In its efforts to promote the World Aquatics Championships – Doha 2024, the Local Organising Committee has collaborated with a stellar line-up of ambassadors including former World Champions, Olympic medallists and star athletes competing in the Championships between 2 and 18 February 2024.

Amongst these are Spanish artistic swimmer Ona Carbonell and Team Qatar swimmer Nada Mohamed Wafa who were joined by the official Doha 2024 mascots, Nahim and Mayfara during a visit to the Oryx International School in Doha. The ambassadors brought their inspiring presence and engaged with primary and secondary school children while the mascots brought joy and left big smiles on the children’s faces. 

Interacting with students, Ona signed autographs and led a Q&A session, while Nada shared valuable insights into the Championships, igniting the aspirations of future aquatic athletes. This visit underscores the event's commitment to nurturing talent and leaving a legacy of excellence in aquatic sports through targeted school outreach efforts.

In addition to the visits that the mascots and ambassadors are involved in, schoolchildren from across Qatar have been invited to attend the competitions at the venues. Giving the youth an opportunity to experience live sport spectating opportunity while soaking up the inspirational atmosphere and supporting their favourite athletes.

Nada Mohamed Wafa, the host country’s ambassador, shared her experience at the school, saying: "Navigating the waters of the Olympic Games in London 2012 as the first Qatari woman swimmer, and now serving as the ambassador for the host country, I've learned that every stroke counts in the pursuit of excellence and breaking barriers. It's an honour to share my journey with the students at Oryx International School and inspire them to dream big and dive fearlessly into their aspirations."

The Doha 2024 Ambassador Ona Carbonell, an acclaimed Spanish Artistic swimmer with a career punctuated by Olympic medals and personal resilience, is excited for her very first visit to Qatar. She said: “This is my first time being at a World Aquatics Championships as a spectator and an ambassador rather than a competing athlete. It feels exciting to experience the Championships from a different perspective and be there for all the athletes to cheer on them and support them through their journey as this is very important to me. Speaking to the children today was great, I have two kids of my own and as a mother I know how crucial it is to be a role model. I enjoyed my visit to the school, and I hope the students were inspired to take up artistic swimming or any kind of sport”.

To attend this historic event in Qatar and to watch world’s best aquatics athletes in action further details including ticket news can be found at https://www.worldaquatics-doha2024.com/en/ticketing.