QOC Marks World Challenge Day

Doha, May 25 (QNA) - Qatar Olympic Committee organized through the Department of Sports Affairs the World Challenge Day 2016 in the Newton Global School (Laguna) under the theme "A Healthy, Awareness, Entertainment Sports Day" with the participation of students from the school. The aim of event is to educate youth on the risks they face during their lives, which may lead to infection of various diseases such as diabetes, cancer, obesity and others and the importance of avoiding these diseases by practicing sports activities. The event also sought to increase awareness and enthusiasm for fitness and active living in order to develop healthy generations Various sporting events among students in addition to recreational and educational activities were organized during the Day. The World Challenge Day is a friendly international competition in Sport for All and physical activity where communities of similar sizes from around the world compete against each other to motivate as many people as possible be physically active for only 15 minutes on a single day. (QNA)