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Qatar has a number of world class venues for a variety of sports besides the many courts and fields in schools and in private compounds and the numerous sports facilities available at all the major hotels. Among the most notable sporting venues are the Khalifa Stadium, The aspire Academy, The Khalifa Tennis and Squash Complex, the Doha Golf Club and the Losail Motor Circuit.
Built in 1976 to the highest specifications, and very recently renovated for the Asian Games, Khalifa Sports City has various buildings planned around it with the stadium forming the focal point. The Stadium with seating for 40 thousand spectatorsan an an Olympic-size athletic track, Indoor sports hall with a capacity of 1800 spectators, the Aspire Academy, the Super Club, Aquatic Centre, the Friday Mosque, Women's Sports Hall, Women's Club and the Orthopaedic Sports Medicine Hospital are the buildings inside the Sports City.
Sports medical center This center was established in 1995 within the perimeters of Khalifa Sports City.
Aspire Sports Academy
ASPIRE is Qatar's visionary Sports Academy, which launched its academic curriculum in September 2004. The Academy will discover the best young sporting talent from the region and around the world, and make them world class. With state-of-the-art facilities and world-class sports programmes, it will turn hopefuls into winners at the highest levels of international competition.
Khalifa International Complex for Tennis and Squash
Established in 1992 to the international standards, this complex hosts international tennis and squash events on annual basis. Foremost of these is the international Qatar Open championship.
Doha Golf Club
Founded by Qatar National Hotels Company in 1997, this club hosts all the activities of Qatar Golf Federation. It has an international standard course on which the prestigious Qatar Masters tournament is held annually since 1998.
Hamad International Complex for Water Sports
Situated next to khalifa Olympic Stadium, this complex is designed to the Olympic and international standard technologies and specifications. It has the required most advanced equipment and installations that qualify it to host all local and world-class tournaments.
Ladies Tennis Hall
With two new courts and terraces, this facility is one of the most modern sports installations in Qatar where ladies can practice tennis.
Al-Wajbah Center for Girls Sports
This facility is equipped with advanced training systems to coach girls in various sports.
This facility is equipped with advanced training systems to coach girls in various sports.
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