Doha - Arabstoday
Curtains came down Wednesday on the prestigious first edition of the Doha GOALS Forum took place for two days under the higher patronage of His Highness Sheikh Hamad bin Khalifa Al Thani , the Emir of State of Qatar at the Aspire Academy.
The closing ceremony was attended by the President of the Republic of Gabon Ali Bongo Ondimba, the President of Nigeria, Goodluck Ebele Azikiwe Jonathan, Sheikh Faisal bin Mubarak Al Thani, the Executive Director of Doha GOALs Forum alongside a number of their Excellencies Sheikhs , Ministers, their Excellencies Heads of Diplomatic Missions accredited to the State and guests .
His excellency Sheikh Faisal bin Mubarak Al Thani gave a closing speech and a letter of thanks to all the attendees and guests who positively impressed by the forum success in achieving its goals. Sheikh Faisal also confirmed that many goals are underway to be achieved in the future.
“ We urge all the participants to create a constructive partnership together in effort to implement all the recommendations, the initiatives and the decisions have been taken during the productive Forum “ Added Sheikh Faisal.
Richard Attias, the president of Richard Attias & Associates lauded the organizational vision of Doha GOALS Forum, he said that all the recommendations, the decisions and the outcomes of this Forum will not be achieve unless we cooperate all in the upcoming stage.“
“ There is an ambitious strategy has been arranged to execute the objectives and the initiatives of Doha GOALS Forum by studying all the proposals” Added Mr. Attias.
For his part, HE Sheikh Saoud bin Abdulrahman Al Thani , the Secretary General of Qatar Olympic Committee (QOC) stressed that the aim behind Qatar host for any international sport event is to develop the infrastructure and the society .
Speaking to a session titled “ Marketing and Sport Heritage”, the Secretary General confirmed that Qatar Olympic Committee plays a significant role in boosting the sport activities among all categories at both the regional and international levels.
Sheikh Saoud gave a brief presentation on Qatar sport heritage, and on all international sport events to be hosted in the country in the upcoming years. He also reviewed the successful sport career of Qatar in hosting several local, regional and international championships over the past years.
From : Qatar Olympic Committee