Smoking is banned in all World Cup stadiums
Gulf Times
Stadium 974
* 80 inspectors to support FIFA volunteers and security staff in enforcing FIFA Event Policy on Tobacco
The Sport for Health partnership, which includes the Ministry of Public Health (MoPH), Supreme Committee for Delivery & Legacy (SC), FIFA and the World Health Organisation (WHO), has announced the implementation of tobacco and smoking prevention measures at the FIFA World Cup Qatar 2022 for a healthy and safe tournament.
In this context, tobacco and e-cigarettes will be banned in all eight World Cup stadiums to ensure that fans can enjoy watching the world’s largest football event in a smoke-free atmosphere.
“Each of the partners has long promoted effective tobacco control measures, while also raising awareness around tobacco health hazards,” the representative of WHO in Qatar, Dr Rayana Bou Haka, said in a press statement yesterday, adding “they have also backed the implementation of a tobacco-free policy at FIFA sporting events.”
