Tribune News Network
Doha
As part of its efforts to promote an active lifestyle and healthy living among community members, Bihar Social Forum-Qatar (BSF-Q), an organisation of expatriates hailing from the Bihar province of India, held a wide range of sports activities to mark the Qatar National Sport Day at Al Rayyan Park on Tuesday.
Highlights of the activities included football, cricket, women’s fitness, speed race, running race, and many more interesting and fun sports events. The event also featured special activities for women.
BSF-Q encouraged more than 100 members and their families, who participated in the event, to live an active life and discover their sports potential by practicing appropriate sports suitable for their respective ages and abilities.
Commenting on the importance of National Sports Day, BSF-Q Founder Irfan Ansari said, "We are delighted to organise various sporting activities on the occasion of Qatar National Sports Day. At BSF-Q, we are always committed to supporting all activities that contribute to the well-being and healthy living of Bihar community members in Qatar.”
Addressing community members on the occasion, BSF-Q President Satyendra Pathak said, "Qatar National Sport Day provides an important opportunity for our community members to learn about the importance of sports in our daily lives and the need to stay fit and healthy not only on a particular day but at all times round the year.”
The celebration of Sport Day brought together several new and existing members to practice sports and interact with each other. The Bihar community members had a whale of a time playing and eating together.
BSF-Qatar members said they were thankful to its Founder Irfan Ansari, President Satyendra Pathak, Vice-President Imam Hussain, Sporting Event Head Dilnawaz Ali, Dharmendra Kumar, Jishan Ali, Abdul Rahman, Saddam Hussain, Parwez Saifi and Aftab Alam for organising such a successful event.
"We also thank our ex-President Diwakar Narayan Lal, all BSF members, and esteemed guests for making the event so successful. We pray that all our members and guests remain fit and healthy forever,” the organisation said in a statement issued on the occasion.