What's happening for National Sports Day - 2015
National Sport Day is a public holiday in Qatar that aims to promote a healthy lifestyle among the residents. It takes place every year on the second Tuesday of February, and will be held for the fourth time on February 10th.
Plenty of activities have been planned across the country. Keep checking this page as we will be updating it regularly with information.
Sports Village - Doha Corniche
The festivities around Qatar’s biggest ever National Sport Day have begun with the opening of the exciting Sports Village, near Doha’s main post office. The facility was be formally declared open to the public last Wednesday. The Sports Village will act as the main hub of sports activities for National Sport Day (NSD).
The Sports Village will be open from 3pm to 10pm daily from now through to the end of National Sport Day on the 10th of February, with over 13 National Federations offering free activities and entertainment for every age and fitness level.
Look out for two big events - the Sports Walk and Al Shawahef Rowing championship.
Aspire Zone
As usual, Aspire Zone Foundation will be celebrating the fourth National Sport Day with a wide range of activities.
Spanning throughout various locations at Aspire Zone, this year's celebration will feature a number of fun games and activities planned for children, young people, women, men and people with special needs, along with family-specific activities.
Aspire will have the following activities:
THE 5000 STEP JOURNEY
From 1:00pm to 4:00pm
Starting and ending in front of the Torch Hotel area. Join us as we walk through a specially created circuit around Aspire. Designed to encourage healthy eating and daily physical activity. Open to families and friends.
FUN RUN
Registration 6:30am to 7:00am Race begins at 9:00am to 11:00am
Starting and ending in front of the Torch Hotel area. Event is open to all age groups including families.
LADIES INDOOR BOOT CAMP
Ladies club 10:00am - 11:00am
Under age individuals should be escorted by their legal guardians.
ZUMBA FIESTA
Ladies Club 8:45am to 9:45pm
Enjoy Latin Rhythms in a one-of-a-kind ?tness program.
Open to females and teenage girls at the Ladies Club.
ASPIRE ACTIVE FITNESS ACTIVITIES
Ladies Club 9:00 - 1:00pm
Open air ?tness to get motivated with family. Join activities
that increase endurance, strengthen muscles and extend ?exibility.
BEACH SOCCER
From 9:30am to 2:00pm
Bring along your friends and play in a friendly environment.
FOOTBALL TOURNAMENT
9:00am - 1:00pm
Aspire Pitch 3, 4 and 5
Open to ages (5 - 6 and 7 years old).
ASPIRE ACADEMY EDUCATION & STUDENT CARE ACTIVITY/CLIMBING
Behind Grand Heritage hotel
8:00am - 3:30pm
Climbing, team work & leaders activities for Males & females from 7 years and above
ASPIRE ACADEMY SPORTS SCIENCE ACTIVITIES
Aspire Dome, Indoor Athletic Track,
10:00am - 4:00pm
Open to all age groups and families.
MULTI-SPORT SKILL DEVELOPMENT PROGRAM/ BOYS
Aspire Dome, Multi-sport Hall 1 & Squash court
10:00am - 4:00pm
Male sport and physical activity challenges for all ages
MULTI-SPORT SKILL DEVELOPMENT PROGRAM/ GIRLS
Aspire Dome, Multi-sport Hall 3
10:00am - 4:00pm
Female sport and physical activity challenges for all ages
FOOTBALL PERFORMANCE
Aspire Dome, Indoor Football Pitch,
10:00am - 4:00pm
Open for Male & Female from 12 years and above.
SYNCHRONIZED SWIMMING FOR GIRLS
Aspire Dome Swimming Pool
3 sessions 09:00am to 5:00pm
Synchronized routine of elaborate moves in the water, accompanied by music.
Open for Girls from 8 to 16 years.
Here's a map of activities at Aspire:
Click here to download the full size map in PDF.
Walkathon at The Pearl-Qatar
United Development Company will be hosting a walkathon in partneship with Qatar Tourism Authority on National Sports Day at The Pearl-Qatar. Participants can gather by 8 am at 7 La Croisette Porto Arabia. The walkathon will only start at 8.30 am.
Qatar Mega Marathon
Qatar Mega Marathon is attempting to break the world record and allow Qatar to enter Guinness Book of World Records for the 'Most Runners in a Marathon' as participants.
The marathon was initially scheduled to take place on Feb 6th, but has been rescheduled for March 27.
For more details, check our events listing.
Doha Dash 2015 (Registration closed)
Dolphin Energy will be hosting its third edition of the Doha Dash at Losail International Circuit.
The event starts at 7:00am and will run until 1:00pm, with a variety of races throughout the day- a 1km kids race, a 1km ladies’ walk, a 3km race, and a 5km race in which Dame Kelly Holmes will be competing.
The event is supporting The Shafallah Centre and all donations raised will go toward building a new playground for the centre.
Film Screening - Rocky
To celebrate National Sport Day, Katara Cultural Village and Doha Film Institute (DFI) will hold a free screening of the classic 1976 sports film Rocky starring Sylvester Stallone in his most iconic role.
The film will be shown at 7pm at Katara's Marina Park next to its main entrance and St. Regis.
What will you being doing this NSD? Keep checking this page as we'll be updating it.
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@karan - National Sport Day is a public holiday in Qatar that aims to promote a healthy lifestyle among the residents. It takes place every year on the second Tuesday of February, and will be held for the fourth time on February 10th.
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