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Penplusfebruary072013 THURSDAY 7 FEBRUARY 2013 • [email protected] • www.thepeninsulaqatar.com • 4455 7741 inside The gems and CAMPUS stars left off • Total and QTF brief students the Oscars list on tennis P | 4 P | 8-9 MARKETPLACE • Turkish Airlines launches new promotions at Doha Travel Agents Meeting P | 5 HEALTH • Steroid shots for tennis elbow may hurt, not help P | 7 HOHOSPITALITY • SSri Lankan flflavours at GGulf Paradise P | 10 TTECHNOLOGYE • MMicrosoft Surface PPro gets tough eearly reviews DOHA GETS READY FOR P | 12 LLEARNE ARABIC • LLearn commonly uused Arabic words aand their meanings P | 2-3 SPORT DAY P | 13 2 PLUS | THURSDAY 7 FEBRUARY 2013 COVER STORY Things to do on National Sport Day By Isabel Ovalle by members of Qatar’s National team between 10 and 11am and 4 and 5pm. ational Sport Day will cel- Qatar’s most successful National ebrate its second edition Team, Men’s Handball, will be in the this Tuesday with a long spotlight at the Sport Zone, as mem- Nlist of events that will take bers of the squad who recently rep- place in various locations distributed resented the country at the World through the city, to reach as many par- Championships in Spain, will reveal ticipants as possible. There are activi- to youngsters the secrets of the sport ties for all tastes, including football, in a two separate one-hour sessions, basketball, cricket, aerobics, swim- between 9 and 10am and 7 and 8pm. ming, canoes and many more. These In association with the National are some of the venues and locations Shooting and Archery Federations, all where you can have a good time while those who are interested to check their exercising. shooting accuracy will have a try out at Corniche will hold the VIP Walk a special designed tent. Laser guns will and the Walk for All. The VIP Walk be installed and will dare shooters to hit will see Officials and Dignitaries from bull’s eye towards targets. The venue Ministries, State institutions and will open from 9am to 9pm, with the Embassies walk between Orry and national team experts show off to be Sheraton at 9am, in an initiative that held from 11 to 12am and from 6 to 7pm. will symbolically open the celebrations A new, countrywide weight los- of National Sport Day. ing competition will get everyone on Interested individuals will be able the way to a fitter and healthier body. to take to the water as well, cour- This initiative, aimed at promoting the tesy of the Qatar Sailing and Rowing health and social benefits of an active Federation which will host canoe- lifestyle and a balanced diet, is open to ing practices between 8am and 4pm. both men and women and will run for For a drier option, they will be able to a whole year and will see the winners choose sports like athletics, for which rewarded with valuable prizes at the the Qatar Federation organises fun 2014 National Sport Day. runs between 10 and noon, and the free The challenge is set and directed to cycling offered by the Qatar Cycling encourage overweight contestants to Federation from 11am to 4pm. lose weight and adopt a better lifestyle, Four mini-tennis courts will be with winners being selected on the base placed at the Sport Zone. The courts of criteria such as weight losing ratio, will be open to public from 9am till 9pm percentage of fat loss and overall fitness with a two-hour exhibition performance and shape. PLUS | THURSDAY 7 FEBRUARY 2013 3 Why a Sport Day? • Widen the scope of community participation in sport and physical activities and increase the average of active participation. Participants can register only on National Sport • Provide all members of Qatar society with the oppor- Day, at the sign-up locations within the QOC Sports tunity to participate in entertaining activities. Zone on the Doha Corniche, Katara and Aspire Promote a sport culture in the society in order to Zone. All entrants will be divided in three age increase awareness about the importance of sport groups for each gender, with three winners declared and physical activities. in each one and an overall ‘Winner of Winners’ for • Establish criteria for measuring the level of social each gender, adding up to 20 total prize-achievers and individual participation in sport and physical to be announced next year. activities. On the other hand, the Dolphin Energy Doha • Promote the sporting and recreational activities and Dash will take place at the Losail International make participants enjoy the activities organised dur- Circuit, giving participants the chance to run on the ing the National Sports Day. circuit and follow in the tracks of Motor GP stars. • For more info, go to http://www.sportday.qa. The community event aims to encourage a healthy lifestyle and raise money for charity by donating a percentage of the entrance fee charged, and will feature a 5km run for participants aged 12 and over, a 3km run for all ages, a 1km run for children and a 1km ladies walk. For the first time in Doha, an American football match will be played at the Aspire Zone. Also in this venue, there will be a 4 kilometer run, beginning at Khalifa International Stadium at 10am. While Qatar Cricket Association will host a match at the Sports Clubs on February 12 from 8am to 7pm. Qapco will launch its new sports club, situated in Messaieed on National Sports Day. The grand opening will be followed by the programme of the day with over 43 games and competitions for the company’s employees. The venues are: Corniche, Aspire Zone, QOC Sports Zone, Katara, MIA Park, Sports Clubs/ Federation, Olympic Parks and Firgan Playgrounds, Al Refaa Road and Industrial Areas. The Peninsula 4 PLUS | THURSDAY 7 FEBRUARY 2013 CAMPUS / COMMUNITY Total and QTF brief students on tennis n the occasion of the Qatar Total Open 2013, Total E&P Qatar, along with Qatar OTennis Federation (QTF), organised a visit to the French- Qatari school Lycee Voltaire on Tuesday. The aim was to give stu- dents insight into tennis as a pro- fessional sport and present to them elements of a successful world class tennis tournament. As part of the visit, a presentation was made by Wahid Alioua, coach at the QTF, and a former tennis player. He briefed the students on WTA Tour and provided them with insight into Total, QTF and school officials with the students. the career of a touring professional player and opportunities presented in and various opportunities offered in like before they go and see these pro- On Wednesday, Total and QTF this sport. the tennis industry.” fessionals compete in the tournament.” will host students of Lycee Voltaire Stephane Michel, Managing Director Saad Al Mohannadi, Tournament Jean-Pierre Debaere, new at Khalifa International Tennis and of Total E&P Qatar, said “We are very Director for the Qatar Total Open Headmaster of Lycée Voltaire, was Squash Complex to live the ‘Qatar happy to be organising this visit to 2013, said: “It is important to host an quoted as saying: “It is a great idea to Total Open’ experience. Lycee Voltaire along with Qatar Tennis event like this before the Qatar Total have at Lycée Voltaire the transcrip- The youngsters will be given a Federation, as it gives students the Open begins. It gives students the tion of Qatar’s ambitions in sport. chance to interact with tennis stars opportunity to fully understand what opportunity to understand the game “We hope this kind of opportunity backstage and attend tennis matches goes into making a great tennis player and what the life of a tennis player is will happen again in the future.” on that day. The Peninsula Reception for Spanish national football team IAID scores 100 percent in LCM exams The Ambassador of Spain, Carmen de la Peña, and the President of the Royal Spanish Football Federation, Ángel Villar, during a reception hosted in collabo- FROM LEFT: Marianne Indrinal, centre head, Lal Pathmakumara, acoustic guitar ration with the Spanish Business Council on the occasion of a visit to Qatar by instructor, David Saraza, keyboard, piano and vocals instructor, Rebecca Chambers, the Spanish national football team. LCM Examiner, Rajesh Jadhav, IAID Director, Dimple Rajesh, Artistic Director and Elmira Barona, Assistant Center Manager. usic students of IAID, an Academy for Dance, Music, Arts & Hindustani music concert at SDC Fitness, have achieved 100 percent pass rate for the London College of Music (LCM), University of West London UK, Winter tudents of Skills of Hindustani classical MExamination 2012. Development Centre music. ‘Sangeet Visharad’ The accomplishment marks the fourth consecutive year, covering six S(SDC) will be per- from Prayag Sangeet examinations, in which IAID generated a 100 percent pass rate. A total of 168 forming at a Hindustani Samiti, Allahabad, and candidates took the exams for classical piano, electronic keyboard, acoustic Classical Music Concert ‘Sangeet Bhushan’ from guitar and Western vocals conducted by Rebecca Chambers, a trained pro- under the guidance of Pracheen Kala Kendra, fessional musician and the official examiner from LCM. Barnali Biswas (pic- Chandigarh, to name a “The success of the programme is mainly credited to the hard work of tured), a well-experienced few. She is also a recipi- students and instructors as well as the over-all assistance of the academy teacher and performer in ent of ‘Shilpa Ratna’ from personnel and staff in ensuring to meet the high standard of quality train- Hindustani Classical Music. Sarbabharatiya Sangeet ing that IAID is committed in doing over the years,” according to Marianne The event will be held today Parishad affiliated to West Indrinal, IAID center head.
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