Qatar 2030 Asian Games Bid Committee in Tehran

Iran NOC; Tehran, the meeting was held by the presence of Dr. Kaykavous Saeidi, Secretary General of the National Olympic Committee, Dr. Sajjadi, Iranian Chef de Mission and Senior Advisor to NOC President, Dr. Gharakhanlou, Director of the National Olympic Academy and some managers and presidents of sports federations.

At the meeting, Qatari sports officials headed by HE. Jassim Rashid Albuenain, QOC Secretary-General first presented a clip of their various hosting records from the 2006 Asian Games in Doha to other continental and world competitions held so far, and a report on their preparation, including transportation, hoteling and various sports venues in bidding to Host the 2030 Asian Games.

Then, Dr. Kaykavos Saeidi, NOC Secretary General, while welcoming the Qatari guests, said: “Iran and Qatar have always had good cooperation in economic, cultural, social and sports areas, and Qatar has always had appropriate conditions for hosting different events. It provides sports, and as you indicated in this presentation, a good plan to host various sports competitions, such as the Doha Asian Games and the World Beach Games”.

Dr. Mehdi Ali Nejad, Deputy Minister of Iran Ministry of Sports & Youth also welcomed the Qatari delegation and their Ambassador to Iran and stated: “The two friend and neighboring countries of Iran and Qatar have always had good interactions in various fields, and this has been more evident in sports. Personally, I have witnessed well-hosted events by Qatar, and I am in friendly relations with officials of the Qatar Olympic Committee (QOC) and its sports. Doubtlessly, Qatar, as in the past, had a very good capacity to host various sports competitions”.

Then, HE. Jassim Rashid Albuenain, QOC Secretary General expressed his happiness over his visit to Iran and held: “Iran's sport has always been one of the best in Asia and as you highlighted, the two countries have always had good interactions in various fields, especially in sports. The past will continue”.

At the end of the meeting, the Secretary General of the National Olympic Committee of Qatar awarded the booklet of the 2030 Olympic Games to his counterpart, Dr. Kaykavos Saeidi, Secretary General of the National Olympic Committee.

The top-ranking Qatari delegation was composed of, HE. Dehlan Jaman Al-Hamad, Member of Qatar Advisory Council and President of the Asian Athletics Association, Mohammad Yousef Al-Mana, President of the Asian Weightlifting Federation, Sheikh Mohammed bin Hamad Al-Hijri, Ambassador of Qatar to Tehran, Khalil Ibrahim Al-Jaber, President of the Swimming Federation and Director of the Qatar Olympic Committee Sports Affairs, Abdullah Youssef Al-Mulla, President of Al-Ahly Club and Director of Qatar Olympic Museum along with others who were members of Doha 2030 Asian Games Bid Committee.