Qatar foundation's National sports day events

Qatar Foundation has always been a hotspot of activities when it comes to national celebrations of any kind. On February 14, when the country holds its National Sport Day, QF will organise a wide range of activities for men, women and children on its premises.

QF will be hosting women-only activities at the Education City stadium. Women can participate, by forming a team of two, to compete in a functional fitness challenge made up of burpees, squats, mountain climbers and others, and using equipment such as rowing machines and medicine balls, to reach the finish line as quickly as possible. Registration for this challenge is open on www.qf.org.qa/nsd-womenonly.

The Education City stadium will also witness an all-girls and all-women’s semi-final and final football matches between 9am and 1pm. Teams from Evolution, Paris Saint-Germain Academy, Qatar Academy Doha and Arab International School will compete in the all-girls category; while teams from Elite Academy, Qatar Sports Club, Leeds United and Al Rayyan Club will compete in the women’s category.

There will be special sporting activities that will be hosted by the Qatar Paralympic Committee, in addition to QF’s Ability Friendly Program, for individuals with different abilities. Games such as wheelchair basketball and goal ball can be enjoyed by members of the community.

This National Sport Day, TriClub Doha and Qatar Foundation (QF) are bringing you a triathlon for first-timers, youths, and anyone who wants a short race to start their NSD at Education City.

QF’s ‘Try-a-Tri’ event will be a perfect way for anybody to get a taste of a triathlete’s life. The fun event — aimed at creating awareness about the sport and encourage more people to participate in it — is open to both adults and children alike.

It will start off with a 100M swim, followed by a 4km bike race and finishing with a 1.5km run around the campus. Registrations for ‘Try-A-Tri’ can me made at www.qf.org.qa/nsd-triathlon.

Besides these, a wide range of activities that can be enjoyed on a first-come first-served basis will be organized throughout Education City’s spaces from 9am to 5pm. Activities such as chess, tennis, fencing, blindfold race, tug of war, and many more are open to adults and children. Details of activities, timings and venue can be found on www.qf.org.qa/national-sport-day-2023.