Qatar’s embassies, consulates mark NSD with diverse activities

Qatar’s diplomatic, consular and representative missions abroad recently organised sporting activities on the occasion of the 12th National Sport Day (NSD), held under the slogan 'The Choice is Yours'.In Riyadh, Qatar’s embassy to Saudi Arabia organised a sports event with the participation of ambassador Bandar bin Mohamed al-Attiyah and the embassy staff, in addition to a number of Qatari employees of the General Secretariat of the GCC States.The activities included a football match and a walking competition.Al-Attiyah said in a speech on this occasion that since 2012, Qatar has devoted the second Tuesday of February every year as a day for sports, to raise awareness of its importance in life, promote human and moral values, and encourage citizens and residents to practice it on an ongoing basis.The envoy noted Qatar’s success in organising the FIFA World Cup Qatar 2022 and stressed the country’s readiness to organise the next Asian Football Championship.In Brasilia, Qatar’s embassy to Brazil organised a sports event with the participation of ambassador Ahmed bin Ibrahim al-Abdullah and the embassy staff.In Addis Ababa, Qatar’s embassy to Ethiopia held a sports event attended by Qatar’s representative to the African Union (AU), Hamad Mohamed al-Dosari, diplomatic staff and local employees.In Lisbon, Qatar’s embassy to Portugal conducted a sports event with the participation of ambassador Saad bin Ali al-Muhannadi, diplomats, local staff and students on scholarship in Portugal.In Mexico City, Qatar’s embassy to Mexico organised a sports event attended by ambassador Mohamed bin Jassim al-Kuwari, the diplomatic staff, local employees and friends of the embassy, which included a football match.In Panama, Qatar’s embassy to Panama held a sports event with the participation of ambassador Ahmed bin Mohamed al-Dehaimi, the diplomatic staff and local employees.In Dushanbe, Qatar’s embassy to the Tajikistan conducted a sports event that saw the participation of ambassador Mubarak bin Abdulrahman al-Nasr, the diplomatic staff and local employees, which included competitions in the bowling alley.In Jakarta, Qatar’s embassy to Indonesia organised an event at the National Stadium, with the participation of the former Indonesian vice-president Mohamed Jusuf Kalla, a number of officials, ambassadors, diplomatic staff, embassy staff and employees of Qatari institutions in Indonesia, which included activities including walking, football, table tennis, and badminton.In a speech on this occasion, ambassador Fawzia bint Idris Salman al-Sulaiti affirmed the keenness of the state of Qatar to uphold the importance of sport and its moral and human values, and reviewed Qatar’s achievements in the field of sports.In Lima, Qatar’s embassy to Peru held an event, with the participation of ambassador Jabor bin Abdullah al-Suwaidi, Third Secretary Abdullah al-Tamimi, and the local staff, that included outdoor sports activities like jogging, badminton, and a football match.In Milan, Italy, Qatar's Consulate General held an event in co-operation with the Bocconi Sports Centre of Bocconi University, which included competitions in football, volleyball and tennis.In Houston, Texas, Qatar’s Consulate General organised an event, with the participation of Acting Consul General Abdullah bin Ali al-Kubaisi, the diplomatic staff and mission employees.In Guangzhou, China, Qatar’s Consulate General held a sports event with the participation of the diplomatic staff and local employees.In Skopje, Qatar’s embassy to North Macedonia held an event that included walking in the forests and hiking the heights of Mount Vodno.In Montevideo, Qatar’s embassy to Uruguay, in co-operation with the Suarez Academy, conducted a sports event with the participation of members and staff of the embassy.In Ottawa, Qatar’s embassy to Canada organised a sports event in Union Park.In Dakar, Qatar’s embassy to Senegal conducted an event on the occasion of the NSD, with the participation of the diplomatic staff and local employees.In Caracas, Qatar’s embassy to Venezuela held an event, which included mountaineering.In Belgrade, Qatar’s embassy to Serbia organised an event that included padel matches, with the participation of the diplomatic staff and local employees.In Pretoria, Qatar’s embassy to South Africa conducted an event that included football, table tennis, walking and tug of war.In Stockholm, Qatar’s embassy to Sweden held an event attended by Fredrik Folkunger, the director of commercial affairs in the Middle East and North Africa Department of the Swedish Ministry of Foreign Affairs, as guest of honour.The diplomatic staff and local employees of the embassy, Arab diplomats, and members of the Qatar Airways team participated in the event that included various sports activities.In Tokyo, Qatar’s embassy to Japan organised an event with the participation of Acting Charge d'Affairs Abdullah bin Saif al-Khayarin, embassy staff and local employees.In Muscat, Qatar’s embassy to Oman held an event with the participation of the diplomatic staff and local employees.In Kathmandu, Qatar’s embassy to Nepal conducted an event with the participation of Acting Charge d'Affairs Nasser al-Ghanim al-Maadheed and local staff.In San Jose, Qatar’s embassy to Costa Rica held a sports event with the participation of Acting Charge d'Affairs Nayef Saeed al-Qahtani and local staff.In Geneva, the Permanent Mission of the State of Qatar to the United Nations in Geneva organised an event marking the NSD, with the participation of HE Permanent Representative of the State of Qatar to the United Nations in Geneva Dr Hend Abdalrahman al-Muftah, and the diplomatic and local staff in both the Permanent Mission and its offices to the World Trade Organisation and the International Labour Organisation in Geneva.In Kuwait, Qatar’s embassy to Kuwait held an event at Al Shaheed Park with the participation of ambassador Ali bin Abdullah al-Mahmoud.In Beirut, Qatar’s embassy to Lebanon conducted a sports event with the participation of ambassador Ibrahim bin Abdulaziz al-Sahlawi.In Warsaw, Qatar’s embassy to Poland organised an event with the presence of ambassador Abdullah bin Abdulrahman Fakhroo and the embassy members.In Moscow, Qatar’s embassy to Russia held a sports event with the participation of the embassy members.In Chisinau, Qatar’s embassy to Moldova conducted an event that included a mini-football tournament with the participation of Acting Charge d'Affaires Hamad bin Khalid al-Sheaibi.In Abidjan, Qatar’s embassy to Cote d'Ivoire organised a sports event with the participation of the embassy members.In Zagreb, Qatar’s embassy to Croatia held an event with the participation of ambassador Sheikh Mohamed bin Yousef Jassim al-Thani and the embassy staff.In Kigali, Qatar’s embassy to Rwanda organised a sports event attended by a number of heads of diplomatic missions accredited to Rwanda and embassy members.In Karachi, Pakistan, the Consulate General of Qatar in Karachi conducted an event with the participation of Consul General Mishal bin Mohamed al-Ansari, diplomats, and local staff in the consulate.In Mumbai, India, the Consulate General of Qatar in Mumbai held a sports event with the participation of Consul General Ahmed bin Hazeem al-Sulaiti, consulate staff, Qatar Airways managers and employees of the Qatar National Bank, Doha Bank, and the Qatar Visa Centre in Mumbai.In Brussels, Qatar’s embassy to Belgium organised an event with the participation of ambassador to Belgium and Luxembourg Khalid bin Fahd al-Hajri, diplomatic staff, the military attaché and embassy staff.In Dar es Salaam, Qatar’s embassy to Tanzania held an event with the participation of ambassador Hussain bin Ahmed al-Humaid and the embassy's staff.In Sofia, Qatar’s embassy to Bulgaria organised a sports event with the participation of ambassador Fahd bin Ibrahim al-Mushiri and local staff at the embassy.In Bucharest, Qatar’s embassy to Romania conducted an event with the participation of embassy staff, Romanian officials and members of the diplomatic corps accredited to Romania.In New Delhi, Qatar’s embassy to India held an event with the participation of Acting Chargé d'Affairs Ali bin Mohamed al-Badi, diplomatic staff and local employees.In Athens, Qatar’s embassy to Greece organised a sports event with the participation of ambassador Walid bin Mohamed al-Emadi with a number of Arab ambassadors accredited to Greece and staff of the embassy.In Sarajevo, Qatar’s embassy to Bosnia and Herzegovina conducted an event that featured a football match between a team of Bosnia and Herzegovina national team veterans and the embassy team.In Bamako, Qatar’s embassy to Mali organised a sports event with the participation of embassy staff.In Paris, Qatar’s embassy to France held an event at Paris’s Parc Monceau with the participation of ambassador Sheikh Ali bin Jassim al-Thani and members of the mission.In Algiers, Qatar’s embassy to Algeria conducted a sports event with the participation of ambassador Abdulaziz Ali al-Naama, members of the diplomatic mission and the military attache, in the presence of a number of Algerian officials and representatives of the Algerian ministries of foreign affairs and youth and sports, and diplomatic missions accredited to Algeria.In Nouakchott, Qatar’s embassy to Mauritania organised an event with the participation of Acting Chargé d'Affairs Fahd Salem al Dosari and the embassy's staff.In Madrid, Qatar’s embassy to Spain held an event, in which ambassador Abdullah bin Ibrahim Al Hamar, diplomats and embassy staff participated, that included padel, football and table tennis matches.In Cairo, Qatar’s embassy to Egypt organised a sports event with the participation of ambassador Salem bin Mubarak al-Shafi.In Accra, Qatar’s embassy to Ghana conducted an event that included strength training, with the participation of ambassador Mohamed bin Ahmad al-Homaid, diplomats and embassy staff.In N'Djamena, Qatar’s embassy to Chad held an event that included a football match.In Amman, Qatar’s embassy to Jordan organised an event attended by Speaker of the Jordanian Senate Faisal al-Fayez, ambassadors of a number of Arab and foreign countries, members of Qatar’s diplomatic mission, and a number of Qatari and Jordanian personalities.Qatar's ambassador Sheikh Saud bin Nasser bin Jassim al-Thani stressed in a speech the depth of the Qatari-Jordanian relations embodied in all fields, especially sports.In Nicosia, Qatar’s embassy to Cyprus held a sports event with the participation of ambassador Ali Yousef Abdulrahman al-Mulla.In Tirana, Qatar’s embassy to Albania conducted an event with the participation of Acting Chargé d'Affairs Abdulaziz Mohamed al-Sahli, embassy staff and the Qatar Charity office.In Munich, Germany, the General Consulate Qatar organised a sports event with the participation of Consul General Radi bin Saweed al-Ajmi.In Asmara, Qatar’s embassy to held an event attended by Charge d'Affairs Khalifa bin Thani al-Zarraa and members of the Arab and foreign diplomatic corps and UN representatives to Eritrea.In Khartoum, Qatar’s embassy to Sudan conducted an event with the participation of ambassador Mohamed bin Ibrahim al-Sada, embassy employees, and members of Qatar Military Attache in Khartoum.In Baku, Qatar’s embassy to Azerbaijan held a sports event with the participation of the embassy staff.In Tunis, Qatar’s embassy to Tunisia organised an event attended by staff of the embassy.In Rabat, Morocco, Qatar’s embassy to held a sports event with the participation of ambassador Sheikh Abdullah bin Thamer al-Thani.In Bishkek, Qatar’s embassy to Kyrgyzstan conducted an event that included skiing in the mountains, with the participation of Acting Charge d'Affairs Ahmad Yousuf Kafoud and the embassy's local staff.In Asuncion, Qatar’s embassy to Paraguay organised an event with the participation of Acting Charge d'Affairs Saeed bin Hamad al-Marri, a number of Paraguay ministry of sports officials, and embassy members.In Singapore, Qatar’s embassy held a sports event with the participation of ambassador Saoud bin Jassim al-Jufairi.In Kuala Lumpur, Qatar’s embassy to Malaysia conducted an event with the participation of a number of the diplomatic corps accredited to Malaysia.In Jeddah, the Consulate General of Qatar organised an event with the participation of Consul General Rashid bin Saeed al-Khayarin.