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Qatar's Youth Minister Orders Establishment of Sports Federation

Doha, March 16 (QNA) - HE Minister of Youth and Sports Salah bin Ghanim Al-Ali has issued Decision No. 47 of 2015 to establish the Qatari federation for sports for all with the aim of spreading awareness of sport and expanding the scope of exercising as well as increasing the number of participants in physical activities. The decision is part of the Ministry of Youth and Sports' strategy to support community sport and strengthen it as a daily lifestyle and culture. It helps in achieving the noble and esteemed goals of Emiri Decision No. 80 of 2011 on National Sports Day, which include raising awareness of the importance of sports and its role in the life of individuals and societies. The federation is to be chaired by a representative of the Ministry of Youth and Sports and will comprise the membership of the Ministry of Interior, the Ministry of Education and Higher Education, the Ministry of Health, the Ministry of Municipality and Urban Planning, the Ministry of Transport, Aspire Zone Foundation and Qatar Olympic Committee. The new federation aims to back and encourage sports programs and activities in order to meet the human body's requirements of movement and activity, and raise the levels of fitness. The decision is a step in tackling community challenges that can be addressed through exercise, including obesity, which affects over 70 percent of the population, and diabetes, which affects 15.7 percent, of which 23 percent are children. According to a recent Qatar University study, 54 percent of school students don't partake in any physical exercise. (QNA)

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