The CEO of the Local Organising Committee for the 48th Artistic Gymnastics World Championships Ali Al Hitmi and Brand Ambassador Belarus’ Svetlana Boguinskaia unveiling the medals during a press conference held in Doha yesterday. The medals combine the different gymnastics apparatus, the event’s logo and symbols of Qatari culture.

Above: International Gymnastics Federation (FIG) President Morinari Watanabe (foreground) and Al Hitmi enjoying a traditional sword dance during a welcome ceremony for visiting delegations at Torch Hotel yesterday.