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Posted On: 10 December 2014 06:13 pm
Updated On: 12 November 2020 01:52 pm

6 Nations Cricket Tournament at West End Park on National Day

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The Organizing Committee of Associated Activities for Qatar National Day Celebrations 2014, conducts a mega cricket tournament on the National Day, 18 December at the Cricket Stadium in West End Park. This was announced in press conference held by the committee in Civil Defence Officers’ club on Wednesday 10 December.

An organizing committee was formed to organize the event under the chairmanship of the former president of Indian Business and Professionals Network (IBPN) Azim Abbas. Six teams which are Qatar, India, Pakistan, Bangladesh, Nepal, and Sri Lanka will partake in the tournament. The committee declared that the winners will be awarded the champions trophy and cash prize worth QAR 7000, the runners up QAR 4000 and the third will get QAR 3000. All other participating teams will be honoured with encouragement prize worth QAR 2000 as well.

Speaking to the media Ft. Lt. Shahin Rashid Al Atiq from Public Relations Department said that the Organizing Committee of Associated Activities for QND is very keen to be an active and distinct participation of the communities in the national day celebrations. He extended his wishes and thanks to all cooperating figures and volunteers from the communities. The representative of Qatar steel expressed their pleasure to sponsor the cricket event which is held as an associated event of Qatar national day.

The associated cultural and sports events of the national day celebrations 2014 will be held in four venues by different communities. Indian and Sri Lankan communities will perform in West End park, while Pakistani and Bangladeshi communities will participate in Al Wakra sports club. The events by Filipino, Malaysian and Indonesian communities will be performed in Rayyan sports club whereas the Nepalese community will participate in Al Khor along with Al Khor community.