(MENAFN- The Peninsula) Qatar Finance and Business Academy (QFBA) in partnership with Northumbria University celebrated National Sport Day in collaboration with the College of North Atlantic Qatar (CNA-Q) with a series of sports-related festivities.
The event was celebrated with a day filled with various athletic programmes from 8am to 1pm, including a fun race, gym sessions, tennis and swimming, with the participation of QFBA faculty, departmental heads, students and their families. The celebration further solidified the power of sports in building communities of different cultures and nationalities to further develop the progression of Qatar's society.
The event was also attended by Dr Khalid Al Horr, President of Qatar Finance and Business Academy.
The celebration of Qatar National Sport Day came into fruition of a part of QFBA and its partnership with Northumbria University's corporate social responsibility effort to support young and talented youth in line with the Qatar National Vision 2030 and to raise awareness to the importance of sports to maintain a healthy and active lifestyle.
Dr Khalid Al Horr, president of Qatar Finance and Business Academy, said: 'Fitness and and active lifestyle is an integral part of our students and members of the QFBA. We are proud to have the capacity to provide high level educational and professional training opportunity and also build a well-rounded experience for our students.
'We would like to thank the College of North Atlantic Qatar for the partnership and to host the celebration National Sport Day, in addition to Stenden University Qatar and all the students, faculty, and families that made the celebration a success. We hope that we begin to understand that sports play an integral role in our daily lives and can lead to feeling of well-being, he added.
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