(MENAFN- Qatar News Agency) Qatar News Agency (QNA) Director General Ahmed Saad Al Buainain led department heads and staff in a walkathon at the Corniche to spread awareness on the benefits of pursuing sports for a healthy life.
Journalists, social media, administrative and support staff of the State of Qatar's official news agency and their family members participated in the walk and other sports events organised Tuesday to celebrate Qatar National Sports Day (QNSD) as per the Emiri Decree No. 80 (2011) issued by HH The Emir Sheikh Tamim Bin Hamad Al-Thani.
In a statement issued on the occasion of QNSD, QNA Director General Ahmed Saad Al Buainain said, "QNA is glad to participate in the national sports day events that embodies the dictum 'A healthy body has a healthy mind'. We believe in the core values of nation-building and advancement of societies in which sports plays a key role." Praising the efforts of Qatar's leadership to promote a sports culture, he said, "The national sports day helps spread awareness among citizens and residents on the benefits of leading healthy lifestyles. It sensitizes the community to improve their health by pursuing sports." QNSD is dear to our hearts because it encourages and involves people to participate in sports, a key pillar of Qatar National 2030 Vision, with the noble objective of spreading awareness on fitness and leading healthy lifestyle that all help in building the individual as well as the nation, he added.
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