QOC celebrates new chapter of achievements at Sports Excellence Awards
The Qatar Olympic Committee (QOC) held its annual Sport Excellence Awards at Barahat Msheireb yesterday to honor those who made glorious achievements and took Qatar’s name to greater heights at the Olympic and sports levels during the year 2021.
The president of QOC, His Excellency Sheikh Joaan bin Hamad Al Thani attended the ceremony where awards were presented to athletes, administrators, sport personalities and institutions supporting sports.
The event also saw attendance the attendance of prominent sport and public figures, representatives of government and privative organizations who spared no effort to supporting Qatari sport movement over a tricky sport season in which COVID-19 challenges have changed the path of the sports worldwide.
Sheikh Joaan confirmed that this Sport Excellence Awards comes in the light of QOC’s constant commitment to honor the athletes of prominent achievements along with the partners from ministries and institutions that are supporting the sport movement.
HE lauded all the achievements being made this year, appreciated team Qatar’s new chapter of achievements in Tokyo 2020 Olympic and Paralympic Games and described Qatar’s participation as the best ever in the nation’s sports history, which ended with 4 medals, including two gold medals claimed by Faris Ibrahim and Mutaz Barshim and a bronze medal clinched by the Qatar beach volleyball team, in addition to Abdulrahman Abdulqader bronze medal at the shot pot competitions of the Paralympic games.
Sheikh Joaan said that the ongoing series of successes of team Qatar at different domains are an outcome of unlimited support given by His Highness the Amir Sheikh Tamim bin Hamad Al Thani, the first supporter of sports.
The president of the Qatar Olympic Committee expressed his pride and gratitude for all efforts made by Team Qatar stars who honored Qatari sports at different regional, continental and international levels.
He wished good luck and more record of achievements for team Qatar in upcoming sport events.
Speaking during the event, QOC Secretary General HE Jassim Rashid Al Buenain delivered messages of thanks and gratitude to His Highness the Amir Sheikh Tamim Bin Hamad Al Thani for his unlimited support to Qatar sports, that keeps up our nation’s achievements grow year after year at all domains.
"We made history and stole the spotlights at Tokyo 2020 Olympic and Paralympic Games after adding unprecedented achievements to Qatar’s sport record. Our Team Qatar won two gold medals and secured another two bronze medals to lead the Arabic standings at the Games as Qatar took 41st place in the overall standings," HE the Secretary General said.
"This achievement came on the background of constant effort over many years to develop Qatari sport movement in order to reach the highest level of success.
On this occasion, we appreciate the role played by the ministries, government bodies, authorities, public institutions and private companies in supporting the country’s sport movement, in a way that keeps our plans, goals and ambitions applicable and possible," added the QOC Secretary-General.
The ceremony saw Sheikh Joaan hand over the Sport Excellence Awards to the following honorees:
Sports Excellence Awards 2021:
Athletes:
- Male Athlete of the Year Award: Fares Ibrahim, Mutaz Barshim and Abderrahman Samba.
- Female Athlete of the Year Award: Tala Abujbara
- Male Para-Athlete of the Year Award: Abdulrahman Abdulqader Abdulrahman
- Female Para-Athlete of the Year Award: Sara Hamdi Masoud
- Promising Male Athlete of the Year Award: Saeed Zmzom Alabsi
- Jockey of the Year Award: Faleh Bo Ghneim
- Golden Federation Award: Qatar Weightlifting and Fencing Federation, Qatar Athletics Federation and Qatar Volleyball Association
- Men’s Team of the Year Award: Beach Volleyball Team
- Women’s Team of the Year Award: Women’s Table Tennis Team
- Male best personal sports Achievement in Community Award: Rashid rashid Al khayarin Al-hajri
- Female best personal sports Achievement in Community Award: Sheikha Hind bint Hamad AL-Thani, Sheikha Asma bint Thani AL-Thani, Lolwa Al-Marri and Sheikha Hanoof bint Thani AL- Thani
Administration:
- Distinguished Governmental Institution in Supporting Olympic Movement Awad: Ministry of Public Health and Ministry of Foreign Affairs
- Media Partner Award: Al Kass Channels
- Recognition Award for Personalities that served sport in Qatar: Sheikh Mohammed Bin Eid Al Thani and Yousef Ahmed Alsai
- Team Qatar Official Supporter Award: Ibn Ajayan Projects and Aamal Company
- Official Sponsor of Sport For Life Programs Award: Vodafone
- Distinguished company in supporting sport: Sports Corner
- Distinguished local company in supporting sport: Snoonu
- Coach of the Year Award: Ibrahim Al Said Hassouna and Mariano Baracetti
- Male Administrator of the Year Award: Khalifa Yousef Abdul Malik, Zayed Mubarak Al-khayarin, Mohamed Salem Al-kuwari and Mohamed Anbar Al-Nasser
- Female Administrator of the Year Award: Nawal Abdulla Al-Sulaiti
- Referee of the Year Award: Abdullah Ali Al Motawa Al Hammadi
- Female Referee of the Year Award: Abeer Al-Buainain
- Camel Trainer of the Year Award: Mohamed Khalid Al Attiyah
- Camel Owner of the Year Award: Nasser Abdulla Al Mesnad
- Horse Owner of the Year Award: Khalifa S Al Kuwari
- Qatari Horse Trainer of the Year Award: Ibrahim Saeed Almalki
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