Lagos, Nigeria – Qatar Airways and the Qatar Olympic Committee Monday announced a strategic partnership with the national airline named Official Sponsor of the Qatar Olympic Team.

Twelve Qatari athletes are set to compete in the London Games this summer, thus making up the biggest ever contingent of local stars to participate in the world’s biggest sporting event.

The Doha-based carrier will provide a fitting send off to the athletes as they prepare to join thousands of sporting stars from across the globe for the 30th Olympiad in the British capital.

The Qatari athletes are, between them, competing in four key disciplines – shooting, swimming, table tennis and athletics – during the two-week event between July 27 and August 12.

The partnership between the two local organisations was signed by Qatar Olympic Committee Secretary General Sheikh Saoud bin Abdulrahman Al Thani and Qatar Airways Chief Executive Officer Akbar Al Baker at a press conference held at the Qatar Olympic Committee headquarters in Doha.

Sheikh Saoud bin Abdulrahman Al Thani expressed his delight at Qatar Airways becoming a key sponsor of the Qatar Olympic team for the forthcoming London Games.