Organize the Center for Empowerment and Care of the Elderly "Ihsan" In the Aspire Dome, the Sports for All Championship for football six-a-side competitions for the elderly, in cooperation with the Qatar Sports for All Federation, was attended by a number of officials and employees of the center, in addition to the elderly affiliates, with the aim of encouraging them to practice sports and invest the month of Ramadan in a way that benefits them. The Seniors Sixes event witnessed a distinguished presence of the old Qatari football stars, who are simultaneously participating in the Stars Championship, in the same stadium in Aspire Dome. A special event, confirmed Mr. Fahd Muhammad Al-Khayarin, Executive Director of the Center for Empowerment and Care of the Elderly "Ihsan"The center adopts a number of social, sports and educational initiatives, with the aim of recognizing the role of the elderly group and their contributions to development, empowering them and supporting their active participation in all fields. The meaning of empowerment through their participation in a competitive football tournament that shows their capabilities and ability to practice the activities carried out by young people, especially in this holy month.
Enable the elderly two options added to the goal of effectiveness "Football hexagons for seniors"Enabling the elderly to change their lifestyle and follow a healthy lifestyle that helps them enjoy active aging and enhances their independence and self-reliance, which contributes to enhancing the psychological and social aspects of the participants, in addition to that this competition helps them discover their self-skills. Al-Khayarin explained that the center never hesitates to select effective and distinguished programs that assure everyone that the elderly are capable of giving with perfection and creativity and create honest competition between them in many hobbies and activities, and also indicated that the program will achieve a very important goal and a high value that we are keen to translate into reality. It is the involvement of youth with the elderly to strengthen intergenerational solidarity. For his part, Abdul Rahman bin Musallam Al-Dosari, Advisor to the Minister of Sports and Youth, President of the Qatar Sports for All Federation, expressed his happiness with the establishment of this distinguished event in its value and meaning, which aims to raise awareness of the importance of sport, and to consolidate the practice of sport in society, making it a way of life. During his attendance at the event in Aspire, Al-Dosari added: "The Sports for All Federation is keen, during the holy month of Ramadan, to provide sports activity, through a diverse agenda that is concerned with all groups, including, of course, the elderly group.". For his part, journalist Khaled Jassim expressed his happiness to participate in the Football Sixes event, to meet with the elderly and old Qatari players, and to spend enjoyable times with them, pointing out that this group has every right to support and support them, in return for the favor, and in recognition of their value in society, thanking them. To the officials of the center for their active role in holding events that promote the integration of the elderly into society. Mr. Abdullah Al-Dosari, Director of Events and Activities at the Qatar Sports for All Federation, confirmed that this championship comes within the framework of the federation’s keenness to organize tournaments and events that serve the elderly, by providing sports activities that are commensurate with their physical and health capabilities, and under the supervision of specialized trainers. It also comes within the framework of social responsibility of the Qatar Sports for All Federation, through which it aims to involve everyone in various sporting events and activities. Health and physical benefits He said that the championship also aims to motivate the elderly to exercise and invest in the days of the holy month, which will bring them health and physical benefits, and enable them to follow a healthy lifestyle. And also promote the concept "Sports is life"And activating partnerships and cooperation in the international days of the center and the federation, which aim to involve the elderly in sporting events. For their part, the elderly participants in the tournament expressed their happiness in this participation, which fulfilled a desire they had always dreamed of achieving in the month of Ramadan, which confirms that they are able to give and practice sports in a natural way, no less than the rest of the groups. Their desires, which establish the meaning of empowerment and the continuation of giving to the elderly. It is noteworthy that the tournament competitions were held with a system of four teams to play 4 matches, and each team includes 6 players, four of whom are elderly and two of whom are of middle age, and each match does not exceed 10 minutes and is in the knockout system.
