Qatar
Land: 11,000km2 Population: 521,000
SPORT IN THE COUNTRY
1. TRADITIONAL SPORT AND GAMES
Diving Festival
Islamic Triathlon: 200m swimming in sea, sports rifle shooting; 12km horse-racing
Fishing Festival
Boat Racing
Equestrian
Sailing
Camel Racing
2. POPULAR PARTICIPATION SPORT
1) Football
2) Running
3) Swimming
4) Table Tennis
5) Billiards-Snooker
6) Volleyball
3. POPULAR SPECTATOR SPORT
1) Football
2) Handball
3) Tennis
4) Basketball
5) Horse Race
6) Volleyball
4. SPORT LEGISLATION
Decree to establish association, clubs and the National Olympic Committee.
Decree to form the Youth and Sports General Authority (YASA) and its objectives and work.
The statute of Qatar Sport for All Committee; duties and objectives
YASA's President's decree to organize' The Qatar Sport for All Committee' in 1996.
Decree to organize the clubs, work and duties.
5. SPORT INFORMATION CENTER
Information and Data Center
Address: Doha P.O.Box 2511
Tel: (971)4453333 Fax: (971)4437860
6. SPORT PARTICIPATION SURVEY
Planning Department of YASA conducted a survey called 'Monitoring and Following Up Sport Programmes in Qatar' once a year to a representative samples of 50. The result indicates that 10% participated in sport three times a week, 20%participated once a week, 20% participated once a month, 30% participated according to free time, 10% participated none.
7. NUMBER OF SPORT CLUB
NA
8. FITNESS TESTING PROGRAM
NA
ORGANIZATION PROFILE
Qatar Sport for All Committee (QSFAC)
Address: Doha P. O. Box 2511
Tel: (971)4453246 Fax: (971)4437860
1. FOUNDED YEAR
March, 1996
2. OFFICIAL REPRESENTATIVE
Mohamed Faraj Qassem, President
3. NATURE OF THE ORGANIZATION
Governmental organization
4. OBJECTIVES AND MISSIONS
1) Promoting and developing Sport for All movement and concepts.
2) Providing people at different ages with the chances to enjoy the practice of sport.
3) Achieving good health condition and physical fitness.
5. NUMBER OF STAFF
Full-time staff: 5 Part-time staff: 20
6. ANNUAL BUDGET
Approx. US$ 165,000
(from Apr 1999 to Mar 2000)
Approx. US$ 180,000
(from Apr 2000 to Mar 2001)
7. SPECIAL EVENTS AND PROGRAMS
Private schools sport festival: running, cycling, recreational games
Ministries and companies sports events: football, basketball and volleyball.
Tournament: football, basketball, and volleyball
8. PROMOTIONAL ACTIVITIES FOR THE TARGET GROUPS
Arranging free programs and awarding free trophies and prizes for: school children (Age 6 to 12), adolescents (Age 13 to 16), general people in the community, aged people, people with disabilities.
9. LEADERSHIP TRAINING AND CERTIFICATION PROGRAMS
Leadership training course for men level A-B
Leadership training course for women level B
10. NATIONAL PARTNERS
YASA
Ministry of Education and Higher Education Qatar Sport Federation
11. AFFILIATED ORGANIZATIONS
FISpT. ICHPER-SD, ICSSPE
12. PRESENT ISSUES AND CHALLENGES
1) Depending mainly on governmental resources.
2) Limited sponsorship.
(From the survey taken in 2000)
