Hoyas Join “All Star” Qatar Foundation Team at the International Sports Festival in Greece

Georgetown University in Qatar (GU-Q) sent eight student delegates to take part in the Qatar Foundation “All Star” teams of student-athletes representing all six Education City (EC) universities. The “All Star” teams were organized to represent Qatar in the International Sports Festival, which was held at the American College of Greece in Athens from Thursday, March 28th to Sunday, March 31st.

The Qatar Foundation All Star teams played against several other universities from Europe and the Middle East .The teams participated in men’s football, women’s futsal, and men’s and women’s basketball. Players for the All Star teams were selected by a committee of coaches based on their performances in previous QF tournaments. This was the first time GU-Q Hoya athletes took part in this competition, and the first time that an EC-wide team was organized to participate.

Uday Rosario, Assistant Director for Student Programs, took the lead on organizing GU-Q’s participation. “Our students did a wonderful job representing GU-Q and Education City.  We were really pleased that this initiative turned out to be such a  successful collaboration, which comes as a testament to the entire EC community for coming together to strengthen athletics on campus, and creating a shared community based on sportsmanship and intercampus collegiality. This is even more important because we are representing Qatar as ambassadors for sports internationally in the lead up to the World Cup in 2022.”

GU-Q sent eight players in total: one athlete competed on the women’s basketball team, three athletes took part on the women’s futsal team, and two sets of two athletes played on the men’s football and men’s basketball team, respectively.

Eunice Dickerson from Human Resources also traveled with the team, and served as advisor and support for the women’s futsal team. “Our students really played their hearts out, and they never quit. They’re truly amazing athletes and inspiring representatives of GU-Q.”

While in Greece, the QF delegation also took the opportunity to enjoy the local cultural heritage through sightseeing visits to heritage sites.

International Sports Festival 2019 Participating Universities:

Qatar Foundation – Education City

Deree – The American College Of Greece

American University of Beirut

Lebanese American University – Beirut Campus

American University In Cairo

American University of Sharjah

John Cabot University

National & Kapodistrian University of Athens

National Technical University of Athens

Agricultural University of Athens

Athens University of Economics And Business

Panteion University