منتسبو «صيف الوكرة» يتعرفون على مقتنيات متحف قطر الوطني

نظم الجهاز الشبابي بنادي الوكرة الرياضي زيارة تثقيفية إلى متحف قطر الوطني، بمشاركة منتسبي النشاط الصيفي «صيفي النواخذة» ومنتسبات «صيفي دانة الجنوب»، وذلك ضمن برنامج الزيارات الميدانية التوعوية والتعليمية المصاحب لأنشطة النادي الصيفية، والذي يتضمن زيارات إلى عدد من أبرز المعالم الثقافية والعلمية والترفيهية. وشارك في الزيارة (35) من منتسبي «صيفي النواخذة» بإشراف محمود منصور، فيما شاركت (50) من منتسبات «صيفي دانة الجنوب» بإشراف المشرفة جنى محمود، حيث اطلع المشاركون على ما يزخر به متحف قطر الوطني من مقتنيات أثرية وتاريخية توثق مختلف مراحل تاريخ دولة قطر، إلى جانب العروض الرقمية التفاعلية والتصاميم المعمارية المتميزة.
استهدفت الزيارة تعريف المشاركين بتاريخ قطر القديم والمعاصر، وإتاحة الفرصة أمامهم للتعرف على أبرز المحطات التاريخية التي شهدتها البلاد، من خلال جولة معرفية شملت القطع الأثرية، والمقتنيات التراثية، والوسائط الرقمية الحديثة التي تسلط الضوء على تطور المجتمع القطري، وما يمتلكه من مقومات حضارية وثقافية أصيلة.كما شكلت الزيارة محطة تعليمية وتثقيفية أسهمت في تنمية الوعي الثقافي لدى المشاركين، وإثراء معارفهم، وتعزيز روح الاستكشاف والتعلم من خلال التجربة المباشرة، بما يحقق التكامل بين الجانبين التعليمي والترفيهي، ويعزز ارتباطهم بالموروث الوطني والهوية القطرية.وتأتي الزيارة في إطار حرص الجهاز الشبابي بنادي الوكرة الرياضي على تنويع برامج النشاط الصيفي عبر تنفيذ مبادرات تعليمية وميدانية تسهم في استثمار أوقات المشاركين catcross.biz

Doha: Qatar's Ministry of Sports and Youth has launched its 2026 Summer Plan for youth centers and organizations, featuring a nationwide program of 550 activities designed to engage young people during the school holidays.

The initiative, announced on Friday, includes events organized by youth centers across the country in partnership with a number of national institutions.

According to the ministry, the program includes 142 activities focused on civic participation, 125 centered on education, research and innovation, and 118 promoting youth health. Additional events will cover areas including environmental awareness, entrepreneurship, technology and social issues.

In a statement, the ministry said the plan aims to strengthen national identity, promote Qatari values, and encourage citizenship and social responsibility, while providing a safe and interactive learning environment for participants of different age groups.

The ministry also encouraged young people and parents to follow announcements from youth centers and take advantage of the wide range of activities available throughout the summer.

Director of the Department of Youth Centers and Organizations, Fawaz Al Mesaifri said the program reflected the ministry's continued commitment to empowering young people by helping them develop their skills in an integrated educational environment.

" The ministry believes young people are the cornerstone of development," he said. "Each year, the ministry seeks to offer innovative programs that combine knowledge, creativity and entrepreneurship, making the summer plan a genuine investment in the potential of our youth."

Head of Programs for Youth Centers and Organizations, Fatima Al Marwani said the plan had been developed in close cooperation with youth organizations to deliver a balanced program combining education and recreation.

Meanwhile, Head of Youth Centers and Organizations Affairs, Faisal Al Ibrahim, said all participating centers were fully prepared to welcome attendees, with administrative and logistical arrangements in place to ensure a high-quality experience.

The summer plan is built around seven main themes, including education and innovation, employment and entrepreneurship, social issues, civic participation, youth health, digital media and information technology, alongside specialized programs tailored to young people's interests.

Activities include training workshops, youth camps, competitions, and sporting, cultural and volunteering events aimed at helping participants develop new skills, gain practical experience and strengthen teamwork.

The initiative forms part of the ministry's broader efforts to support youth development in line with Qatar National Vision 2030 and its strategy to foster innovation, creativity and active participation in national development.

Paris, France: Switzerland's World Cup captain Granit Xhaka says leadership is a role he learned aged four when he was handed the house keys as his Albanian parents worked overtime to make ends meet in their adopted country.

The 33-year-old midfielder has the opportunity to prove that that tough experience paid off by leading the Swiss into the World Cup quarter-finals for the first time since 1954 if they beat Colombia on Tuesday.

Those early years, though, when he and his brother Taulant, who is a year older, were left to their own devices have left their mark on a player who has at times let his emotions get the better of him on the pitch.

"I think I learned about leadership already when I was four years old," he told Stan Sport Football earlier this year.

"My parents were working during the day, extra work just to get us what we wanted and it is why we are where we are today.

"I was four and I was given the keys to the house, so already I had responsibility," he added.

Xhaka, who like Taulant was born in Switzerland, said he and his brother would spend 18 hours alone together at the house.

"My two older daughters are six and four and I cannot see my kids staying alone for 18 hours today," he said.

"But we had this, my brother and I. My mother (Elmaze) would start work at four in the morning, prepare the lunch before she left, come back at three and make dinner before going to a second job.

"My dad (Ragip) was the same," he added, tearily.

'There were beatings'

Xhaka's parents met and married in Kosovo, at the time an autonomous province in Yugoslavia and later Serbia with a predominantly ethnic Albanian population.

Ragip fell foul of the regime of Serbian strongman Slobodan Milosevic and aged 22 was handed a six-year prison sentence for taking part in an anti-government demonstration.

"Nobody knew if he is still alive or not," Xhaka told The Times in May.

"So even with this ten minutes (of daily exercise), sometimes he had months without speaking with his family members.

His father told his sons of the beatings he suffered in prison. "He starts to tell you a little bit, but then he feels like he needs to stop," Xhaka said.

His father emerged from this hellish existence after three years and the family packed up their belongings and fled to Switzerland by bus. "My mom (was) legal, my dad not legal," he recalls.

Xhaka and Taulant rewarded their parents for their courage and sacrifices by becoming successful footballers.

Both played for Swiss club Basel, but while Xhaka opted to represent Switzerland -- he has 150 caps to his name -- Taulant chose Albania.

Xhaka has shown the steeliness he gained from his childhood in rebounding when times have been tough.

The lowest perhaps was when he was stripped of the Arsenal captaincy after blowing a gasket when he was substituted by then manager Unai Emery in October 2019.

Xhaka had a love-hate relationship with Arsenal fans.

"The darkness (after being substituted] was only when I was alone, but it was a nice darkness because I learnt a lot from it," he told The Times.

He stayed and re-established himself in the Arsenal set-up when Mikel Arteta took over and won a second FA Cup before heading to Germany.

There he played a pivotal role in Bayer Leverkusen's league and cup double in 2024, going unbeaten through the domestic season.

A successful return to England with Premier League surprise package Sunderland and now the possibility of a first World Cup quarter-final for Switzerland in over 70 years -- life surely could not be sweeter.

However, he keeps his feet firmly on the ground.

"We never forget where we come from."

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احتفل فريق قطر من آيرون لينكس بتحقيق إنجاز جديد في موسم 2026 من بطولة سلسلة لومان الأوروبية (ELMS)، بعدما أحرز المركز الثاني في فئة LMGT3 خلال سباق 4 ساعات إيمولا، الجولة الثالثة من البطولة.
ومثّل عبدالله الخليفي دولة قطر على أحد أكثر الحلبات الأوروبية تحدياً، إلى جانب زميليه جوليان هانزس وماكسيم مارتن، حيث قدّم الثلاثي أداءً متماسكاً وتنافسياً طوال سباق التحمّل الذي امتد لأربع ساعات. وبفضل الثبات في الأداء، والسرعة، والعمل الجماعي المتقن، نجح الفريق في اعتلاء منصة التتويج عن جدارة على متن سيارة مرسيدس-AMG LMGT3 رقم 62.
ويُعد هذا الإنجاز أول صعود لفريق قطر من آيرون لينكس إلى منصة التتويج خلال موسم ELMS 2026، كما يعكس التطور المستمر في مستوى الفريق وقدرته على المنافسة ضمن واحدة من أقوى بطولات سباقات التحمّل في العالم.
كما عززت هذه النتيجة موقع فريق قطر من آيرون لينكس في الترتيب العام لبطولة LMGT3، ليدخل النصف الثاني من الموسم بثقة متجددة وزخم إيجابي لمواصلة المنافسة على المراكز المتقدمة