His Excellency Sheikh Joaan bin Hamad Al Thani was re-elected as President of the Qatar Olympic Committee, by acclamation, for the new Olympic cycle (2024-2028).
This came during the 38th General Assembly meeting held today at the Four Seasons Hotel Doha, chaired by His Excellency Sheikh Joaan bin Hamad Al Thani, and in the presence of members of the Board of Directors of the Qatar Olympic Committee and heads of Qatari sports federations and committees.
His Excellency Mr. Mohammed bin Youssef Al Mana was also elected as First Vice President of the Qatar Olympic Committee, His Excellency Dr. Thani bin Abdul Rahman Al Kuwari as Second Vice President of the Olympic Committee, and His Excellency Mr. Jassim bin Rashid Al Buainain as Secretary General of the Olympic Committee.
During the meeting, His Excellency Sheikh Joaan bin Hamad Al Thani, President of the Qatar Olympic Committee, thanked the federations and sports committees, praising the achievements made by the Qatari teams during this year, most notably the hero Moataz Barshim winning a bronze medal in the Paris 2024 Summer Olympics and the team being crowned. Qatar Football Association is champion of the 2023 Asian Cup and the Qatari handball team is crowned champion of the 21st Asian Championship. His Excellency urged the federations to Make more efforts in preparation for the upcoming matches of the Qatari teams.
The work of the General Assembly opened by approving the minutes of the previous meeting of the 37th General Assembly, which was held in February 2023. The meeting then reviewed the achievements of the Qatar Olympic Committee 2023-2024, and the most important upcoming hosts, which are the 2025 World Table Tennis Championship, the 4th Gulf Sports Games 2026, and the World Cup. Basketball Qatar 2027.
The meeting also highlighted the upcoming combined tournaments, which are: the Ninth Asian Winter Games in Harbin, China, in February 2025, the West Asian Youth Games in Baghdad, Iraq, in April 2025, the Gulf Beach Games in the Sultanate of Oman in April 2025 as well, and the The Asian Youth Games in Bahrain in September 2025, and the 6th Islamic Solidarity Games in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia in November. 2025.
During the meeting, the report of the Technical Committee to follow up and evaluate the preparation of national teams for the 21st Asian Games – Doha 2030 was also discussed, in addition to reviewing the budget of the Qatar Olympic Committee for the fiscal years 2024-2025.