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3rd Best News Website in the Middle East BUSINESS | 19 SPORT | 24 France to back Sporting heroes Ghosn’s renewal as spread Olympic CEO of Renault spirit on NSD Wednesday 14 February 2018 | 28 Jumada 1 I 1439 www.thepeninsula.qa Volume 22 | Number 7410 | 2 Riyals Enjoy the best Wi-Fi coverage with Orbi! Get it now from Ooredoo. National Sport Day celebrated with zeal Emir H H Sheikh Tamim bin Hamad Al Thani participated in the National Sport Day by cycling near the towers area and Doha Corniche to encourage people to keep practising different kinds of sports. Father Emir H H Sheikh Hamad bin Khalifa Al Thani carried out a walking exercise in the front yard of the Emiri Diwan. IRFAN BUKHARI THE PENINSULA DOHA: Emir H H Sheikh Tamim bin Hamad Al Thani participated along with citizens and residents in the activities of Qatar National Sport Day (NSD), which was marked yesterday with tradi- tional fervour. The sports activities to cele- brate the seventh edition of NSD were held across the country in response to the Emiri decree No. 80 of 2011 which stated that Tuesday of the second week of H H the Emir participated in Corniche to encourage people to health and fitness. Emir H H Sheikh Tamim bin Hamad Al Thani cycling near the towers February each year will be the National Sport Day by cycling keep practicing different kinds Father Emir H H Sheikh area to mark Qatar’s National Sport Day, yesterday. BELOW LEFT: marked as NSD in the country. on the towers area and Doha of sports activities for good Hamad bin Khalifa Al Thani Father Emir H H Sheikh Hamad bin Khalifa Al Thani participates in also participated in the NSD NSD at the front yard of the Emiri Diwan. RIGHT: H H Sheikha Moza activities by carrying out a bint Nasser takes part in activities at the Education City campus. Our ambition on the National Sport Day is walking exercise in the front to continue Qatar’s sport march in all yard of the Emiri Diwan. The Jassim bin Khalifa Al Thani and Chairperson of Qatar Foun- fields of sports. Our plan is to execute Father Emir also saw a show of a number of Their Excellencies dation, H H Sheikha Moza bint more than 2000 kilometers of cycling camels and pure Arabian Sheikhs and Ministers also par- Nasser, also participated in NSD tracks by 2022. horses. H H Sheikh Abdullah bin ticipated in the activities along celebrations at Education City Khalifa Al Thani, H E Sheikh with the Father Emir. campus. H H Sheikha Moza was joined by President of Qatar Olympic Committee, H E Sheikh Joaan bin Hamad Al Thani, Min- ister of Energy and Industry, H E Dr Mohamed bin Saleh Al Sada, Minister of State, H E Dr Hamad bin Abdulaziz Al Kawari, President and General Manager of ExxonMobil Qatar Alistair Routledge and a large number of citizens and resi- dents of the country. The activ- ities began with a sports march that extended to two kilo- metres, as well as a bicycle and marathon race for 40 and 50 kilometres, respectively, which took off from the Ceremonial Court at the Education City. →CONTINUED ON PAGE 2 FM: Qatar spared no effort in combating terror Gulf crisis harms regional QNA meeting, he extended thanks to He went on to say that it is The Deputy Prime Minister security: Tillerson Kuwait’s Emir and people for regrettable that some international and Foreign Minister noted that the KUWAIT: Qatar participated in hosting the important meeting positions were not based on International Coalition against ISIS AFP Qatar denies the allegations the ministerial meeting of the after liberating Iraq and for the accurate and realistic under- has made every effort in the elim- and accuses the bloc of aiming International Coalition against excellent preparation and standing of the real reasons of the ination of the origins of terrorist KUWAIT CITY: US Secretary to incite regime change. ISIS, which was held yesterday genuine hospitality. terrorism phenomenon, actual organisations. “Today, the coalition of State Rex Tillerson yesterday Tillerson, in Kuwait for a in Kuwait with the participation H E Sheikh Mohamed stressed developments in the course of is achieving its goal in Iraq in coop- called for an end to the more meeting of the US-led coalition of 74 members representing that terrorism in its different forms events and not finding final solu- eration with the Iraqi government, than seven-month dispute fighting IS, said the US was governments and international has become the biggest threat to tions to the actual reasons of ter- which we commend for its efforts between a Saudi-led bloc and working to settle the Gulf dispute. organisations in the coalition. the Arab region and the whole rorism. He pointed that the inter- in this regard,” he said pointing out Qatar, warning it is harming “This type of division is counter- Deputy Prime Minister and world. He added that Qatar has national community must put an that the coalition should continue regional security. Saudi Arabia, productive to the security of the Foreign Minister H E Sheikh always voiced its rejection and end to the war crimes and crimes its efforts to eliminate terrorist Bahrain, the UAE and Egypt region,” he said. Qatar is home to Mohamed bin Abdulrahman Al condemnation to this phenomenon against humanity committed organisations and all forms and broke off ties with Qatar in June, the largest US airbase in the Middle Thani headed the delegation of and stressed the importance of against innocent civilians every- patterns of terrorism in Syria. accusing it of supporting East, Al Udeid, which houses some Qatar to the meeting. eliminating all terrorist organisa- where and on the basis of whatever extremists and being too close 10,000 US troops and has been key In his speech during the tions wherever they exist. the justifications. →CONTINUED ON PAGE 6 to Iran. in the war against IS. 02 HOME WEDNESDAY 14 FEBRUARY 2018 expectations. Qatar is a role model for community sports.” Emir encourages people on NSD Advisory Council also cele- brated Qatar Sport Day with the participation of Speaker of the Advisory Council H E Ahmed bin Abdullah bin Zaid Al Mahmoud. The activities started with the gathering of the members and employees of the Council in front of its building. The participants then pro- ceeded in a march which embodied the goals and meanings that Sport Day aims for. H E Al Mahmoud expressed his thanks and gratitude to Emir H H Sheikh Tamim bin Hamad Al Thani for dedicating a Sport Day in Qatar where everyone participated in various sports activities. He said the great initiative emphasised the great community awareness of the importance of sport and its role in human health and nation-building. Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of State for Defence Affairs H E Dr Khalid bin Mohamed Al Attiyah participated in the armed forces’ Emir H H Sheikh Tamim bin Hamad Al Thani participated along with citizens in the activities of NationalSport Day by cycling near the towers area and Doha Corniche, yesterday. event at Meqdam camp on the occasion of celebrating the CONTINUED FROM PAGE 1 National Sports Day. Qatar Olympic Committee The Ministry of Transport (QOC) President H E Sheikh and Communications also Joaan bin Hamad Al Thani also marked the National Sport Day participated in Aspire Zone in collaboration with Qatar Foundation’s (AZF) National Airways at Al Sadd Sports Club. Sport Day events at AZF facil- In this year’s celebrations, the ities. At Aspire Zone’s open play- Ministry and QA were joined by grounds and gardens, a large the Civil Aviation Authority numbers of citizens and resi- (CAA), Communications Regu- dents of Qatar took part in Sport latory Authority (CRA), Mow- Day activities. asalat (Karwa), Qatar Ports Man- H E Sheikh Joaan expressed agement Company (Mwani), pride that Qatar is one of the first Qatar Aeronautical College and countries in the world and the Hamad Port. first in the Middle East to ded- Minister of Transport and icate a day to sports for all resi- Communications H E Jassim Saif dents. “In order to enrich this Ahmed Al Sulaiti said: “Qatar event, QOC organised 72 sporting National Sport Day reflects the events for all segments of society vision of the wise leadership for of all ages on one day with the building individuals and society. aim of giving everyone the Its key message is that sports Father Emir H H Sheikh Hamad bin Khalifa Al Thani carried out a walking opportunity to exercise,” he should be a part of the culture exercise in the front yard of Emiri Diwan as part of National Sport Day added. and life of individuals and The National Sport Day activities. society, and one aspect of activities included various sports, investing in the human element.” such as cycling, swimming, Abdullah Youssef Al Mehanna, in the presence of nearly 3,000 Qatar Airways Group Chief football, basketball, tennis, taek- attended the event along with military and civilian members Executive, Akbar Al Baker, said: wondo, self-defence, beach vol- Oliver Stolpe, senior programme of the force. “We are proud to take part in leyball, water sport competitions officer at the United Nations Minister of Culture and National Sports Day celebrations and indoor activities in clubs and Office on Drugs and Crime and Sports, H E Salah bin Ghanem Al and to promote Qatar’s 2030 sports federations. a number of senior officials and Ali participated in the activities Vision.” Aspire Zone, Cultural officers from the Ministry of in the presence of a large number This year, the National Sports Village-Katara, The Pearl Qatar, Interior.

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