Qatar 2022 World Cup and other mega sporting events have huge impact on young people across the region, Hassan al Thawadi, Secretary General of the Supreme Committee for Delivery & Legacy (SC) has said. “Mega-events, such as the FIFA World Cup Qatar 2022, can play an important and often not recognised role in providing the platforms necessary for youth to unleash their potential, showcase their talent and achieve their goals and aspirations,” Thawadi said during the World Economic Forum on the Middle East and North Africa in Jordan.
“By giving youth such hope and opportunity, such events can create the positive environments conducive to limiting the rise and spread of extremist ideologies,” he said.
Thawadi said, “Qatar’s hosting of the FIFA World Cup – for the first time in the Arab world – is an unprecedented opportunity for this region. Accordingly, we have made a conscious effort from day one to ensure that it is a tournament that everyone in the region can benefit from.”
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