Inclusion of persons with disability in sport: part 1 - rights and challenges in Qatar

Affiliations

¹ World Innovation Summit for Health, Research and Content Department, Qatar Foundation, Doha, Qatar salharahsheh@qf.org.qa.
² College of Science and Engineering, Hamad Bin Khalifa University, Doha, Qatar.
³ College of Humanities and Social Sciences, Hamad Bin Khalifa University, Doha, Qatar.
⁴ College of Islamic Studies, Hamad Bin Khalifa University, Doha, Ad Dawhah, Qatar.

Editorial

Sanaa Taha Al-Harahsheh et al. Br J Sports Med. 2022 Nov.

. 2022 Nov;56(22):1257-1258.

doi: 10.1136/bjsports-2022-106224. Epub 2022 Sep 16.

¹ World Innovation Summit for Health, Research and Content Department, Qatar Foundation, Doha, Qatar salharahsheh@qf.org.qa.
² College of Science and Engineering, Hamad Bin Khalifa University, Doha, Qatar.
³ College of Humanities and Social Sciences, Hamad Bin Khalifa University, Doha, Qatar.
⁴ College of Islamic Studies, Hamad Bin Khalifa University, Doha, Ad Dawhah, Qatar.

No abstract available

Keywords: Education; Physical activity; Public health; Recreation; Sport.

Conflict of interest statement

Competing interests: None declared.

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