Qatar Sports Press Committee board member, Mubarak Al Boainin speaking to a journalist at the AIPS Executive Committee & Jury Meet, in Doha yesterday.
Doha: Qatar Sports Press Committee board member, Mubarak Al Boainin, highlighted the importance of hosting the AIPS Executive Committee & Jury Meet, here yesterday.
He was speaking to reporters on the sidelines on the Meet that is focusing on the ‘AIPS Sport Media Awards’ scheduled for Lausanne, Switzerland, in January 2019.
“Qatar today is the sought after destination in terms of sports and promoting sporting culture. In such a scenario, it is but obvious that we members of the Qatar Sports Press Committee are playing host to this prestigious event.”
“As AIPS President Mr Gianni Merlo, yesterday pointed out that, they have received 1276 submissions in eight different categories; it means that the journalists from across the world are following it. To be precise the submissions have come from 119 countries,” said Mubarak, about the importance of the event for journalists across the world.
“We at Qatar Sports Press Committee are committed towards the ideologies of fair journalism, so it is but obvious that we welcome such a Meet in Qatar”.
Speaking about the schedule for the meet, Mubarak added, “The event is spread across four days starting today. The first two days the Executive Committee Meeting will take place and the next two days the Jurors will meet.”
“We also intend to take the members of the AIPS Executive Committee, to the Supreme Committee for Delivery & Legacy, a trip to Qatar Foundation is also planned. These apart they would also go to Aspire Done, which is hosting the 2018 World Artistic Gymnastics Championships”. “The tour also intends to highlight the development made by Qatar in all walks of life, rather than just sports. The thing he noticed the most is its development. “
“Also such events like the AIPS Executive Committee / Jury Meet provides a platform for developing technologies in sports journalism to come to the fore as premier journalists and photographers get recognised for their work. When that happens, they innovate and that builds upon the sports culture and that’s what we want,” he said.
