticed that parents in Qatar
have also become more supportive of their
children playing sport? How big a change
is this in Qatari culture?
One of the main aims of the SOP is to
spread the awareness on sport and healthy
lifestyles among students and their guardians
alike. We have no doubts that even though
parents will always push their kids to focus
on their education in order to create a better
future for them, they are becoming
increasingly aware that sport should not be
seen as an obstacle for reaching this goal but
as a complimenting factor.
Since sport helps maintain good mental
and physical health, it contributes to the
wellbeing of the students and therefore can
only help them to perform better
academically. This has been well researched
and documented across the world. The
impact of sport on the lifestyle of Qatar’s
students is being shown slowly but
steadily. This will have implications for
Qatari Society at large since our students are
our future. It is also clear that the same
[parental] support is being given to female
athletes within the norms of the Qatar
culture and traditions. Similar to the boys,
the number of girl participants is slowly but
steadily increasing.
How did the presence in Doha of so many
world-class athletes for the IAAF World
Indoor Championships influence the
programme?
In sport and generally in life, young kids
always look up to role models, whether from
sport, entertainment, politics or society. The
IAAF World Indoor Championships in
Doha gave many of the youths in Qatar,
whether they participate at the SOP or not, a
chance to see some of their role models and
see them in action and even experience in
some ways their struggle and devotion to
achieving their best. This was a perfect
opportunity for the young kids to learn from
these great athletes and it’s worth noting that
in Doha nowadays there are numerous
high-level international events for the kids to
see and sometimes interact with their heroes
and role models.
Does the SOP offer an opportunity to
identify talent that could be nurtured for
international sport?
Most local federations monitor the students
who participate in the activities of the SOP.
Some federations, such as the volleyball and
table tennis federations, have created
programmes to nurture the talent acquired
from the SOP and some are in the process of
developing similar programmes in order to
track, monitor and develop these talents.
As a matter of fact, all nine participating
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OLYmpic
PROGRAMme
Gymnastics is popular with Qatari boys
and girls.
Schoolgirl swimmers
race against the best in their age group.
Fencing has been on the Schools
Olympic Programme since the first edition.
national federations are increasingly
discovering new talents from the SOP
competitions and each is setting their own
strategy to nurture and develop these talents.
The SOP Organising Committee and Qatar
Olympic Committee are here to lend a hand
to these federations for the benefit of both
Qatar sport and Qatar society.
What were the most memorable aspects of
the Sport and Culture programme for you
personally?
I’m proud to say that the cultural activities of
this third edition were one of the first group
of activities on the Doha 2010 Capital of
Arab Culture programme. The close
cooperation that we had as an Organising
Committee with our colleagues from the
Ministry of Culture, Arts and Heritage was
also outstanding and continued the close
cooperation with the various government
authorities that took place in the past
editions. Finally, the increased number of
students from both genders who showed a
great interest, the variety of activities that
were organised and the great results from the
participants made me proud and continued
our tradition of not only focusing on the
sport side but on the cultural and social
benefits of the SOP.
What changes can we expect for the
2010/11 programme?
The fourth edition of the SOP is already
under way. Evaluation sessions for the first
three editions have taken place with
participation from all the stakeholders - and
a new theme has been chosen: “Sport and
Education”. As for the number of sports, we
THANK YOU
are always looking for ways to develop and
advance the programme in order to increase
the benefits and widen its outreach within
the community.
Some national federations have made
formal applications or approached some
members from the Organising Committee in
order to be included in the programme of
the fourth edition.
We will study some of these applications
and make the relevant decisions based on the
various aspects of the programme and the
resources available.
“I would like to express my personal appreciation and that of the Organising
Committee to all the parents for their continuous support for their kids and
the Schools Olympic Programme. I would also like to thank all the
colleagues and friends who have worked on and contributed to the success
of the previous editions, inviting them again to join our efforts for the success
of the fourth edition, which I have no doubt will be bigger and better as part
of our commitment to the success of the Schools Olympic Programme.”
Khaleel Al-Jabir
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FUN AND
FAIR PLAY
WHETHER ORGANISING YOUTH CAMPS, PARTICIPATING IN QATAR’S
SCHOOLS OLYMPIC PROGRAMME, MAKING PRESENTATIONS OR DRIVING
AWARENESS CAMPAIGNS, THE DOHA-BASED GLOBAL SPORT FUND IS
BUSIER THAN EVER IN 2010.
Above: scenes from this year’s
GSF International Youth
Camp in Doha. Wilfried
Lemke, Special Adviser
to the United Nations
Secretary General on Sports
for Development and Peace
(pictured on page 25 with kids
in traditional costume) was
present on the penultimate
day of the Camp.
The GSF Doha International Youth Camp was the first
of two important camps scheduled this year by the
Global Sport Fund, the joint initiative between the
United Nations Office for Drugs and Crime and the
Qatar Olympic Committee.
The event was held over seven days in February at the
Al Rayyan Sports Club in Doha, where a total of 121
boys and girls between the ages of 11 and 13-plus, as well
as 31 adult coaches, took part in the multi-cultural event.
Sixteen countries, including Algeria, Bahrain, Brazil,
Brunei Darussalam, the Czech Republic, Fiji, Indonesia,
Iraq, Nicaragua, Oman, Palestine, Qatar, Saudi Arabia,
Turkey, United Arab Emirates and Yemen, were
represented at the Doha Camp, which promoted a week
of fun, learning and friendship via multinational team
competitions in football and basketball, sightseeing and
cultural exchanges.
A special guest, Wilfried Lemke, Special Adviser to the
United Nations Secretary General on Sports for
Development and Peace, visited the Camp on the sixth day
and spoke at a seminar entitled ‘Positive Values of Sport’.
Lemke encouraged the audience to keep the spirit of sport
in mind and make the most of the unique opportunity
presented by the GSF Doha International Youth Camp.
Seminars were also held on topics relating to Doping
in Sports, UNESCO, Drug and Delinquency Awareness,
Youth Leadership, Fair Play and Playing by the Rules, as
well as Baseline Assessment and Drills in football and
basketball.
Crucially, the Camp gave the young participants the
confidence and tools to go back to their communities
and promote the following messages and activities in
their own countries:
• Introduce their peers to the techniques of the GSF
model that uses sport to teach social skills to youth as a
way to develop individual potential.
• Demonstrate through play how a sports discipline can
be used to develop and practice positive social behaviours
that are useful on and off the field.
• Use the GSF Fair Play Score Card to manage the
behaviours of players in friendly competitions in a
team-based sport.
• Explain how the principles of Fair Play, Playing by the
Rules, Teamwork, Youth Leadership, Familiarisation with
Drug Prevention, Anti-Doping and Delinquency
Avoidance Measures can be easily learned.
• Help organise after-school sport activities, using
available school gyms and playing fields to extend ‘fun in
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learning’ within their communities.
At the end of the week, the Gala Awards Evening was
the occasion for delegates and guests to be conferred as
GSF Ambassadors. The 120 GSF Youth Ambassadors
and 31 GSF Coach Ambassadors were presented with
medals and certificates, while winners of the GSF Fair
Play Awards and the Multinational Teams in football and
basketball were presented with prizes.
Several delegations also exchanged gifts and expressed
their appreciation of the work done to host the Camp in
Doha, which will now become a regular feature on
Qatar’s sporting calendar, following a decision by the
Global Sport Fund and the Qatar Olympic Committee
to make the Doha Camp an annual event to be held in
February every year.
The next International Youth Camp is in preparation
and will be organised in the African continent by the end
of 2010, while the first quarter of 2011 could see the
GSF reach the youth of South America, most probably
in Brazil.
Veronika Sitavankova (13)
Czech Republic
“Being in this Youth Camp helped clarify many things
in my mind. The most important of them is that
winning is not the most important thing in sport.
The people were very friendly - a little bit more than
people in Czech Republic - and I made many friends
from Brazil, Bahrain, Indonesia, Algeria and others.
I liked the city of Doha and was surprised by the
way people are dressed. Back in my country, the
participants from the Camp will make presentations
about the Camp and Qatar and I have a lot of good
things to say about both.”
Ali Nasser Mohsen (13)
Iraq
“My selection for the Doha Camp was based
primarily on skills in sports and English language.
We were provided with some information about the
Camp and its programme, but we found that it was
much better and more exciting than we expected.
We were treated really well and I appreciated the
variety and quality of the activities in the Camp. As
for the city of Doha, I found it very beautiful and I was
surprised by the apparent absence of policemen. I
understand that it is very safe here.”
Ata Mavi (13)
Turkey
“I liked the organisation of the Youth Camp and I
cannot imagine that we could have a Camp of this
quality in Turkey. I was especially impressed by the
way the teachers or instructors dealt with students.
They were very understanding and let us do things
instead of telling us what to do. I made many friends
from different countries such as Iraq, Saudi Arabia
and Czech Republic. Back in Turkey, I will talk to my
classmates, my relatives and my teammates about
the danger of consuming drugs and the real values
of sport.”
Nesrine Rili (13)
Algeria
“The Camp was a wonderful melting pot of cultural
and sporting values. I play in the U-13 Algerian
national basketball team and our coach chose me
to participate in this Camp because I could speak a
little bit of English. I learned a lot about fighting drug
abuse and managed to improve my English. I made
many friends from various countries but I wished
there wasn’t a language barrier so that I could get to
know these young people more closely.”
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SUPER ROSSI
RIDES AGAIN
Three-Time winner of The QaTar moToGP, ValenTino rossi, will TarGeT success aT
nexT season’s Grand Prix in doha as he hiTs The comeback Trail.
Qatar hasn’t seen the last of Valentino Rossi.
The intrepid Italian won his third Qatar
MotoGP in April this year to take a lead he
described as “gold dust” into the 2010
Championship.
But less than two months later, the
seven-time premier-class MotoGP champion
hit a very different kind of dust during a
practice session at his home Grand Prix in
Italy.
Rossi’s high-speed tumble from his
Yamaha M1 resulted in a fracture to his right
tibia that forced the ‘The Doctor’ as he is
known by MotoGP fans, to lay up his bike
mid-season for the first time in his 15-year
career.
Many assumed that his season, if not his
career, was finished.
Incredibly, just six weeks later, Rossi was
back on his motorcycle, astonishing the
crowd and even himself, by finishing fourth
in the German Grand Prix.
The 31-year-old was only able to walk
around the Sachsenring paddock with the
aid of crutches, but he fought a thrilling dual
with his old rival Casey Stoner to show that
his competitive instincts are as strong as ever.
Of course, Rossi has too much ground to
make up to challenge for this year’s
championship - and he admits that he won’t
be back to his brilliant best until 2011,
which is why the season-opening Qatar
MotoGP will now take on even more
significance in his pursuit of a tenth MotoGP
championship in all categories.
Winning in Doha is always the ideal
morale-booster for motorcycling’s most
charismatic superstar, who has competed at
the Losail International Circuit every year
since the Qatar MotoGP launched in 2004.
He won the title with Yamaha in 2005
and 2006 and, for the first time under the
track’s floodlights, at the 2010
Commercialbank Grand Prix of Qatar.
Before this year’s race, Rossi had the
benefit of two night’s successful pre-season
testing at the Losail track where the team
soon realised that their lead rider was able to
clock fast times under Losail’s bright lights.
“The Qatar test was always going to give a
clearer indication of our progress [than the
first test in Sepang] because it is not one of
mine or Yamaha’s best tracks,” he said. “In
fact, we were fastest on the first night and
second fastest overall behind Casey Stoner,
who is always very fast at Losail.”
Rossi’s speed in testing, he said, gave him
confidence for the season to come, a feeling
that was borne out in the Qatar MotoGP
itself where Rossi took charge of the race
early on, aided by a crash from Stoner.
Rossi saw off a forceful challenge from
Repsol’s Andrea Dovizioso before taking the
checkered flag more than one second ahead
of his Yamaha team-mate, the Spaniard Jorge
Lorenzo.
Given that the Yamaha-Rossi
combination has not always flourished at
Losail, Rossi is impressed by the Qatar
Grand Prix, which won the prestigious
International Road Racing Teams’
Association ‘Best Grand Prix’ award
in 2009.
As he tells Qatar Sport, the curtain raiser
in Doha has an appeal all of its own. “The
Qatar race is always very exciting and Qatar
is very different to anywhere else we go, but
the Qatari people are very welcoming to us.
“It’s a great place to start the
Championship, the weather is good, the
track is excellent and we always have a good
race there.”
As for the night racing that was first
introduced in 2008, it has quickly become
an essential part of the MotoGP spectacle.
“Riding at night was quite strange to start
with but you quickly become used to it and
the circuit did a great job so you can see just
the same as if it’s day,” says Rossi.
“This year I won for the first time there
since 2005, which made me very happy.”
Injuries apart, there is another question
which needs answering before the bikes line
up on the starting grid at the Qatar MotoGP
next year. At the time of his accident, Rossi
had been locked in talks with Yamaha
management about his future, as speculation
grew over a possible switch to Ducati.
Rossi’s two-year contract with Yamaha
expires at the end of this year but he’s in no
hurry to finalise his next move.
“This incident [accident] will not influence
my choices for next year in any way,” he said.
“The result of 2010, therefore, has never been
relevant to my decisions for the future.”
Whichever team he signs with, however,
MotoGP fans must hope that the Doctor will
compete, as he himself desires, for “many
more years”. It’s a wish felt in Doha too,
where the Losail track is contracted to host a
MotoGP until at least 2016 and would
welcome the presence of MotoGP’s brightest
star over the coming years.
“Every season has its own story; it is more
and more difficult and you always have to be
faster,” says Rossi about his future. “This is
my passion and I have had a great career
with a lot of good results.
“The way to race for me is to try and win.
When I understand that will not be possible,
it will be ciao to MotoGP forever!”
But not yet. As they say in Italian, “A
presto Valentino!”
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Star in
Qatar
Seven-time MotoGP
champion Valentino
Rossi will put his
injury problems behind
him when the 2011
Championship gets under
way, starting at the
Qatar MotoGP.
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LEADERS IN
SPORTS MEDICINE
In just a few short years, aspetar has establIshed an excellent
InternatIonal reputatIon In the fIeld of orthopaedIc and sports
MedIcIne. one of the MaIn pIllars of Its broad offerIng Is sports
MedIcIne clInIcs and physIotherapy and rehabIlItatIon, whIch has
Its own dedIcated unIt.
Above: Dr. Hakim
Chalabi (seated, right in
picture) and his team.
Facing page: An Aspetar
physiotherapist attends
to Algerian soccer player
Mourad Meghni.
To appreciate the quality of Aspetar’s Physiotherapy
capabilities you only have to look at the sporting talent
walking in through the door. In recent times, professional
footballers from countries such as France, Italy, Greece
and England have all had consultations with the
hospital’s highly-qualified and world-renowned team.
A classic example of Aspetar’s work is the
rehabilitation programme it recently put together for
Algerian soccer players Madjid Bougherra and Nadir
Belhadj - two members of the country’s 2010 World Cup
squad who were suffering from muscular and ankle
injuries respectively.
Both came back from their Aspetar treatment
convinced the hospital is a match for any top sports
hospital in Europe - in terms of facilities and personnel.
Perhaps it is no surprise, then, that Aspetar was also
selected by the Algerian Football Federation to provide
official medical support to the Algerian National Football
Team at the 2010 FIFA World Cup in South Africa.
As part of its support package, Aspetar provided a
Chief Medical Officer, a medical coordinator, a
physiotherapist co-coordinator, an osteopath, two
physiologists and even a team masseur.
Having said all this, Aspetar’s Physiotherapy and
Rehabilitation Department is not actively targeting
foreign athletes, says Dr. Hakim Chalabi, Assistant Chief
Medical Officer of Aspetar and Executive Director,
National Sports Medicine Programme: “We enjoy
working with all our international clients. But our
primary mission at Aspetar is to support Qatari athletes
across the widest possible range of disciplines. There are
26 sporting federations here in Qatar and we aim to give
them the best support we possibly can. We do work with
some non-athletes but the mission of Aspetar from the
start has been to assist athletes in achieving their
potential.”
Underlining the point, 2009 saw Aspetar sign an
agreement with the Qatar Olympic Committee, says Dr.
Hakim. This relationship with the QOC comes in
addition to Aspetar’s work with The Aspire Academy and
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Qatari soccer - the latter covering both the Qatar
National Team and all clubs in the Qatar Premier League.
In terms of what is on offer from Aspetar’s
Physiotherapy and Rehabilitation Department, the unit
says it is “dedicated to returning all patients to their
pre-injury lifestyle quickly and safely”.
It provides a range of services such as assessment of
musculoskeletal problems, physiotherapy, hydrotherapy,
strength and flexibility deficit and imbalance correction,
and rehabilitation programmes. “One of our big
successes so far has been reducing reinjury rates among
Qatari athletes,” says Dr. Hakim, “One of the major
concerns for a club or coach is when an athlete comes
out of rehabilitation only to experience the same
problem.”
Of particular concern for Aspetar is providing physio
support which takes account of the Arabic community’s
cultural framework. For example, female athletes are
looked after by female therapists in dedicated treatment
areas. Also important to note, says Dr. Hakim, is the
work Aspetar is doing on the relationship between
athletic performance and fasting during the Holy Month
of Ramadan.
Dr. Hakim himself has been studying the impact of
Ramadan on Muslim athletes’ performance since 1993
and says: “We have lots of athletes who fast during
Ramadan and, at the same time, have to go through
rigorous training and practice sessions. Furthermore,
there are events like the 2012 Olympic Games in London
- which will be held exactly during Ramadan time. So we
need to know the impact on their performance both of
fasting during the day and any resulting fatigue.”
The good news for Qatari athletes - whether they are
elite or emerging talents - is that they get access to some
of the best Sports Medicine Physicians expertise that the
international market can offer.
“We have people working here who have come from
Australia, New Zealand, the US, Canada, Italy, France,
Spain, and Netherlands” says Dr. Hakim - who himself
has worked across a range of sporting disciplines, most
recently occupying the post of Medical Director at Paris
St. Germain football club, and ACMO of Sports
Medicine Hospital-Paris. “As a result of that, we are able
to look at a variety of creative approaches and ideas about
athlete treatment. The approach to muscle injury
management might be different in Australia to Canada -
so we can derive a consensus which is based on all that
team expertise.”
While Aspetar’s top priority is to service Gulf-based
talent, Dr. Hakim says one reason so many foreign sports
medicine experts come to work at Aspetar is the
hospital’s ambition to become a world-leader in research
and education.
In essence, the goal is to develop internationally
competitive knowledge by enabling staff to investigate
report and publish peer-reviewed research. In part, this is
made possible by the hospital’s world-beating facilities,
says Dr. Hakim, “but also important is that we operate in
a climate where research is actively encouraged. We have
a centre for research where scientists conduct clinical
research around subjects such as obesity in Qatar, and the
relation of Ramadan and the environment to athletes.”
On the subject of Ramadan, for example, Aspetar will
conduct a study which will be presented to the
International Olympic Committee ahead of the London
2012 Summer Games.
Another good example of how Sports Medicine
professionals around the world can benefit from Aspetar’s
emphasis on research is a FIFA and IOC-approved
randomized trial on the use of growth factors for acute
muscle injuries. Typically, treatment of muscle injuries is
based around physiotherapy procedures such as ice,
electrotherapy, massage, mobilization, manipulation and
exercise. So anything which can add to the sector’s
understanding of this fast-growing area of treatment is
welcome.
Dr. Hakim himself says that the emphasis on research
and education was one of the factors that persuaded him
to leave behind a very successful career in Paris. “My
decision to leave France was not about the salary or the
position - it was about the unique nature of the project.
“The way in which Aspetar has built an international
team of experts could not have been done in France and
it is very exciting to be involved.”
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World sports
rankings
the best of the best in sport… at a glance
FIFA 2010 World Cup Standings
1 Spain
2 Netherlands
3 Germany
4 Uruguay
5 Argentina
6 Brazil
7 Ghana
8 Paraguay
9 Japan
10 Chile
11 Portugal
12 United States
13 England
14 Mexico
15 South Korea
16 Slovakia
17 Ivory Coast
18 Slovenia
19 Switzerland
20 South Africa
MEN’S VOLLEYBALL as of 9/7/2010
1 Brazil 152.50
2 USA 120.00
3 Russia 112.50
4 Serbia 91.25
5 Poland 89.25
6 Bulgaria 78.75
7 Italy 76.00
8 China 59.00
9 Cuba 56.25
10 Argentina 49.00
51 Ukraine 4.25
51 Qatar 4.25
53 Philippines 3.7
MEN’S TENNIS as of 5/7/2010
1 Rafael Nadal (ESP) 10,745
2 Novak Djokovic (SRB) 6,905
3 Roger Federer (SUI) 6,885
4 Andy Murray (GBR) 5,155
5 Robin Soderling (SWE) 4,935
6 Nikolay Davydenko (RUS) 4,740
7 Juan Martin Del Potro (ARG) 4,350
8 Tomas Berdych (CZE) 3,845
9 Andy Roddick (USA) 3,490
10 Fernando Verdasco (ESP) 3,475
WOMEN’S TENNIS as of 5/7/2010
1 Serena Williams (USA) 8,475
2 Jelena Jankovic (SRB) 5,900
3 Caroline Wozniacki (DEN) 5,630
4 Venus Williams (USA) 5,606
5 Samantha Stosur (AUS) 4,890
6 Elena Dementieva (RUS) 4,670
7 Kim Clijsters (BEL) 4,510
8 Francesca Schiavone (ITA) 4,425
9 Vera Zvonareva (RUS) 3,965
10 Na Li (CHN) 3,756
MEN’S GOLF (as of 5/7/2010)
1 Tiger Woods (USA) 10.35
2 Phil Mickelson (USA) 9.62
3 Lee Westwood (ENG) 8.04
4 Steve Stricker (USA) 7.03
5 Jim Furyk (USA) 6.82
6 Ernie Els (RSA) 5.97
7 Luke Donald (ENG) 5.51
8 Ian Poulter (ENG) 5.44
9 Rory McIlroy (NIR) 5.31
10 Paul Casey (ENG) 5.20
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THE POWER OF
HOW QATAR IS PLAYING A ROLE IN PROMOTING ENVIRONMENTAL
SUSTAINABILITY THROUGH THE UNLIKELY MEDIUM OF FORMULA 1.
Dominic Reilly,
Head of Sponsorship
at Williams F1.
Qatar is playing a low-key but essential role in keeping
one of Formula 1’s best-known teams on the grid while
making a valuable contribution to environmental
sustainability.
The Williams F1 team operates the first Formula
One-related technical centre outside of Europe at the
Qatar Science & Technology Park (QSTP) where
technicians are developing technologies which will help
power not only Formula 1 cars but the trucks, buses and
trains of the future.
The project is the result of investment by the Qatar
Foundation for Education, Sciecne and Community
Development, the non-profit organistaion, chaired by
Her Highness Sheikha Mozah bint Nasser Al Missned.
For Dominic Reilly, Head of Sponsorship at Williams
F1, the Qatar project - which complements technologies
being developed at the team’s UK headquarters - is
central to the long-term financial well-being of the team,
its brand values and the reputation and image of Formula
1 as a whole.
Commercial applications of the technology will
provide a vital income stream in the future but the
project has wider implications for the team’s brand image
and its ability to do business with sponsors.
One of the negative issues surrounding F1 is the
perception that it is a gas guzzling, environmentally
damaging sport. Williams is out to change that
perception and bolster its brand image and credibility at
the same time.
At the Qatar Science and Technology Park, a staff of
around 20 focus on two projects, both with clear
commercial goals - the industrial application of large
Magnetically Loaded Composite (MLC) flywheels and
the advancement of Williams’ simulator know-how for
competition and road car use.
The flywheel project will address their potential to
store and release energy very quickly, leading to fuel and
emission savings. Initial target markets include mass
transit systems such as trains and trams
Williams may be a powerful player in a carbon hungry
sport but its decision to make the environment and
sustainability key parts of its brand positioning is, says
Reilly, not an example of jumping onto a bandwagon but
a decision born out of genuine social concern and
significant commercial imperative.
“We decided very early to look at how we could
contribute to society through our brand and technical
know-how,” he said. “It is in the nature of our sponsors
that they have a responsible attitude towards the
environment and social causes.
“It was clear that the energy debate was becoming a
mega-trend in business and we knew that we could
contribute to the debate and more. Although F1 is often
criticised for burning fossil fuels, we know that as a sport
and as a company we were able to have greater influence
on the energy debate than any other sport because of the
technology we delve op. Naturally we needed to be able
to demonstrate this,” Reilly said.
As a result, energy became a key pillar of a
wide-ranging Corporate Social Responsibility strategy,
operated under the banner Williams Spark, which also
focuses on education and road safety. But it is the work
in the energy field which provides a remarkable example
of squaring a circle between the team, its partners and its
long-term financial needs.
Flywheel technology, he says, can reduce fuel
consumption in cars by up to 30 per cent.
“Commercialising this technology is important to the
future of the team as it will produce a revenue stream
which will make us less reliant on the need to sell
sponsorship in the long-term,” said Reilly.
“We are very proud that Porsche has selected our
technology as the first step in creating their hybrid sports
cars and we think that this sector could ultimately be
worth up to $250 million a year,” he said.
Flywheel energy storage technology is also at the heart
of the Doha initiative.
“This is a very different technology and we were
delighted that the Qatar Foundation was happy to invest
in it. Qatar is very like-minded in its vision for energy
and for education,” he said.
The project gives Dominic Reilly cause for optimism as
he looks to the future of Formula 1, a series often - and
not inaccurately - portrayed as the ultimate sports soap
opera.
“In this market there is a pressing need to understand
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what a team represents,” said Reilly.
“Each team has different values and attributes. My job
is to differentiate Williams from the other teams and
communicate those differences effectively.
“We have a long pedigree and solid core values and
there are many facets to the Williams brand. Ultimately
though we are defined by the company we keep.
“Formula 1 itself has certain key values - such as
supreme engineering, high technology and the courage
and skill of the drivers - which are shared by every team.
My role is to find what is unique to the Williams brand.”
With a history of more than 30 years in the sport, a
significant record of success and the profiles of its
principal, Frank Williams, and Patrick Head, Williams
has what Reilly describes as “certain lustre.”
“It is all about new ideas and new ways of doing things,
whether that is to do with engineering or the way we do
business,” he said.
And the relationship with Qatar is indicative of
Williams’ determination to develop new ideas.
On announcing the agreement last year, team boss
Frank Williams described the Qatar Science and
Technology Park as a “fertile environment for research
and development” and praised the Her Highness Sheikha
Mozah for her vision of Qatar as a leader in the
development of beneficial technologies.
Williams F1 principal
Frank Williams and
Qatari racing driver
HE Sheikh Mohamed
bin Eid Al-Thani pose
with the Williams F1
team at Doha’s Losail
International Track.
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Events diary - International and Qatar
Gulf Sailing Trophy
Qatar Prix de l’Arc de Triomphe
GGC Taekwondo Championship
Tour de France around France 3-25/7/10
FIFA World Cup Final Soccer City, Johannesburg 11/7/10
Major League Baseball All-Star Game anaheim, California 13/7/10
The Open Championship Golf St Andrews, UK 15-18/7/10
The ISSF World Shooting Championship Munich, Germany 29/7-11/8/10
GCC 12th Junior & Youth Karate Championship Al Sadd Sports Club 30/7-13/8/10
Arab Wrestling Championship Qatar Sports Club 6-8/8/10
PGA Championship Golf Hazeltine, USA 12-15/8/10
IAAF Diamond League Brussels, Belgium 27/8/10
UEFA Super Cup Monaco 27/8/10
2010 FIBA World Championship turkey 28/8-12/9/10
US Open Tennis Flushing Meadows, New York 30/8-12/9/10
Al Gharafa v Al Hilal, ACL QF al Gharafa Sports Club 22 /9/10
Gulf Sailing Trophy 2010 doha Corniche 23-25/9/10
F1 Singapore Grand Prix Singapore 24-26/9/10
1st International Women’s Handball Championships Gym.Ladies Club 30/9/10
2010 UIM World F1 Powerboat Championship Linyi, China 2-3/10/10
Qatar Prix de l’Arc de Triomphe Longchamp Paris 3/10/10
Qatar Body Building Golden Cup Championship Sheraton Hotel 10/10/10
GCC 1st.Taekwondo Men Championship aspire 11-14/10/10
2010 Artistic Gymnastics World Championships Rotterdam, The Netherlands 16-24/10/10
Arab Trampoline Championship al Gharafa Sports Club 17-19/10/10
2010 UIM World F1 Powerboat Championship Shenzhen, China 23-24/10/10
4th Doha Int. Handball Champs for Men Qatar Sports Club 26-31/10/10
WTA Sony Ericsson Championship Khalifa Int. Tennis Complex 26-31/10/10
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