AlKass Digital
Budapest, Hungary- Qatar Taekwondo, Judo & Karate Federation announced that Doha will organise the 2023 World Judo Championships for individual athletes and teams. That apart will also play host to the 2020 International Judo Federation (IJF) Masters event.
The announcements follow the agreements signed by IJF President Marius Vizer and Qatar Federation President Khalid Hamad Al Atiya and General Secretary Eid Ali Almuraikhi in Budapest on Tuesday.
To take note of the progress made by Qatar in the martial arts, the agreements were signed on birthday of Qatar’s finest judoka Ayoub El Idrissi.
Furthermore both parties agreed on a partnership for the implementation of a programme that will support the promotion and development of judo in Qatar, before and during the events that they will host.
During the visit, IJF and QJF established the basis for a fruitful collaboration, aiming also at implementing common sports and social projects in Yemen and other concerned areas.
IJF President Marius Vizer said at the end of the meeting: “It is an honor for the IJF to organise World Championships 2023 and Masters 2020 in Qatar, given that Qatar is one of the countries which contributes the most to the promotion and development of sports in their countries but also internationally.”
“Qatar has a major contribution to the international sports movement, sport being a universal value, accessible to all, and thus they support friendship and unity among the nations of the world, for peace and a better world,” he added.