Qatar University celebrates NSD with variety of activities

Doha: The Sports Activities Department at Qatar University (QU) celebrated National Sport Day (NSD) yesterday, by organising a wide range of activities on campus.

The event was attended by QU officials, faculty, and students along with a large number of attendees from the public. 

These activities helped introduce the university’s sports activities to the community, spread and raise awareness of the importance of sports and their role in the lives of individuals and societies, and emphasise the role of Qatar University in the promotion of physical activity and healthy lifestyles within society. 

In his speech, Dr. Hassan Al Derham, President of Qatar University, said: “The National Sport Day has become a yearly national occasion to raise awareness on the importance of sports in the promotion of healthy lifestyle and the role it plays in the progress and prosperity of the nation. It has also become an occasion to celebrate the State of Qatar’s achievement over the past years in the field of sports and to carry on its legacy.”

Dr. Al Derham added, “This year the National Sport Day comes less than two months after Qatar’s successful hosting of the mega sporting event, FIFA World Cup Qatar 2022, for the first time in the history of the Arab and Middle East region, and presenting an exceptional version that amazed the whole world. 

“The hosting gave us important lessons in terms of planning for the future and adhering to national values and traditions.” 

Asmaa Al Naemi, Director of the Sports Activities Department, said: “To achieve one of the Qatar National Vision 2030 objectives to create a healthy and active society, the department’s goal was set to spread health awareness and educate the local community about ways to lead a healthy lifestyle by participating in sports activities starting from the individual to the family level and setting a few challenges to promote physical activity.”