Nasser Khalifa Al-Attiyah, vice president of the FIA and of the FIM, arrived in Beirut on Monday from Britain, where he attended round 12 of the MotoGP World Championship at Silverstone.
During his stay he will chair the second meeting of the Middle East and North Africa (MENA) motor clubs at 14:00 on Wednesday 2 September at the ATCL headquarters in Kaslik, attended by delegates from the region’s clubs and FIA regional coordinator Imad Lahoud.
He will also attend the launch of the 38th Rally of Lebanon at 19:30 on Thursday 3 September at the organising club’s headquarters in Kaslik.
Al-Attiyah praised the role of Lebanese sports media in covering sport in general and motorsport in particular, led by the Rally of Lebanon. He said Lebanese media have always been able to cover this major regional event and others linked to Lebanon, a country that hosts and organises major regional car and motorcycle championships.
He also credited the ATCL local season with attracting many amateurs to motorsport and helping build a new generation of champions, and said Lebanese sports media had become an example for the region.