Qatar 2015 Organising Committee Announces Aspetar as Business Partner for Upcoming Championship. Doha, Qatar. The Qatar 2015 Organising Committee has announced Aspetar as a Business Partner and ‘Official Medical Partner’ of the Qatar 2015 – 24th Men’s Handball World Championship. As the Gulf region’s first specialised Orthopaedic and Sports Medicine Hospital, Aspetar has been specially chosen by the Organising Committee following its successful partnership during the IHF Super Globe Championship 2014 and will offer the 24th Men’s Handball World Championship a range of services for athletes including physical therapy and sports massages. The hospital will also provide fully-equipped clinics, ambulance and healthcare services for spectators across the venues. Mohammed Jabor Al Mulla, Assistant Director General, Qatar 2015, said:

“We in Qatar 2015 organising committee and under the management of Dr. Thani Abdulrahman Al Kawari consider The health of the athletes and the spectators of the championship as one of our top priorities for us and we are proud to partner with Aspetar to ensure that participants have professional medical help and care available to them at all times. Sports medicine is a specialised field and we are happy to work with the best doctors and consultants at Aspetar who are specifically qualified to handle physiotherapy, sports injuries, physical training and rehabilitation for athletes and sport professionals”.

The hospital has a team of dedicated researchers and physicians coupled with leading methodologies and state-of-the-art technology to provide athletes with total health, physical management and performance strategies. Abdul Rahman Al Qahtani, Assistant Executive Director of the NSMP (National Sports Medicine Program) said:

“We are honoured to extend our services to athletes and visitors of the championship and would like to thank the Organising Committee for the opportunity to be the exclusive medical partner for the event. This partnership demonstrates our ability to provide world-class medical care to elite athletes and our commitment to help them reach their maximum potential, which is a key objective of the hospital”.

Aspetar has a state-of-the-art facility and was accredited by F-MARC as a FIFA Medical Centre of Excellence in 2009. It services the needs of sports clubs and federations throughout the state of Qatar and strives to meet the highest international standards obtainable in its treatment to guide athletes from diagnosis through rehabilitation and recovery. The countdown has begun for the 24th Men’s Handball World Championship as Qatar prepares to host 24 international teams and thousands of sports fans from across the world. This is the first championship game to take place in the same city providing handball enthusiasts to be a part of each moment of the live sporting action that is set to take place between 15 January and 1 February 2015.. For more information on match schedules and travel packages to Qatar visit: https://www.qatarhandball2015.com/. About Qatar 2015 24th Men's Handball World Championship The 24th Men's Handball World Championship will take place in Doha from 15 January to 1 February 2015. With the participation of 24 countries from all over the world, the biennial Men’s Handball World Championship is the biggest and one of the most important international events in Olympic sport. Handball is one of the most dynamically developing Olympic sports and enjoys a continuously increasing fan base worldwide. In alignment with the Qatar National Vision 2030, the state of Qatar has geared up to become one of the leading states in the fields of sports legacy development and sports events in the world. Qatar aims to create awareness for the sport of handball and further increase the global profile of the sport, through the successful organisation of this high profile sporting event under the leadership of H.E. Sheikh Joaan bin Hamad Al Thani, President of the Organising Committee and in close collaboration with the International Handball Federation (IHF). The Committee’s vision, goals and key milestones include ensuring community participation, upholding the traditions of Qatar and promoting a healthy and active lifestyle by engaging the current and next generations in Qatar in the “Game of Fast”, the future of the sport of handball. Live it. Win it.. About Aspetar Aspetar is a world leading specialised orthopaedic and sports medicine hospital, and the first of its kind in the Middle East. Since 2007, the hospital has provided top-level comprehensive medical treatment to all athletes in a state-of-the-art facility that sets new standards internationally. In 2013, Aspetar became the first GCC (Gulf Cooperation Council) Sports Medicine Reference Centre in the Middle East. Aspetar is a member–organisation of Aspire Zone Foundation, Qatar’s innovative sports and healthy lifestyle destination. More about Aspetar at www.aspetar.com