The stage is set for the third edition of the Team Qatar’s Flag Relay to be held today, December 12 and Friday, December 13 as part of the celebrations of this year’s Qatar National Day (QND).
The event, which is organized by the Qatar Olympic Committee (QOC), is being held to celebrate Team Qatar’s accomplishment in the year and to rally the country behind the team as they look forward to a great outing at the 2020 Summer Olympic Games in Tokyo, Japan.
The 2019 Team Qatar’s Flag Relay has enjoyed overwhelming support from various sponsors and stakeholders who have joined hands with the QOC to ensure its grand success.
A number of elite athletes, public figures and celebrities will be holding the Qatari flag early in the morning of the first day on tour of some schools and then to Ooredoo building before heading back to the Qatar Olympic Committee building.
The Flag Relay will resume on Friday with the flag passing through the Doha Corniche, Qatar Foundation and Katara before concluding at the Hamad International Airport, where the flag will be handed over to a pilot of an airplane heading to the Japanese capital of Tokyo, preceding Team Qatar who will be participating at the 2020 Tokyo Summer Olympic Games.
Several sports activities have been lined up to be simultaneously held during the two-day event.
QOC’s Director of Marketing and Communications Sheikha Asma Al Thani said, "We are delighted with the support of the 2019 Team Qatar’s Flag Relay has received from our sponsors, stakeholders and suppliers. The tremendous response to this community-themed event is an indication of the importance our various partners have placed on sports and the passion they have toward the development of sports in Qatar. We are grateful to them for their commitments as we join hands together in lifting sports to lofty heights in Qatar."
Over 5,000 participants have so far registered for the Flag Relay, which includes Team Qatar athletes and members of the community as its ambassadors.
Team Qatar’s Flay Relay rounds up a year of major sporting achievements for Qatar.
Among the many feats recorded this year was the crowning of the national football team as the Champions of Asia at the 2019 Asian Cup in the UAE.
Mutaz Barshim also successfully defended his men’s high jump World Champion title while Abdurrahman Samba claimed the men’s 400m hurdles bronze at the 2019 World Athletics Championships in Doha.
Besides, a number of Qatari athletes, including Barshim, Samba, Abubaker Hayder, Qatar high jumping team and shooter Mohammed Al Rumaihi, secured qualification for the Tokyo 2020 Summer Olympic Games.
The official sponsors for the community-themed event are Ooredoo, Qatar Airways, Sports Corner and Al Kass while the stakeholders include Qatar Foundation, Katara Cultural Village and Hamad International Airport. The official car supplier is Toyota, and F45, Al Meera, CAF Cafe and GBM are the official suppliers.
The 2018 edition of Team Qatar’s Flag Relay had notably brought together several people from different segments of the society, including current and retired athletes of Al Adaam team, who toured more than 300 kilometers across Qatar while engaging in a number of sports activities including bicycles, running, swimming and others.
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