The mascot toured the hospital and met staff and patients, some of the elite athletes such as Qatari sprinter Mariam Farid, the marathon athlete and European champion Morhad Amdouni, and Algerian Footballer Baghdad Bounedjah.

Aspetar is the national medical services supplier for The 2019 IAAF World Athletics Championships, taking place between 27 September and 6 October at Khalifa International Stadium, as well as the world’s first ever Midnight Marathons which will take place along the Corniche.

Aspetar’s ongoing collaboration with the Local Organising Committee of the 2019 World Championships in Athletics is another example of its commitment to helping athletes achieve their full potential during sports events hosted in Qatar.

By supporting such events, Aspetar is cementing its leading role in the prevention and treatment of injury to local, regional and international athletes across all sports.

Aspetar’s experts have a wealth of experience in supporting athletes participating in major tournaments in Qatar, including the 24th Men’s Handball World Championship in 2015, the 2015 AIBA World Boxing Championships, the 2016 UCI Road World Championships, FINA world championship and Gymnastic world championship 2017.

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, with a world expert team, 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 2009, Aspetar was accredited as a “FIFA Medical Centre of Excellence” by F-MARC. In 2013, Aspetar was adopted as a reference collaborator centre by the Gulf Countries Council (GCC) Health Ministers Council and “IOC Research Centre for Prevention of Injury and Protection of Athlete Health” in 2014.

In 2015, Aspetar has been recognised as the “IHF Reference Centre for Athlete and Referee Health”. In the same year, the hospital also achieved the obtained on December 15 the Accreditation Canada International (ACI) “Platinum Level”.

Aspetar is a member–organisation of Aspire Zone Foundation, Qatar’s innovative sports