Minister of Youth and Sports HE Salah bin Ghanem bin Nasser al-Ali presenting the award to Mohammed al-Naimi, chairman of Qatar Foundation’s National Sport Day Committee.

Qatar Foundation (QF) has been honoured by the Ministry of Youth and Sports for its successful organisation of activities to celebrate the National Sport Day last month.
The QF was commended by the ministry for adhering to the guidelines, earning praise and adulation for organising a healthy and fun-filled educational day.
Minister of Youth and Sports HE Salah bin Ghanem bin Nasser al-Ali presented the ministry’s award to Mohamed al-Naimi, chairman of Qatar Foundation’s National Sport Day Committee, who accepted the accolade on behalf of QF.
The accolade reflected Qatar Foundation’s commitment in staging a variety of sporting activities for all ages, attracting over 11,500 participants from across the community in Qatar during the national holiday on February 10.
Almost 50 day-long activities were held at QF’s Education City, including the overwhelmingly popular walkathon, supporting Qatar Foundation’s mission to promote productive change through various projects and programmes including healthy living through sports in line with the goals and objectives set out in the Qatar National Vision 2030.
Saad al-Muhannadi, president of Qatar Foundation, commented: “We are delighted to have received this award which recognises QF’s unwavering dedication to encouraging men, women and children of all ages and athletic abilities to lead healthier lifestyles and become more active.”
QF is dedicated to integrating sports and exercise into everyday lives to encourage the population to become more active. Its leadership supported the National Sport Day celebrations with participation from HH Sheikh Hamad bin Khalifa al-Thani, the Father Emir, and HH Sheikha Moza bint Nasser, chairperson of QF.
The Ministry of Youth and Sports prepared a number of guidelines and criteria for local organisations to adhere to when planning their National Day activities. These included activities that appeal to a cross-section of the community, organising activities while being cost effective and showing how to successfully promote healthy living.
Al-Naimi said: “Qatar Foundation is extremely honoured to receive this recognition from the Ministry of Youth and Sports for the many activities we arranged through team effort that involved volunteer staff from departments across the organisation.
“Following the success of staging National Sport Day activities in previous years, we demonstrated once again the importance that Qatar Foundation places on engaging the community in our activities and encouraging people to lead healthy lifestyles as a core element of QF’s mission.”
The highlight of this year’s activities at QF was the walkathon through Education City. Under the theme of ‘Unlock Your Inner Athlete,’ each stage of the 3.8km route included educational activities to inspire people to lead healthier, more active lifestyles, and learn about Education City and the role QF plays in promoting its three core pillars.