Qatar Olympic Academy Concludes Course on Major Sports Event Management

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September 4, 2025
QOC
4-September-2025

Qatar Olympic Academy Concludes Course on Major Sports Event Management

DOHA  – The Qatar Olympic Academy has successfully concluded a specialized training course titled “Major Sports Event Management,” held from August 31 to September 4 at the Academy’s headquarters.

The course brought together over 90 participants from Qatar and abroad, representing a wide range of professional and academic fields. Attendees included senior officials from sports federations, clubs, and institutions, along with professional athletes.

The program was led by Dr. Sakis Batsilas, former Deputy Executive Director of the FIFA World Cup Qatar 2022 and a renowned expert in sports event management. With decades of experience, Dr. Batsilas has worked on the 2006 Doha Asian Games, the 2023 AFC Asian Cup, various European championships, and the Olympic Games.

The training focused on nine key modules covering all aspects of organizing major sports events, using case studies such as the FIFA World Cup Qatar 2022 and other global tournaments.

Executive Director of the Qatar Olympic Academy, Khalil Ibrahim Al Jaber, praised the course’s success and highlighted the strong turnout, which he said reflected the growing importance of this field.

He emphasized that the course achieved its goals by enhancing administrative, technical, and organizational skills, and by transferring valuable expertise to the next generation of sports leaders. He also noted the diversity of the participants, both culturally and academically, as well as the wide range of institutions that nominated their staff.

Al Jaber added that such initiatives strengthen Qatar’s sports community, support the goals of Qatar National Vision 2030, and advance the Academy’s mission to promote sports culture in society.

He concluded by announcing that the Academy will continue its series of specialized programs, with a new course on Sports Facilities Management set to launch later this month.