Qatar - Sheikh Joaan named Arab Sports Personality 2021

(MENAFN - The Peninsula) Doha: Qatar Olympic Committee (QOC) President H E Sheikh Joaan bin Hamad Al Thani is named the Arab Sports Personality 2021 at the Mohammed Bin Rashid Al Maktoum (MBR) Creative Sports Award.– Sheikh Joaan wins this for his achievements since taking over as President of the Qatar Olympic Committee in 2015, including the success of Qatari athletes at the Tokyo Olympic Games; where they won two gold medals and a bronze, and this was Qatar's best performance at the Olympics. His list of achievements included being the chair of the Organizing Committee of the 2015 World Handball Championship in Doha and contributed to Qatar's hosting of many international sports events as well as the development of equestrian sport and success of Qatari horses worldwide. He also led Qatar's successful bid to host their second Asian Games in 2030. Doha had first hosted the premier continental championships in 2006. The list of winners in the eleventh edition of the Award was topped by leading sports personalities and decision-makers, alongside Arab champions and heroes from the Tokyo Olympic and Paralympic Games, and other national and Arab achievers. The Awards committee also named Pakistan Prime Minister Imran Khan as the International Sports Personality for his efforts in turning Pakistan into one of the world's leading cricketing nations. MENAFN23112021000063011010ID1103235214