(MENAFN- Qatar News Agency) The 9th edition of Doha Artistic Gymnastics Challenge Cup will begin at Aspire Academy of Sports Excellence on Thursday To conclude on March 26, the tournament will feature over 100 gymnasts from 33 countries including China, Cuba, Argentina, Armenia, Sweden, Azerbaijan, Brazil, Costa Rica, Croatia, Finland, Slovenia, Switzerland, Syria, Turkey, Vietnam and hosts Qatar.
The Judges Committee of the tournament will meet at Aspire Academy on Wednesday to finalise their arrangement for the qualifications to begin on Thursday.
President of QGF and Chairman of the organising committee Ali Ahmad Essa al Hitmi said,"With support from Qatar, we have worked hard to earn the confidence of FIG who awarded us the rights to host this event. Our next goal will be the World Artistic Gymnastics Championship in 2018," the president said. "We, at QGF aim to bring in the vision of the Qatar Olympic Committee into reality and to make Doha the main sport destination in the Middle East. Hosting such an event will enable us to provide the opportunity for our youth to gain more experience so they can achieve the goals of Qatar National Vision 2030," Hitmi said.
For her part, the QGF Assistant Secretary General and Tournament Director Abeer al Boainain stressed that the QGF has completed its arrangements for the world event as the gymnasts will begin their training sessions at Aspire Academy from on Thursday.
Abdulrhaman al Muftah, Head of Spectators Committee said:"We are thrilled with the response to initial sales online and at the QGF Headquarters. The support the fans provide the gymnasts and to the event each year, truly shows how important the Qatar Artistic Gymnastics Challenge Cup has been for the past 9 years and it will only continue to grow." "We are extremely pleased to continue our promotional activities for our event and to inform the residents of Qatar and the country's visitors that this annual world-class sporting events is fast approaching," he added.
Muftah reaffirmed that the federation has invited the Qatar Orphan Foundation (Dreima) and the Qatar Social and Cultural Center for Deaf to witness the championship.
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