VP of Doha 2025 organizing committee for Table Tennis receives IOC President at Lusail Arena

Doha: Jassim bin Rashid Al Buenain, Vice President of the Doha 2025 Organizing Committee for Table Tennis and Secretary General of the Qatar Olympic C...

Doha: Jassim bin Rashid Al Buenain, Vice-President of the Doha 2025 Organizing Committee for Table Tennis and Secretary-General of the Qatar Olympic Committee, today received Dr. Thomas Bach, President of the International Olympic Committee (IOC), during his visit to Lusail Arena, which is hosting the World Table Tennis Championship Finals Doha 2025, one of the most prominent tournaments on the global sports calendar this year.

This visit comes exactly one month before Olympic Day, June 23, which marks the end of Dr. Bach's tenure as IOC President, after 12 years of leadership and development that reshaped the Olympic Movement and led it through a pivotal period of global transformation.

The tour included ITTF President Petra Sörling, ITTF Senior Vice-President and President of the Asian Table Tennis Federation, Khalil Al-Mohannadi, and IOC Director of Sport, Kate McConnell, and the President of the Qatar Table Tennis Federation. 

During the visit, Jassim bin Rashid Al-Buenain reviewed Qatar's approach to hosting major sporting events, highlighting the athletes' experience, the sustainability of the facilities, and the integration of organizational processes.