(MENAFN- The Peninsula) Vodafone Qatar will be the Communications Partner for the highly anticipated Offshore Powerboat Qatar Cup, it was announced here yesterday.
The Qatar Marine Sports Federation (QMSF) and the recently-formed Offshore Powerboat Grand Prix (OPGP) will jointly promote and run the brand new UIM Qatar Cup, a four-day powerboat racing festival, in Doha Bay , Corniche to Pearl from February 4 to 7.
The Cup, set to be the biggest offshore powerboating championship in the world, will comprise of 50 boats spread over six racing categories, ranging from the big 45 foot long Super Vee boats all the way down to the pro class category, in addition to 30 jetskis.
Boats are being shipped to Doha from the USA, UAE, New Zealand, Kuwait and Turkey.
Ali Ali Al Naema and Mohammed Nassr Al Nassr, twoof the biggest names in Qatari Offshore powerboat racing will also be seen in action.
"We are proud to be sponsors for this year's Offshore Powerboat Qatar Cup. Vodafone Qatar has a history of supporting sport in Qatar including our long time sponsorship of Al Sadd football Club and promoting sport and fitness within its employees through the Company's Wellness Programme. We firmly believe in the benefits sport brings on both a community and individual level and will continue to promote this to help realize the Qatar 2030 vision," said Kyle Whitehill, CEO, Vodafone Qatar.
"We are honoured to be working with such an esteemed organization such as Vodafone Qatar, and we look forward to pooling our knowledge and experience together in order to execute a world class event for the state of Qatar," said HE Sheikh Hassan bin Jabor Al Thani - QMSF President Entry for the public to the event is free.
VIP tickets can be purchased at QMSF's stand located at the Landmark mall.
For more information on the Qatar Cup visit: Facebook Account € Qmsf Doha, Facebook Page € Qatar Marine Sports Federation € Events € Qatar Cup 2015 and Instagram - @qmsf.
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