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Doha: Aspire Academy will honour its graduate students today at a valedictory ceremony that will mark the end of the 2021-2022 academic year at the country’s and world’s iconic sports academy.
A total of 45 students from the 2021-22 batch, the second largest after last year’s 51, will be awarded certificates at the 15th graduation ceremony.
The ceremony will take place at the Aspire Dome in the presence of top dignitaries, members of the academy’s senior management and parents of the student-athletes.
The 15th graduation batch compromised of student-athletes across eight disciplines - Football (24), Athletics (11), and Referees (3), Squash (2), Swimming (2), Motorsports (1), Fencing (1) and Gymnastics (1).
Among these graduates, 35 are from the arts department and ten from science. It is the second-highest number of student-athletes to graduate since the academy awarded its first batch in 2007-08 session.
Since, the academy was launched in 2004, a total of 540 students have graduated from the academy.
Once this 2021-22 batch step out of the world-renowned academy, a new generation of future stars is likely to enrich Qatari sports like what Mutaz Barshim, Ashraf El Seify, Abdulla Al Tamimi, Abdelkarim Hassan, Akram Afif and Almoez Ali achieved in their respective fields.
Aspire Academy Director of Education and Student Affairs, Badr Al Hay heaped praises on the graduates for remaining tough and determined during the pandemic years.
“You’ve reached this important day in your long journey while courageously facing an unexpected global health crisis during the academic year. Forget all the hardships that may have passed and celebrate the joy of the ceremony. We are happy to see you embark on the next chapter in your lives.”
“On behalf of all of us at Aspire Academy, we are proud of you and your determination and perseverance to overcome and challenge the difficult moments,” he added.
