The second Asian Youth Development Project is taking place In cooperation with Qatar's Aspire Academy ©Aspire Academy

National Olympic Committees from across Asia are being invited to submit a young athlete and a coach to participate in an Asian Youth Development Project for 2015, to be organised by the Olympic Council of Asia (OCA) in cooperation with Doha's Aspire Academy.

The event will be a youth camp for teenages aged between 15 and 17 and will be focused around the disciplines of table tennis and high jump.

Each NOC will be able to send one coach and one athlete for each sport from registered National Federations. 

It is due to take place in the Qatari capital from November 15 to 29, with delegates due to arrive on November 14 and depart on the 30. 

East Asian nations already lead the world in table tennis, while Qatar's World Indoor champion Mutaz Essa Barshim is one of the globe's leading high jumpers.

The project could help unearth the next Mutaz Essa Barshim, it is hoped ©AFP/Getty Images
The project could help unearth the next Mutaz Essa Barshim, it is hoped ©AFP/Getty Images

More young stars will be trained to follow the path set by the likes of Barshim through the project, it is hoped.

All costs, including economy class flights, accommodation and meals, will be covered by the OCA and Aspire Academy.

Entries must be submitted by November 1 to [email protected] and to OCA Technical Office staff member Vahid Kardany at [email protected].



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