Professor Erdener is briefed on 'Be an Athlete' programme.
A high-level delegation participating in the Association of National Olympic Committees (ANOC) assembly taking place in Doha, this week, visited Aspire Zone. They were given a tour of its venues, including Aspire Academy, Aspetar, Khalifa International Stadium, Hamad Aquatic Centre and the Torch Hotel.
The delegation included Maksim Ryzhenkov, First Vice- President of the National Olympic Committee of Belarus and Vitaly Mirutko, the Charge d’Affaires at the Embassy of Belarus. Abdullah Nasser Al Naimi, Director General of Aspire Logistics, Ali Salem Afifa, the Deputy Director General of Aspire Academy, Khalid Ali Al Mawlawi, Acting Chief Administrative Officer of Aspetar and Nasser Abdullah Al Hajri, the Director of PR and Communications of Aspire Zone received the delegation.
“Our hope is that this visit serves as a stepping stone for potential cooperation between us, as Aspetar and the National Olympic Committee are currently in discussions around signing a Memorandum of Understanding to provide medical services to Belarusian athletes,” said Al Mawlawi.
“The main purpose of my second visit is to improve cooperation with Aspire Zone. I was very impressed by Aspetar when I first visited and have shared what I learned about its facilities and services with our specialists in Belarus, who found Aspetar to be very progressive. As such, we believe it would be a great opportunity for the National Olympic Committee of Belarus and Aspetar to develop an agreement that allows Aspetar to provide rehabilitation programmes for our athletes,” said Ryzhenkov.
“Aspire Academy’s philosophy of combining sports training and education is worthy of note. My visit here aims to discuss possible cooperation agreements between Aspire Academy and six Belarusian sports academies, specialising in various sports. The work being carried out in Aspire Zone and its member organisations is impressive. Qatar has taken significant steps to develop its sports and medical infrastructure,” he said.
This follows a series of visits by VIP delegates participating in the ANOC assembly, that includes Prof Ugur Erdener, the International Olympic Committee Vice President and President of the National Olympic Committee of Turkey, Gene Sykes, the CEO of the Los Angeles 2024 Olympic bid, Gusztav Bienerth, Vice Chairman of the Budapest 2024 Olympic bid, and Attila Mizser Director of Sport and Venues of the Budapest 2024 Olympic bid.
