Under the theme of ‘We Are Team Qatar’, the Qatar Olympic Committee (QOQ) launched its promotional campaign to support Team Qatar stars ahead of their participation in Tokyo 2020 Olympic Games to take place from July 23 to August 8. A phrase that represents the pride and unity of Team Qatar to unite the audience behind the team from all demographics.
A total of 15 athletes will proudly represent Qatar in seven sports at Tokyo 2020 Olympics as Team Qatar will compete in a total of seven sports and 6 track and field disciplines. Two female athletes will participate in the sports of Rowing and Athletics. Team Qatar roster in Tokyo 2020 Olympics includes; Mutaz Barshim, Abderrahman Samba, Abubaker Hayder, Abdirahman Saeed Hassan, Musab Adam, Femi Ogunode, Ashraf Amgad El-Seify (athletics), Mohamed al-Rumaihi (shooting), Fares Ibrahim (weightlifting), Cherif Younouse, Ahmed Tijan (beach volleyball), Ayoub al-Idrisi (judo) and Abdulaziz al-Obaidly (swimming).
The Qatari women will be represented by Bashayer Almanwari in 100m event and Tala Abu-Jubara, the first Qatari female athlete to represent Qatar in Rowing at the Olympic Games. The QOC campaign ‘We Are Team Qatar’ will focus on some important messages as it calls on all the sporting community to get behind Team Qatar stars as they strive to make our nation proud.
As the QOC is leaving no stone unturned in preparation for the upcoming Olympics Games, it encourages its followers on social media platforms to show their support for team Qatar stars through the following accounts; Instagram: Qatar Olympic Twitter: Qatar Olympic Facebook: TeamQatar YouTube: TeamQatar Snapchat: TeamQatar.
Qatar’s development in sport is built on a far-sighted vision alongside years of hard work and commitment. Team Qatar athletes grew in an environment supported by world class development programmes and state-of-the-art sport facilities as they are paving the way in inspiring future generations to represent Team Qatar.
High Jumper Mutaz Barshim (left) and 400m hurdles runner Abderrahman Samba are Qatar’s brightest medal hopefuls at Tokyo Olympics.