Doha (TAN): Qatar Airways has become the national airline partner of the 17th IAAF World Athletics Championships to be held here from September 27 to October 6.
It will be the first time the competition, comprising 3,500 athletes and officials from 213 countries, and an estimated 10,000 international guests, will take place in the region. It will be the ‘biggest sporting event’ to be ever hosted by the Middle East, the airline said.
“Qatar Airways is delighted to be the National Airline Partner of the Doha 2019. It is my pleasure to see us support the region’s biggest ever sporting event, especially as this will be the first time the championships are held in the Middle East,” Qatar Airways Group Chief Executive, Akbar Al Baker, said.
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“At Qatar Airways we believe in the importance of sport as a means of bringing people together. This partnership will serve to further establish our commitment to sports with other events in our home country such as the 2022 FIFA World Cup,” he added.
Qatar Airways will offer discounts for sports fans during the championship.
“Qatar is blessed with a central location that makes the championships easily accessible to fans from all over the world. The partnership with Qatar Airways will allow more fans to attend the elite athletics event and cheer on their sporting heroes,” IAAF Vice President and Director General of IAAF World Athletics Championships Doha 2019, Dahlan Al Hamad, said.
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He added: “Fans are at the core of any major sporting event, and thanks to Qatar Airways’ impressive and ever-expanding list of destinations, this partnership means more fans can be part of the IAAF World Athletics Championship Doha 2019.”
The event will be held at Doha’s Khalifa International Stadium.
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