Doha: The National Sport Day Committee at the Ministry of Sports and Youth in Qatar announced that "Sports is Life" will be the slogan for this year's National Sport Day.
In a press conference today, Abdul Rahman Al-Dosari, Adviser to the Minister of Sports and Youth, said that “Sports is Life” was chosen because sports have a benefit on health in general, and also help mental health, increase self-confidence and keep you away from Isolation, it helps make new friends.
Al-Dosari added: "10 years after organizing the first sports day, awareness about practicing sports has increased and this is reflected in the community, where all the parks and gym are always full of people doing exercise."
At the press conference, Al-Dosari announced that the sports calendar contains 575 events organized by the various sports federations in the country throughout the year, and it is the largest sports calendar in the history of Qatar.
Regarding infrastructure, Al-Dosari added that Qatar has become a huge sports field as most of the parks have walking paths and exercise machines, even the World Cup facilities contain parks and playgrounds.
He added that this year the State Sports Day Committee met with the Ministry of Health and decided that all activities are allowed only in open places for vaccinated people, and it is not allowed to hold indoor activities.
Al-Dosari added that “organizers must adhere to the maximum limit of 15 people in a group. These limits are applicable for all sports, and it is only allowed to remove the mask if the sport requires high effort.”