Qatar’s coach Felix Sanchez (right) speaking on the second day of Aspire Academy Global Summit in this file picture
The foremost Asian high-performance sporting institutes are meeting in Qatar for the 4th ‘Association of Sports Institutes in Asia’ (ASIA) congress which begins today and running until 7th November at the world renowned Aspire Academy.
The founding members namely, Aspire Academy (Qatar), Hong Kong Sports Institute, Japan Sport Council and Singapore Sport Institute will spearhead the congress at which will bring together the leading international and regional sports performance practitioners to share insights and generate discussion on the topics that include: transitioning athletes from Youth to Senior, developing High Performance environments and implementation of sports technology, research and innovation into performance programs.
Aspire Academy Deputy Director General and Chairman of the 4th ASIA Congress, Ali Salem Afifa welcomed all the guests
“As Asia continues to make history in the sporting arena, it is timely that we encourage discussions and sharing around the development of a high performance environment for aspiring athletes and the program of this congress should stimulate new ideas,” Afifa said
The Association of Sports Institutes in Asia (ASIA) is a non-profit-making non-government organization and is a representative body of high-performance sports institutes in Asia.
ASIA was founded in 2015 with the vision to build a vibrant and active community of sports institutes by combining forces between its member organizations.
The Association envisions a vibrant and active community of all Asian countries, collaborating towards a stronger sporting Asia performance based on sound practices, with respect and openness.
ASIA seeks to make connections with Asian countries on the foundation of high-performance development to support the sporting ambitions of each member. ASIA has currently 15 members including its founders Aspire Academy, the Japan Sports Council, Singapore Sports Institute and Hong Kong Sports Institute.
Besides international speakers from the US, United Kingdom, Ireland, New Zealand and Australia, the event also features speakers from Aspire Academy, the event hosts.
Furthermore, there is going to be a very interesting panel discussion on the topic “Transitioning athletes from Youth to Senior” featuring two successful graduates of Aspire Academy, Squash player and World No. 46 Abdulla Al Tamimi as well as track-and-field athlete and 2019 Asian Games 800m champion Abubaker Haydar and also to include Qatar Football National Coach Felix Sanchez and squash coach and former World No. 1 Geoff Hunt.
