Aspetar to support Qatar’s Olympic delegation at Rio 2016

Aspetar, the orthopaedic sports medicine hospital in Qatar, continued its pivotal role in supporting the country’s sporting delegations to international competitions by extending its support to Qatar’s team at Rio Olympic Games in Brazil.

The Games, which begins on Friday, will run until August 26.

Dr Juan-Manuel Alonso, Acting Chief of Sports Medicine, Aspetar, and Chief Medical Officer of the delegation, will head a team of six practitioners from Aspetar to provide support to the athletes competing in a range of disciplines.

Dr Muhammad Ghaith Al Kuwari, Acting Director General, Aspetar, said: “Aspetar is always keen to support Qatar’s sports teams and delegations. We’re pleased to offer our services to Qatar’s Olympic stars travelling to Rio this summer in order to help them reach their maximum performance during the games.”

Aspetar had been an important part of Qatar’s Olympic Games preparations and have been providing medical support to Qatar’s travelling athletes for months in the build up to the quadrennial event in Brazil.

The hospital provided numerous services to Qatar’s largest ever Olympic delegation including treating and training over 60 athletes, coaches, administrators and medical staff.

“Our main role in Rio will be to monitor the health of the athletes and help maximise their performances on the field. It’s extremely important for them to stay healthy during the period of the games. Our experts will provide injury diagnosis, rehabilitation, as well as medical consultancy and advice concerning nutrition, recovery, how to overcome jetlag, and how to protect athletes from communicable, respiratory and virus infections during this time of the year,” said Dr Alonso.

Qatar’s Olympic team has also benefited from additional services and facilities at the world leading hospital, including access to advanced altitude-inducing normobaric hypoxic (oxygen-reduced) rooms at Aspetar that allow athletes to live and train at atmospheres similar to the location of the competition.

Courtesy: thepeninsulaqatar.com