The Public Works Authority (Ashghal) Tuesday participated in the National Sport Day activities in co-operation with Qatar Basketball Federation at the Doha Exhibition and Convention Centre Park. A number of recreational and sport activities were held for visitors, Ashghal employees and their families.
President Dr engineer Saad bin Ahmed al-Mohannadi said Ashghal’s participation in the celebrations is not only to organise sport and recreational activities but also to provide an integrated infrastructure that helps the public to practice sports all year.
"Various parks were constructed with different sport facilities including play areas, exercise equipment, pedestrian, jogging and cycling paths. As much as 2,131km of pedestrian and cycling paths were set up to improve the lifestyle in Qatar,” he said.
Abdulla Saad al-Saad, Public Relations and Communications Department manager at Ashghal said the activities included basketball, cycling, walking and padel.
