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Qatar Olympic Committee wins NOC Breakthrough Award

Published: 25 Oct 2021 - 07:47 am | Last Updated: 27 Oct 2021 - 04:44 pm
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Qatar Olympic Committee (QOC) President H E Sheikh Joaan bin Hamad Al Thani and Secretary-General Jassim bin Rashid Al Buenain attended the 25th General Assembly of the Association of National Olympic Committees (ANOC) in Crete, Greece, yesterday.

Sheikh Joaan with other award winners after receiving the National Olympic Committees' (NOC) Breakthrough Award.

The NOC Breakthrough Award is presented to the NOCs who won their first-ever Olympic medal or first-ever Olympic gold medal.

Qatar's weightlifter Fares Ibrahim and high jumper Mutaz Barshim won gold medals in Tokyo.