This evening, the activities of the third edition of the Qatar Olympic Committee Beach Games 2023 tournament opened, which will be held on the beach stadiums at the Cultural Village Foundation / Katara / until the seventeenth of this March, with the participation of more than 800 male and female players, who will compete in seven beach sports: soccer Beach soccer, beach volleyball, basketball (33), boxing, karate, swimming and aquathlon.
The opening ceremony was attended by His Excellency Mr. Jassim Rashid Al Buainain, Secretary-General of the Olympic Committee, His Excellency Mr. Radwan Hassan, Ambassador of the Republic of Indonesia to the country, Dr. Khalid bin Ibrahim Al Sulaiti, Director General of the Cultural Village Foundation (Katara), in addition to a number of public figures, heads of sports federations and members of the committee. Olympic.
The current edition of the tournament is being held within the framework of cooperation between the Qatar Olympic Committee and the Indonesian Olympic Committee, in order to transfer the experiences of organizing the ANOC 2019 Beach Games held in Doha to its Indonesian counterpart, which will host the next edition of the Beach Games from May 5 to August 12 next. The organization of the championship is accompanied by the establishment of educational and awareness programs and paragraphs that highlight the importance of continuing the sustainability campaign, and the role of every resident and citizen in preserving the environment and tourist beaches in the State of Qatar, in addition to many recreational activities for families and children.
The first day of the tournament witnessed competitions in beach soccer and beach volleyball, in addition to aquathlon and boxing. By organizing this tournament, the Qatar Olympic Committee seeks to spread the culture of beach games in Qatari society and expand the scope of its practitioners, especially after the exceptional organization of the World Beach Games of the Association of Olympic Committees (ANOC) in Doha in 2019, which met with unparalleled successes. It received great international acclaim.
