The School Olympic Program announced the signing of an agreement with Oreed, the leading telecommunications company in Qatar, under which Oreed becomes the official communications partner for the eighteenth edition of the School Olympic Program.
Yesterday, a press conference was held to reveal the details of the partnership and sign contracts between the two sides, in the presence of His Excellency Sheikh Khalifa bin Khalid Al Thani, Chairman of the Organizing Committee of the School Olympic Program, and Mr. Sabah Rabia Al Kuwari, Director of the Public Relations, Social Responsibility and Welfare Department at Oreed Company.
For his part, His Excellency Sheikh Khalifa bin Khalid Al Thani, Chairman of the Organizing Committee of the School Olympic Program, expressed his happiness at signing the agreement with Oreed Company.
He said: “We value the efforts made by Ooredoo Company to support and sponsor sporting events in Qatar, and we express our happiness at signing the partnership agreement under which Ooredoo Company became the official communications partner for the School Olympic Program.”
He added: “This partnership will help us achieve joint success that contributes to further progress and development of Qatari sports.”
The competitions for the eighteenth edition of the School Olympic Program were launched on the eighth of this October, and the new edition is witnessing an increase in the number of participants due to the great successes achieved during the previous editions. The number of competitions has also been increased to include 19 sports for boys and girls.
The School Olympic Program is one of the most important projects that support school sports in the State of Qatar, and it has been implemented by the program’s organizing committee in cooperation and coordination with the Ministry of Education and Higher Education and the Qatar Olympic Committee since the 2007/2008 academic year.
The program aims to produce promising talents for the future who will represent national teams in various games, and coordination is made with clubs and federations to nurture these talents as necessary and develop them for the future in line with Qatar Vision 2030.
