(MENAFN- Gulf Times) For
the eighth consecutive year, Aspetar, the orthopaedic and sports
medicine hospital, provided its world-class medical support to
international and local athletes who took part in the 2018 IAAF Doha
Diamond League held on Friday.
Aspetar's ongoing collaboration with the Qatar Athletics Federation
(QAF) in providing medical coverage to the Doha Diamond League is
another example of Aspetar's commitment to helping athletes achieve
their full potential during sports events hosted in Qatar.
For this year's Doha Diamond League, Aspetar set up on-site facilities
at the Qatar Sports Club offering services to all participating
athletes. A team of 37 physicians, nurses, physiotherapists and massage
therapists provided immediate medical care throughout the event and at
the participants' residences.
Events like the Diamond League provide Aspetar experts with invaluable
opportunities to hone their procedures in preparation for the 2019 World
Championships, scheduled to take place from September 28 to October 6
at Khalifa International Stadium, and the 48th FIG Artistic Gymnastics
World Championships, scheduled to take place from October 25 to November
3, 2018. At both of these events, Aspetar will be the official medical
provider.
By supporting such events, Aspetar is cementing its leading role in the
treatment and prevention of injury to local, regional and international
athletes across all sports. Aspetar's experts have a wealth of
experience in supporting athletes participating in major tournaments in
Qatar, including the 24th Men's Handball World Championship in 2015, the
2015 AIBA World Boxing Championships, and the 2016 UCI Road World
Championships, and abroad.
Aspetar has become the preferred sports medicine destination for a
number of sports stars across all disciplines, including athletics stars
such as South African Olympian Wayde van Niekerk, Croatian discus
thrower Sandra Perkovic, Tunisian long and middle distance runner Habiba
Ghribi; Olympic track and field champion Taoufik Makhloufi, French
middle-distance runner Mahiedine Mekhissi and US Olympians Christian
Taylor, LaShawn Merritt, Justin Gatlin and Alison Felix.
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