24/02/2013 12:00 AM Doha, Qatar (February 24, 2012) – The staircase world champion Thomas Dold did a full medical checkup in Aspetar before his participation in the staircase race held in torch hotel.
The world champion staircase praised the services and facilities provided by Aspetar and its highly professional medical staff. The staircase world champion Thomas Dold made a quick visit to Aspetar, where he did a medical screening examination on Thursday afternoon in order to insure he is eligible to participate in the competition. Dr. Khalifa Al Kuwari, CEO of Aspetar, commenting on the visit, said "We are really proud to welcome Mr. Dold in Aspetar, We steadily receive visits from international athletes, they all trust Aspetar and rely on our sports medicine experts for diagnosis, treatment, testing or preparations, and many of them continue to come back to us for checkups or follow-up. Providing world-class services to elite athletes is part of our long term engagement to develop sport in Qatar and globally. Germany’s Thomas Dold successfully defended his title at this year’s The Torch Doha Hotel Staircase Run as he climbed the tower's 1304 steps across 51 floors in an astonishing six minutes 31 seconds. Aspetar is the world’s leading specialised Orthopaedic and Sports Medicine hospital and the first in the Middle East. Based in Doha, Qatar, since 2007, the hospital provides top-level comprehensive medical treatment to all athletes in a state-of-the art facility that sets new standards internationally. In 2009 Aspetar was officially accredited as a FIFA Medical Centre of Excellence (F-MARC). Aspetar is a member–organisation of Aspire Zone Foundation, Qatar’s innovative sports and healthy lifestyle destination.