Qatar gears up to mark National Sport Day

Government organisations and private companies are set for biggest National Sport Day (NSD) celebration tomorrow.

While most companies have geared up for a big bash, others started sport activities last week in the run-up to the main event.

Highlights of tomorrow’s events are a sport walk on the Corniche and traditional Al Shawahef rowing championship with a prize of QR4m.

While the Sport Zone is the main hub of celebrations, Aspire, The Pearl Qatar, Souq Waqif and Katara will also witness sport-related activities. Katara will host over 83 activities for all ages.

Events will start at 7am tomorrow and run until 3am the next day. They include a family marathon relay race, yoga for women, squash, soccer and tennis, among others.

The Ministry of Transport and its stakeholders will come together for a day of activities for children and adults such as beach volleyball, relay race and sack race, among others.

For more information on NSD 2014 check out our February Events page.

Source: The Peninsula