Class of 2011 Ready to Impress the Regional and International Sporting Stage

June 2011 marked another proud occasion in the short but illustrious history of ASPIRE Academy for Sports Excellence, as a record number 41 student-athletes graduated from one of the world’s elite sporting and academic institutions.

The two-hour ceremony, led by Hassan Abdullah Al-Thawadi, Secretary-General of the Supreme Committee of Qatar 2022, celebrated the outstanding achievements of the Class of 2011. The graduates were accompanied by their parents and other family members, as well as key people from the Academy, as they were taken on a virtual journey of their time at ASPIRE, via an edited film broadcast on giant screens around the venue. A total of 119 student-athletes have now graduated from ASPIRE and those previous graduates were also honoured, in a separate film.

Once again ASPIRE’s commitment to providing a diverse range of sporting expertise and tuition was clear from the graduates in attendance. Among the 41 student-athletes are 14 football players, 12 athletes, four swimmers, two gymnasts, two fencers, two golfers, one rower, one squash player, one judo specialist, and two who specialise in taekwondo. It is a fitting testimony to the success of the Academy that all 14 footballers have already joined professional clubs in Qatar.