HE Sheikh Saoud Bin Abdurrahman Al Thani, Secretary General of the Qatar Olympic Committee, who is also FIE Vice President and Representative of the Executive Committee in the Promotion Commission, and President of the Qatar Fencing Federation, is among the heads of Qatari sports federation, praising Doha’s 2016 Olympic bid. He said, “the Doha 2016 questionnaire focuses on the needs of athletes, with short distances and easy transport from the Olympic Village to the venues, state of the art facilities and an Olympic Village that we hope will set new standards in sustainability, technology and comfort. I am looking forward to welcoming athletes and spectators to the Qatar Fencing Grand Prix this week and hope they will be able to get a taste of what Doha could offer in 2016”.
IAAF Vice President Brigadier Dahalan Ghamaan Al-Hamad, who is also President of Qatar Association of Athletics Federation said, “Doha has a number of world class sports facilities, especially for athletics, and we are increasingly able to use our venues to host international competitions, such as the IAAF World Indoor Championships in 2010. We have been focusing on developing grass roots sports in Doha for tome time, especially at the Aspire Academy. Doha’s bid for the 2016 Olympic and Paralympic Games boosts these efforts, as more and more people become aware of the tremendous sports facilities and opportunities for them to participate in sport”.
Mohamed bin Hammam, a member of the FIFA Executive Board and President of the Asian Football Federation, was pleased that Doha’s compact bid would enable all the football matches to be played in one city for the first time in Olympic history.
Doha’s 2016 bid also won praise from the President of the Qatar Gymnastic Federation A-Rahman Alshathri, who is also President of the Asian Gymnastic Federation and an Executive Committee member of the International Gymnastics Federation, and from Dr. Anisa Al Hitmi, President of the Qatar Women Sports Committee.
