Country/Region Qatar Continental
Association OCA Website www.olympic.qa Created 1979 | Code QAT Secretary General Thani Al-Kuwari Headquarters Doha Recognized 1980 | |
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Qatar Olympic Committee (IOC code: QAT) is the National Olympic Committee representing Qatar.
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History
The QOC was formed in 1979 and was granted full recognition by the International Olympic Committee in 1980.
Female competitors
Until the 2012 Summer Olympics in London, Qatar was one of three counties that had never had a female competitor at the Olympic games. Qatar eventually sent four women, in swimming (Nada Arkaji), athletics (Noor Hussain Al-Malki), table tennis (Aya Majdi) and shooting (Bahiya Al-Hamad). Bahiya al-Hamad was also set to carry the Qatari flag at the opening ceremony, in what she said was a "truly historic moment".
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Qatar Olympic Committee Wikipedia(Text) CC BY-SA