Muscat, Oct 8 (ONA) --- The Sultanate, represented by Oman

Olympic Committee (OOC), will take part in the First World Beach

Games hosted by the Qatari capital Doha during the period from 12 to

18 October. As many as 1200 athletes representing 97 countries from

different continents in the world, competing in 14 games will take part.

           On the sidelines of the championship, Sayyid Khalid bin Hamad

al-Busaidi, OOC Chairman, Head of the Sultanate's delegation

participating in the championship will participate in the General

Assembly's meetings of the Association of the National Olympic

Committees (ANOC), which will be held on 17 and 18 October. ANOC

award presentation ceremony will be held during evening on 17

October in the presence of delegations and representatives, members

of ANOC General Assembly.

            The World Beach Games Qatar 2019 will be held on the shore

of the Cultural Village Foundation (Qatara), Al Gharafa Stadium, Aspire

and the Ritz-Carlton Hotel.

          On the sidelines of the championship, meetings will be held by

various ANOC committees.

--- Ends/MN/KH