DOHA: The Qatar Olympic Committee (QOC) and Occidental Petroleum of Qatar Ltd (Oxy Qatar) named Oxy Qatar as the sponsor and supporter of Al Firjan (Areas) playgrounds for three years.
Steve Kelly, Oxy Qatar President and General Manager, signed on behalf of the company, and Khalid Hamad Al Mohannadi, the QOC Assistant Secretary General for Technical Support, inked for the governing sport body.
In attendance at the signing ceremony were, from Oxy Qatar, Hassan Al Malki, Deputy General Manager, Khalid Al Hammadi, Director of the Human Resources Department, Hana Al Asadi and Nama Al Hail.
From the QOC, Abdulrahman Abdullah Al Malki, Director of Engineering Project Manager, Hamad Lahadan Al Mohannadi, Director of the Maintenance and Operations Department, Faisal Saleh Al Mansoori, Director of the Public Relations and Marketing Department, and Hassan Abdullah Al Mohammadi, Head of the Media Section were in attendance.
Al Mohannadi appreciated the company’s pioneering role in supporting the sport events staged inside Qatar.
He said the sponsorship initiative reflects the company’s profound belief in the importance of sport and social activities for the domestic society.
Al Mohannadi also assured that Oxy’s initiative will support QOC efforts in promoting the sport culture inside the domestic community.
He confirmed that sport and exercise will benefit individuals and community members of all ages in terms of public health, public morals and behaviors.
Oxy Qatar President and General Manager Kelly said: “Oxy Qatar wholeheartedly supports the objective of promoting healthy lifestyles through active participation in sport. By equipping the two Al Ferjan sports facilities and supporting their maintenance, operation, events management and marketing, we hope to encourage widespread community engagement in sport in a clean, safe environment.”
Al Firjan playgrounds project serves the strategic objectives of both QOC and Qatar sport sector strategy (2011-2016) as a part of National Development strategy 2011-2016 to achieve the Qatar Vision 2030 objectives, which are based on three main pillars.
These are increasing community participation in sport, improving and preparing special and public sport facilities, and developing talented athletes.
It is anticipated that developing such playgrounds will encourage citizens and residents to participate in sport and physical activity.
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