Sheikh Joaan Attends Schools Olympic Program Competitions

April 23,2024
18-May-2023

Sheikh Joaan Attends Schools Olympic Program Competitions

DOHA – H.E Qatar Olympic Committee President, Sheikh Joaan bin Hamad Al Thani has attended  the competitions  of  boy schools of  the 16th  edition of Schools Olympic Program  , which were concluded  at the Aspire Dome on Thursday.

The SOP boys closing  ceremony  was also attended by H.E Minister of Education and Higher Education, Ms. Buthaina Bint Ali Al Jabr Al Nuaimi , H.E Qatar Olympic Committee Secretary General  , Jassim  Bin Rashid Al Buainai, Undersecretary of the Ministry of Education and Higher Education, H.E  Dr. Ibrahim Bin Saleh Al-Nuaimi and  H.E  President of  Qatar School Sports Association and Chairman of SOP Organizing  Committee ,  Sheikh Khalifa bin Khalid Al Thani. 

The  16th  edition of SOP has seen students competing in  16  sport disciplines, including football and basketball , volleyball, wrestling, gymnastics, athletics, swimming, table tennis, Taekwondo, Hockey and shooting. 

 This  year’s edition  brought together a amazing big   number  of students,  to prove  that SOP has rounded the corner ,  going  on the right path to promote culture of sport , encouraging student  to adopt  healthy lifestyle in a way  to join the national clubs and teams in the future, namely, in  Asian Games Doha 2030.

On other hand, Vice Chairperson and CEO of Qatar Foundation, Her Excellency Sheikha Hind bint Hamad Al-Thani crowned the winners of girls events at the conclusion of the 16th  Schools Olympic Program (SOP)  held at Al-Andalus Educational Complex in Lusail city.

In  this year girls have competed in four sport disciplines, including  football, basketball, volleyball and handball.

Most notably, the first edition of Schools Olympic Program was launched during schools year 2007-2008 under the slogan (Sport and Health), as Qatar was a first ever and a leading nation worldwide that  adopted this program in its schools.