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News in Brief ASPIRE students earn their wings at the graduation ceremony. Qatar’s Nasser Saleh Al-Attiyah along with Northern Irish co-driver Chris Patterson dominated the FIA Middle East Rally Championship, when they won 12 of the 13 special stages of the 8th Syrian International Rally. The defending regional champions began the final day almost four minutes in front of their nearest rivals and produced great performance over the fast gravel stages that make the Syrian event one of the most challenging in the Middle East. The duo’s winning margin was a staggering 5 minutes and 20.7 seconds. Aspire inspires first graduates The current men’s 3,000m steeplechase world record holder, Qatar’s Saif Saeed Shaheen secured the silver medal at 5000m during a comeback race in Belgrade, Serbia in May - his first race since September 17, 2006 when he won the World Cup steeplechase. Due to injuries, he was not able to run during the whole of 2007 and missed the Osaka World Championships. The athlete will compete at the Beijing Olympic Games for Qatar. Al Ahli on Friday night beat Al Sadd, 29-28, in the Emir’s Cup handball final at Al Gharrafa Hall. Al Sadd were aiming to win their eighth Emir’s Cup title, but Al Ahli denied them at the final hurdle by juts one point. Sheikh Saoud bin Abdulrahman Al-Thani, Secretary General of the Qatar Olympic Committee, handed over the trophies to the winners and the runners-up at a spectacular prize giving ceremony. Q-League champions Al Gharaffa have signed a two–year contract with Fernando Lucio da Costa, a proven goal scorer from the Brazilian club Internacional. The 30-year-old was joint top scorer in the 2006 Copa Libertadores and voted Man of the Match in the South American final which was won by Internacional. Qatar’s ASPIRE Academy has celebrated a milestone with the graduation of its first student intake. The graduation ceremony marked a historic moment for the Academy, with the students - some of who joined at the age of thirteen years old - moving on to further education, vocational training and even full athletic careers. In total, 23 successful students graduated at the ceremony, the majority of whom joined the Academy in 2004 following its launch. Experts from ASPIRE’s Quality Management, Education and Social Affairs Department (QESA) have ensured that the young men have been provided with a fullyrounded program of learning, both in and out of the class room. Among the graduates are students who have specialised in football, table tennis, athletics, swimming and squash. All of them have balanced a busy sporting schedule with diligent study and education across an advanced curriculum. Guest of honour at the Graduation Ceremony was ASPIRE Ambassador and triple world record holder Hicham El Guerrouj of Morocco. The double Olympic champion, who broke world records for the 1,500 meters, the mile and 2,000 meters, spoke to the students about the importance of study and dedication as part of a successful career in athletics. “Internationally, ASPIRE is recognised as a pioneering project to discover and develop world-class athletic talent in Qatar,” El Guerrouj said. “The students who have graduated today were among the first pioneers, and they deserve our congratulations and support.” ASPIRE’s Career Management programmes provide guidance throughout students’ time at ASPIRE, ensuring that every student athlete leaving the Academy possesses a professional or academic career plan consistent with his capabilities and interests. Many of the successful students have developed exceptional aptitude in their chosen sporting field. Class valedictorian Ahmed Khalil addressed his fellow student athletes at the ceremony, and urged them to continue to train and develop their skills. Ahmed Khalil said: “The graduating class of 2008 all look to make the best possible contribution to Qatar, whether as sportspeople or in our future careers. ASPIRE has given us a very strong start by providing us with both sporting development and education - we now need to ensure that we build on this platform.” Since its opening, the Academy has successfully created an environment that supports the student athletes, and the success of the graduates is an important benchmark for the Academy’s growth. Prof. Dr. Dieter Hackfort, Dean of ASPIRE said: “Each and every student has made remarkable progress during their time with us in their personal development and in achieving success both academically and in their chosen sport. These students will be an inspirational example and will induce motivation to other students at ASPIRE, and to other young athletes in the region.” The students, he said, have competed in national and international tournaments across the world, giving them an understanding of competing at the highest level. 8 QatarSport Q3.08
Q3.08.news olympic support wins award Former International Olympic Committee (IOC) president Juan Antonio Samaranch presented one of Qatar’s leading sport administrators with a special award in May to recognise his and his hard-working team’s efforts in supporting the Olympic Movement. Sheikh Saoud bin Abdulrahman Al-Thani, Secretary General of the Qatar Olympic Committee (QOC), was presented with the 2007 IOC Award during a recent visit to the IOC’s headquarters in Lausanne, Switzerland. The award is presented to individuals who have shown continued support to the ideals and aims of the Olympic organisation and recognises the giant steps taken in recent years by the QOC. Among its various initiatives and programmes it has launched to both highlight the key ideals of the Olympic Movement and enhance the role the QOC plays in society have been schemes designed to reach out to the very youngest in communities. Among those was Schools Olympic Day. Launched in 2007, its mission HE Sheikh Saoud receives his award from IOC Honorary President Juan Antonio Samaranch. statement was to “Create an event to educate, engage and influence young athletes inspiring them to play an active role in the local community”. Open to talented young athletes from local schools, it showcased the best emerging young talent in a range of sports including gymnastics, swimming, basketball, football and volleyball. Hailed a huge success, and culminating in a grand finals day where laptops were up for grabs for the successful youngsters, it proved so popular the IOC has since decided it is going to look to introduce it to other national Olympic committees elsewhere. In addition, physical education in schools was upgraded to become an obligatory subject in a bid to improve the overall health and well-being of the young generation. And it was the continuing support to other NOCs, which helped land the recent IOC Award. In particular, was a recent delegation sent to Yemen. They were despatched to help the Yemen Olympic Committee in their preparations up to and including the 2012 Olympic Games in London. Juan Antonio Samaranch made the presentation in his capacity as Honorary President of the IOC. asian games best FOR MEDIA SERVICES Members of the media from all over the world enjoyed unparalleled service at the 15th Asian Games. Media services delivered at the 15th Asian Games in Doha have been voted among the best in the world in 2006/07 by the International Sport Press Association (AIPS). The Asian Games were singled out for awards along with the Wimbledon Tennis Championships and the 11th IAAF World Athletics Championships in Osaka, Japan. The Asian Games is the second largest multi-sports event in world sport with more than 8,000 athletes competing in 39 sports over 15 days presenting a complex organisational and delivery challenge for the two outsourced companies, contracted by the Doha Asian Games Organising Committee, to serve the world’s media during the event. Q3.08 QatarSport 9
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