Qatar Academy Al Khor recreation facility opens

Qatar Academy Al Khor (QAK), a member of Qatar Foundation’s (QF) Pre-University Education (PUE), celebrated the opening of its state-of-the-art recreation facility with a fun-packed day of sports activities.
The opening ceremony was attended by senior QF officials, including Machaille al-Naimi, president of Community Development at QF, and Buthaina al-Nuaimi, president of PUE at QF, and Naser al-Muhannadi, Health, Safety, Security and Environment, QF.
“Part of our mandate at Qatar Foundation is to encourage the community to lead active and healthy lifestyles, so we would really like to encourage everyone to make use of the many amenities on offer,” al-Muhannadi said.
Following the ceremony, children, parents and teachers joined senior officials to take part in a range of activities as part of a special QSports Open House event held at the QAK building. The events ranged from friendly basketball and football tournaments to gymnastics, karate and taekwondo classes led by QSports coaches.
The new facility includes a 25m swimming pool and training pool, two multipurpose indoor courts for basketball, volleyball, futsal and badminton, a running track as well as outdoor football pitches and basketball and volleyball courts, according to a statement.
The QAK recreation facility is open to the wider community and provides a range of health and fitness, social and sports-related community classes and activities on a weekly and monthly basis. In addition, the new facilities will be available for rental by interested local groups.