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18 Oct’ 2026
Al Buenain attends Opening Ceremony of Aichi-Nagoya 2026 Asian Para Games
Nagoya: H.E. Jassim bin Rashid Al Buenain, Vice President of the Olympic Council of Asia for the Doha 2030 Asian Games and Secretary General of the Qatar Olympic Committee, attended today the Opening Ceremony of the 5th Asian Para Games Aichi-Nagoya 2026, taking place in Japan from 18 to 24 October, with athletes from 45 countries competing across 18 sports.
The Opening Ceremony, held at Mizuho Stadium in Nagoya, was also attended by Dr. Ahmad Abdulla Al-Buenain, CEO of the Doha 2030 Asian Games Organising Committee.
Qatari Paralympic champion Abdulrahman Abdulqader carried the national flag during the ceremony.
Team Qatar's delegation to the Games comprises 12 male and female para-athletes competing in three sports including, goalball, athletics and swimming.
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Sheikh Joaan bin Hamad attends Caribbean Association of National Olympic Committees General Assembly
Curaçao: H.E. Sheikh Joaan bin Hamad Al Thani, President of the Olympic Council of Asia (OCA) and President of the Qatar Olympic Committee (QOC), attended the General Assembly of the Caribbean Association of National Olympic Committees (CANOC), held in Curaçao with the participation of representatives of National Olympic Committees from across the Caribbean.
QOC Secretary General Meets Team Qatar Delegation
Nagoya: H.E. Jassim bin Rashid Al Buenain, Secretary General of the Qatar Olympic Committee (QOC), visited Team Qatar’s para-athlete delegation today at their accommodation during the 5th Asian Para Games Aichi-Nagoya 2026, which opened today in Japan and will run until 24 October, featuring athletes from 45 countries competing across 18 sports.Al Buenain was welcomed by Dr. Hassan Al Ansari, Secretary General of the Qatar Paralympic Committee.During the visit, the QOC Secretary General met with the athletes, coaches and administrative staff, and was briefed on their preparations for the Games.
Qatar Open Taekwondo Championship Kicks Off Sunday with 1,152 Athletes
DOHA – The sixth edition of the Qatar Open Taekwondo Championship will get underway on Sunday at the Ladies’ Sports Hall in Doha, bringing together 1,152 athletes from more than 46 countries for four days of competition across four age categories: cadets, juniors, youth and seniors. The championship will run through Wednesday.Organized by the Qatar Taekwondo, Judo and Karate Federation, the championship is classified as a G-1 event, offering valuable world-ranking points. The field comprises 697 male and 455 female athletes, including more than 20 Olympic and world champions.The four-day competition will feature 76 weight categories across the four divisions, with morning and evening sessions followed by daily medal ceremonies.The cadet, junior and youth divisions each feature 10 weight categories for boys and 10 for girls, while the senior division comprises eight weight categories each for men and women.Qatar will be represented by six national-team athletes: Noor Mohammed, Maram Al Fetnasi, Widad Al Dosari, Ali Emam, Mohammed Ashraf and Mohammed Yassin Bali. They will be joined by 113 athletes representing local clubs.As part of their preparations, Qatar’s national-team athletes attended overseas training camps in Spain and Egypt, complemented by domestic training programmes, and competed at the Asian Games in Japan.The Federation also organized an international training camp in Doha from October 12 to 16, bringing together teams from Tunisia, Egypt, Libya, Kuwait, Yemen, Côte d’Ivoire and Burkina Faso.Supervised by Olympic coaches from Egypt, Spain and Tunisia, the camp focused on improving athletes’ technical skills and physical readiness while facilitating the exchange of coaching expertise ahead of the championship.
Qatar Riders Set for Longines Global Champions Tour in Cairo
CAIRO – Qatar’s Sheikh Ali bin Khalid Al Thani and Bassem Mohammed, alongside Belgian rider Abdel Saïd of Qatar’s Wathnan Showjumping Team, will compete in the 14th leg of the Longines Global Champions Tour and Global Champions League, taking place in Cairo from October 22 to 24. Staged in partnership with the Years of Culture initiative, the event will bring together some of the world’s leading riders and horses as part of the Qatar–Egypt–Greece 2027 Year of Culture.The Qatari riders will line up alongside an exceptional field featuring several previous Longines Global Champions Tour Grand Prix winners, setting the stage for three days of world-class show jumping.Among the leading contenders in Cairo are British rider Ben Maher, a two-time Longines Global Champions Tour champion, and German rider Christian Kukuk, a Longines ambassador who claimed an impressive Grand Prix victory in London earlier this season.Germany will also be represented by Daniel Deusser and Marcus Ehning, both highly experienced competitors on the international show-jumping circuit. French rider Simon Delestre, who won the Madrid leg’s Grand Prix earlier this year, will also be looking to add another victory to his 2026 campaign.Against the iconic backdrop of the Pyramids of Giza, the Cairo leg is set to make its highly anticipated debut in this historic setting. Established in partnership with the Qatar–Egypt–Greece 2027 Year of Culture initiative, the event will feature some of the biggest names in show jumping as the battle for the season’s honors intensifies.As a founding partner of the Cairo leg, the Years of Culture initiative is helping establish one of the most anticipated new destinations on the Global Champions Tour calendar. The partnership celebrates Egypt’s exceptional cultural heritage while bringing riders and spectators together through their shared passion for equestrian sport.With total prize money of €1.75 million on offer, the Cairo leg carries considerable significance as the world’s leading riders compete for valuable championship points ahead of the season finale in Rabat.Particular attention will focus on Belgian rider Abdel Saïd of Qatar’s Wathnan Showjumping Team, who currently leads the overall championship standings. He arrives in Cairo determined to strengthen his position at the top following an impressive victory in the Longines Global Champions Tour Grand Prix in Rome.Among his principal challengers is Austria’s Max Kühner, who remains firmly in contention for the title and will be seeking a strong result in Cairo to keep his championship ambitions on track.