Students display high football and basketball skills in SOP competitions

Monday February 17th, 2020 sop@marwan.qa

DOHA, February 17 , 2020. Students from government and private schools displayed impressive football and basketball skills in the competitions of the 13^th edition of Schools Olympic Program (SOP) 2020 held in Doha on Sunday.

In the football competitions (boys) for group A and B which took place at Al Sailiya club playgrounds, Al Shahaniya preparatory school defeated MES Indian school 3-2 in group A , while MES Indian overcame Shantiniketan Indian school 4-0 in the same group.

In the group B, Doha school outclassed Michael E. DeBakey 1-0 and beat Ali Ibn Abi Taleb 2-0.

In the basketball competitions for secondary schools for girls, Al Sheimaa school outclassed Rawda bint Mohammed 12-6, while Al Wukair won Umm Hakeem 17-10.

The SOP is held annually as a collaborative effort of to encourage hundreds of students athletes competing from all over Qatar.

The SOP Committee aims to spread a culture of sports through Qatar’s schools and to engage the entire community in active and healthy lifestyles while retaining local values and traditions.