The 3-2-1 Qatar Olympic and Sports Museum (QOSM) will participate in the Olympic Games Paris 2024 by organising an exhibition on Qatar, which will display many valuable collectibles, from July 30-August 25, continuing even after the Olympic Games wrap up, only to end shortly before the Paralympic Games commence on August 28.
Regarding Qatar’s participation as part of the Olympic Museums Network (OMN), an International Olympic Committee affiliate, Director of QOSM Abdulla al-Mulla told Qatar News Agency (QNA) that all preparations are set for holding the exhibition on the margin of the Olympic Games, indicating that the Museum possesses over 19,000 artifacts, with some rare and valuable pieces reflecting past Olympic achievements, to be showcased in the exhibition, including Qatar’s first-ever participation in the Olympics in Los Angeles in 1984, in addition to displaying 3,000 items borrowed from international Olympic museums, to highlight QOSM’s debut at the Olympics.
Al-Mulla also revealed that the exhibition will feature the launch of a book written by the founder of the Olympic Movement Baron Pierre de Coubertin, translated from French and English into Arabic, to be presented in collaboration with the Qatar Olympic Committee and the Qatar Olympic Academy. He added that the launch of this book constitutes a significant addition to the International Olympic Committee’s library, as well as Arab and global libraries, given its comprehensive coverage of Olympic history and legacy.
The book will be launched in a Qatar Olympic Committee-organised reception to take place on August 1, attended by senior officials from the International Olympic Committee and HE the President of the Qatar Olympic Committee, head of Qatar’s delegation participating in the Olympics, Sheikh Joaan bin Hamad al-Thani.
Moreover, al-Mulla noted the comprehensive nature of the team responsible for organising the exhibition in a manner befitting the significance of the event, along with a team of guides tasked with explaining the museum’s exhibits to visitors.
