Qatar Olympic Committee

Qatar Olympic Committee
Qatar Olympic Committee logo
Qatar Olympic Committee logo
Country/Region  Qatar
Code QAT
Created 1979
Recognized 1980
Continental
Association		 OCA
Headquarters Doha, Qatar
President Joaan bin Hamad
Secretary General Jassim Rashid AlBuenain
Website www.olympic.qa

Qatar Olympic Committee (Arabic: اللجنة الأولمبية القطرية‎, IOC code: QAT) is the National Olympic Committee representing Qatar.

History

The QOC was formed in 1979 and was granted full recognition by the International Olympic Committee in 1980.[1]

Female competitors

Until the 2012 Summer Olympics in London, Qatar was one of three counties that had never had a female competitor at the Olympic games.[2] Qatar eventually sent four women, in swimming (Nada Arkaji), athletics (Noor Hussain Al-Malki), table tennis (Aya Majdi) and shooting (Bahiya Al-Hamad). Bahiya al-Hamad was also set to carry the Qatari flag at the opening ceremony, in what she said was a "truly historic moment".

Even though they had a late participation in the Olympic Games, Qatari female athletes have participated in regional and local competitions prior to that. With their first appearance in major games in Busan 2002 Asian Games.

See also

References

  1. ↑ Luis Henrique Rolim Silva (2014). "The Establishment of the Qatar National Olympic Committee: Building the National Sport Identity". The International Journal of the History of Sport. 31 (3): Abstract. Retrieved 13 December 2015.
  2. ↑ "London 2012 Olympics: Saudi Arabian women to compete". BBC News Online. 2012-07-12. Retrieved 2012-07-12.


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