Qatar Launches National Sports Day 2025 Award to Boost Sport Culture

Doha: The National Sports Day Committee launched Monday the National Sports Day 2025 Award to honor agencies that promote sport culture among their staffers. Advisor to the Minister of Sports and Youth, Abdulrahman bin Musallam Al Dosari rolled out the details of the award that targets state and private agencies in a Ministry of Sports and Youth press conference in Lusail Sports Hall. Al Dosari, who is also the Chairperson of National Sports Day Committee, said the award boosts public health and sportsmanship in Qatari society and motivates agencies to offer their staff a healthy and energetic work environment. The move comes in recognition of the efforts to organize year-round sports events in line with the National Sports Day vision, which envisions sports as a sustainable lifestyle, he told the press conference. The competing agencies need to upload photos and videos of their activities on their social media via hashtags #In_Time and #Sports_Is_Life, and mention the National Sports Day account. They ar e also required to fill in the event form on the Ministry of Sports and Youth website, including event details and the number of contestants. Al Dosari urged all participants to stick to all security and safety requirements including the provision of medical teams. The contesting agencies will score points according to four criteria - the number of events, event duration, number of participants, and the number of the agency staffers participating in the Sports for All calendar. Meanwhile, Qatar Sports For All's (QSFA) Director of Events and Activities Abdullah Al Dosari detailed the QSFA's 750 free of charge sports events offered all the year round to individuals. He hailed the public sports infrastructure that streamlined the practice of sports for all groups and in all weathers. Source: Qatar News Agency