Qatari Forum for Authors organises new ‘Sports Excerpts’ episode

In conjunction with the FIFA World Cup Qatar 2022, the Qatari Forum for Authors organised a second episode to highlight the sports book How to Be an Ironman by Qatari author Nasser al-Mohannadi, published by the Hamad Bin Khalifa University Press.

The book was part of the “Sports Excerpts” event, broadcast on YouTube and social media platforms. Al-Mohannadi said the book was published in its English and Arabic versions in 2018 and 2019, and is based on his own personal experience, given that he is a sports fan. He added the book consists of five chapters, and deals with the story of a child who upon watching an Ironman championship on TV gets inspired to compete in such a championship, training and preparing for it for 28 years. The author explained that by writing this short story, he wanted to share his expertise and experience on goal achieving by acquiring the necessary mental skills to overcome any physical or mental obstacle, in addition to encouraging one to set grand goals for oneself and to accomplish their dreams.

Al-Mohannadi said the book aims to deliver a message of encouragement to people to realise their dreams and long-term goals through the author’s personal experience in overcoming childhood fears and physical injuries, Nasser al-Mohannadi is the first Qatari ever to be selected to compete in the Ironman World Championship, for which he swam 3.8km, biked 180km, and ran for 42.2km, in one of the toughest Ironman championships in the world.

The Qatari Forum for Authors’ ‘Sports Excerpts’ event previously showcased author Ali Youssef al-Mahmoud who was invited to present his book titled Qatar and

Sports published in 2021.

“Sports Excerpts” focuses on the most important publications in the field of sports in Qatar, in conjunction with the launch of the FIFA World Cup Qatar 2022. (QNA)