Qatar’s Haroun wins 400m gold in Ashgabat

Ashgabat, September 20, 2017- Qatar's Abdalelah Haroun flew to a Games record timing to win the men's 400m gold at the fifth Asian Indoor and Martial Arts Games in Ashgabat, Turkmenistan, yesterday.Haroun, who had also opened Qatar's account at the IAAF World Championships in London last month with a bronze in the same event, clocked 45.68sec to slice 0.40 seconds off the 10-year-old mark.The 20-year-old former world junior champion left behind Saudi Arabia's Mazen Mawtan Alyasen (46.35) and Kazakhstan's Mikhail Litvin (46.51) for gold.However, an hour before the 400m final, Haroun did not make it past the semi-final stage in the 800m event. However, compatriot Jamal Hairane made it to the 800m final with a second-place finish in the second semi-final behind Iran's Amir Moradi.HE Dr. Thani Al Kuwari, Secretary General of the Qatar Olympic Committee, Jassim Al Buenain, the QOC Deputy Secretary General and Khaleel Al Jabir, Director of the QOC Sport Affairs Department attended the competitions. Qatari cueists Bashar Hussain Abdulmajed and Waleed Majid K al Ars advanced to the last 16 stage of the men's 9-ball pool singles at the Asian Indoor and Martial Arts Games in Ashgabat, Turkmenistan on Tuesday. Abdulmajed got the better of Hong Kong's Robbie Capito 9-8 in a thrilling pre-quarter-final stage clash.Another Qatari to post a win was Ahmed Saif, who came through a tough match against Mohammed Sultan Aljoakar of the UAE 5-3 in the men's 6-Red snooker singles.Qatar's 3x3 Basketball team come into the Ashgabat 2017 5th Asian Indoor and Martial Arts Games ambitious, confident but humble.The Qataris will make their debut in the competition on Wednesday against Samoa and they are considered main contenders to go all the way.

Qatar to take on Yemen as AFC U-16 qualifiers kick off on Wednesday

DOHA, September 20, 2017-The Qatari U16 football team will begin their campaign in the Asian Football Confederation (AFC) U-16 Championship Group E qualifiers with a match against Yemen on Wednesday. Meanwhile, Qatar coach Miguel Medina says his boys are ready for the qualifying campaign. “This will be the first time these boys will be playing in a major international competition. It's a strong group for this generation of players," said Medina yesterday.“We've played Yemen during an U14 tournament in Saudi Arabia in 2013. We know their strength and we'll be ready for them. As the current team has new generation of players, we're looking for the future. We want to continue with the good results shown by our U23 team in July," added the Spaniard.The Qatari side had started their preparations for the event earlier in July where they played four friendly matches.

Team Qatar prepare for AFC U-16 Championship qualifiers

DOHA, September 19, 2017 – Qatar's national team will conclude its training sessions on Tuesday in preparation for AFC U-16 Championship qualifications will kick off in Doha on Wednesday.Team Qatar will begin campaign in the qualifications stage against Yemen at Al Arabi stadium in Doha on Wednesday.The Qatari side had started its preparation for the event earlier in July where they played four friendly matches.The 2018 AFC U-16 Championship qualification is an international men's under-16 football competition which decides the participating teams of the 2018 AFC U-16 Championship.

Haroun qualifies to 400m finals in Ashgabat

Ashgabat, September 19, 2017-Qatar's Abdalelah Haroun qualified to the finals of 400m event at the 5th edition Asian Indoor and Martial Arts Games on Monday. Haroun led the standings of the semifinals with a time of 48.83 seconds. In 800m event, our champion Jamal Hairan clocked a time 1.54.54 minutes to led the standings of his group and qualify to the semifinals to be staged on Tuesday. Haroun also qualified to the semifinals of the same event a time of 1.54.06 minutes. Moreover, Yasser Salem and Hashem Saleh qualified to the finals of 3000m event. Yasser Salem led his group in the heats with 8.22.72 minutes while Hashim Saleh occupied the third place in his group. The billiard competitions will begin on Tuesday as Qatar's Waleed Majed and Bashar Hussain will compete in 9-ball event. On the other hand, the Qatari swimming team will fly to Ashgabat, Turkmenistan on Tuesday to participate in the 5th Asian Indoor and Martial Arts Games. In the swimming competitions, the state of Qatar will be represented by Abdulaziz Hassan Al Obaidli, Abdulrahman Hesham, Feras Al Saeedi, Mohammad Fahad Hussain, Mohammad Mahmoud, Abdulllah Mohammad Abu Ghazallah, Nasser Yasser Hassan.

Qatar Handball League to begin in October

DOHA, September 19, 2017 – The Qatar Handball Federation (QHF) announced on Monday the match table of the prestigious Qatar's Men Handball League for the sport season 2017-2018.According to the QHF officials, the handball league competitions will get underway on October 2 with five matches, where Al Gharafa will shake hands with Al Khor, Duhail will take on Qatar , Al Ahli will meet Al Wakrah, Al Rayyan will play against Al Shamal and Al Sadd will play Al Arabi.In the second round's fixtures scheduled for October 9, Al Arabi will take on Al Wakrah, Al Sadd to lock horns against Al Gharafa, Al Rayyan will face Qatar, Al Khor will play Al Ahli, while Al Shamal will shake hands with DuhailIn the third round matches on Monday , October 16, Al Ahli will take on Qatar, Al Rayyan will play Al Wakrah, Duhail will take on Al Arabi, Al Sadd will shake hands with Al Khor and Al Gharafa to meet Al Shamal.

Draw held for QSL Cup

​The Qatar Stars League held the draw for the upcoming QSL Cup on Monday at Al Bidda Tower. The event held in the presence of Ahmed al Adsani, Director of Competitions Department at the Qatar Stars League and officials of various clubs.The 12 QNB Stars League sides have been divided into two groups of six each.The tournament will be organised after third week of QNB Stars League, when the competition takes a two-week break for international football. QSL officials said further details of the competition, including match dates and stadiums, will be announced in due course following liaison with the Ministry of Culture and Sports. The U23 and youth players are eligible to play in the tournament and any cards picked up in the competition are separate from the disciplinary procedures of the league programme. After the single round robin matches, two top sides from each group will advance to the semi-finals.The GroupingsGroup A: Al Duhail, Al Gharafa, Al Kharaitiyat, Al Sailiya, Al Khor and Qatar Sports ClubGroup B: Al Sadd, Al Rayyan, Umm Salal, Al Arabi, Al Ahli and Al Markhiya.