Table of Contents
Preface
Chapter 1. Sports: An Introduction
(Young-Eun Noh, Mahfoodha AL Kitani, Musthafa Mohamed Essa and M. Walid Qoronfleh – Centre for Sport & Exercise Sciences, University of Malaya, Malaysia, et al.)
Chapter 2. Football is More Than a Sport and Qatar 2022 is More Than a World Cup
(M. Evren Tok and Bayan Khaled – College of Public Policy, Hamad Bin Khalifa University, Doha, Qatar)
Chapter 3. An Overview of Sports Infrastructure in Qatar
(Saoud Bossa, Sawsan Mohammed and M. Walid Qoronfleh – College of Medicine, Qatar University, Doha, Qatar, et al.)
Chapter 4. Women’s Sports in Qatar
(Sawsan Mohammed and M. Walid Qoronfleh – Instaura, WLL, Doha, Qatar, et al.)
Chapter 5. Economic Implications of Hosting FIFA World Cup – A Study with Special Reference to South Africa, Brazil, Russia and Qatar
(S. Subathra, K. Sivanesan, M. Narmadha, K. Senthilkumar, Mahfoodha AL Kitani, Musthafa Mohamed Essa and M. Walid Qoronfleh – Annamalai University, Annamalai Nagar, Chidambaram, Tamil Nadu, India, et al.)
Chapter 6. The 2014 FIFA World Cup in Brazil
(Abdul Rahim Al Droushi – Assistant Professor in Sport Policy and Management, Physical Education and Sports Sciences Department, Sultan Qaboos University, Muscat, Oman)
Chapter 7. The 2010 FIFA World Cup South Africa: Economic Impacts
(R. Punniyamoorthy and Kabaly P Subramanian – SRM Institute of Science and Technology, Ramapuram, Chennai, India, et al.)
Chapter 8. Indirect Economic Impact Linked with FIFA Tournaments
(V. Sivakumar, R. Ruthramathi and M. Walid Qoronfleh – Department of Logistics Management, Alagappa University, Karaikudi, Tamil Nadu, India, et al.)
Chapter 9. Sports, Football and Media Coverage: A Brief History
(S. Subathra, K. Sivanesan, M. Narmadha, K. Senthilkumar, Musthafa Mohamed Essa and M. Walid Qoronfleh – Annamalai University, Annamalai Nagar, Chidambaram, Tamil Nadu, India, et al.)
Chapter 10. Perspective on Challenges of Climate and Environment in Organizing Sports Events
(V. Sivakumar, R. Ruthramathi and M. Walid Qoronfleh – Department of Tourism and Hotel Management, Alagappa University, Karaikudi, Tamil Nadu, India, et al.)
Chapter 11. COVID-19 Plays Soccer
(B. Vimala, S. Mohan Kumar and M. Walid Qoronfleh – Department of Business Administration, Annamalai University, Chidambaram, Tamil Nadu, India, et al.)
Chapter 12. Impact of COVID-19 Outbreak on Top-Tier Football Tournaments
(B. Vimala, S. Mohan Kumar, and M. Walid Qoronfleh – Department of Business Administration, Annamalai University, Chidambaram, TN, South India, India, et al.)
Chapter 13. Football and Health Promotion
(Mahfoodha Al Kitani – Physical Education and Sports Sciences Department, Sultan Qaboos University, Muscat, Oman)
Chapter 14. Recreational Football and Non-Communicable Diseases
(Buthaina Al-Balushi, Musthafa Mohamed Essa and M. Walid Qoronfleh – Department of Food Science and Nutrition, College of Agricultural and Marine Sciences, Sultan Qaboos University, Muscat, Oman, et al.)
Chapter 15. Sweat and Genes Research in Elite Athletes in Qatar
(Mohamed Elrayess – Biomedical Research Center, Qatar University, Doha, Qatar)
Chapter 16. Athletic Performance and Nutrition in Extreme Environment
(Tahra ElObeid and Joyce Moawad – Department of Human Nutrition, College of Health Sciences, Qatar University, Doha, Qatar)
Chapter 17. Sports Psychiatry and Psychology: An Overview
(Bibi Alamiri and Ahmed Naguy – Consultant Child/Adolescent Psychiatrist, Head of Almanara CAP Centre, KCMH, Kuwait, et al.)
Chapter 18. Mental Health and Psychological Aspects of Sport: Special Reference to Qatar
(Mounir Soussi – Consultant – Public Health Department, Qatar Ministry of Public Health, Doha, Qatar)
Chapter 19. Smart Stadium and Smart Customer Experience Management
(Kabaly P. Subramanian and Aswath Subramanian – Department of Business Studies, Arab Open University, Muscat, Oman, et al.)
Chapter 20. Sports and Mass Crowd Management
(Rengarajan Veerasamy – Faculty of Business Studies, Arab Open University, Muscat, Oman)
Chapter 21. Face Detection for Football Supporters Crowd
(Omar Elharrouss, Noor Almaadeed and Somaya Al-Maadeed – Department of Computer Science and Engineering, Qatar University, Doha, Qatar)
Chapter 22. Sports, Disability and Assistive Technology Innovations
(Mohammed H. AlRizeiqi, Majid S. ALBusafi, Musthafa Mohamed Essa and M. Walid Qoronfleh – Department of Food Science and Nutrition, Sultan Qaboos University, Muscat, Sultanate of Oman, et al.)
Chapter 23. Heading for Sustainable Sports Stadium, FIFA World Cup 2022 Qatar
(Subrahmanian Muthuraman and Amani Al Balushi – Faculty of Business Studies, Arab Open University, Muscat, Sultanate of Oman)
Chapter 24. The Legacy: The Case of Qatar
(M. Walid Qoronfleh, Musthafa Mohamed Essa and Sawsan Mohammed – Q3CG Research Institute (QRI), Research and Policy Division, Ypsilanti, MI, USA, et al.)
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