(MENAFN- Gulf Times) Ooredoo received the ‘Distinguished Company for Supporting Sport' Award
at the Qatar Olympic Committee (QOC) ‘Sport Excellence Day 2017'
yesterday. The prestigious annual event has been organised by QOC to
honour the best athletes, sport officials, sport institutions, and
government and non-government organisations for their contribution in
boosting sport movement during the 2016-2017 season.
Ooredoo Group CEO Sheikh Saud bin Nasser al-Thani, along with a host of
other senior executives from Ooredoo, attended the event where Ooredoo
was honoured by QOC President HE Sheikh Joaan bin Hamad bin Khalifa
al-Thani with an award for its ongoing support of all-levels of sport in
Qatar.
As part of the company's commitment to encouraging people to live more
healthy and active lifestyles, Ooredoo is a National Sponsor of the
Qatar Olympic Committee and helped support a host of initiatives during
the Rio 2016 Olympic Games, all Association of National Olympic
Committees (ANOC) events, FINA/Airweave Swimming World Cup events, and
the Artistic Gymnastics World Cup Series.
This year, Ooredoo also held a successful Ooredoo Marathon and National
Sport Day event at MIA Park. Ooredoo's #OoredooSpeedTeam has also grown
in the past year, with the company adding drivers Adel Hussain Abdulla,
Mohamed al-Harqan, and Saeed al-Sulaiti to its growing sponsorship team.
Sheikh Saud said: 'Ooredoo is a major supporter of sport across all
levels from the grassroots to national and international. We do this
to not only give back to our customers and the country, but to work to
encourage sports education and inspire the next generation of athletes
for Qatar.
'On behalf of Ooredoo I am honoured to accept this award today and thank
the Qatar Olympic Committee for their hard work and dedication to put
Qatar on the sporting map.
For more information on Ooredoo's Sponsorship and CSR activities, visit www.ooredoo.qa
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