Sheikh Saud bin Ali hails IHF Super Globe

DOHA, August 29, 2017- HE Sheikh Saud bin Ali Al Thani, Vice President of the Qatar Olympic Committee (QOC) hailed the success of the 2017 IHF Super Globe concluded in Doha on Monday. The QOC Vice President also congratulated the teams that claimed the top places and stressed that the tournament was successful on all levels. For his part, Ahmad Al Sheabi, President of the Qatar Handball Association stressed that the state of Qatar will host the 2018 edition of IHF Super Globe. Al Sheabi congratulated Barcelona who were crowned champions of the event and wished all success for the other teams in the upcoming events.

Qatar line up for Syria qualifier

DOHA, August 29, 2017- Qatar's Coach Felix Sanchez announced the national squad to play the upcoming two matches against Syria on August 31 and against China on September 05 in the qualifications for the 2018 World Cup . The Qatari squad included; Abdulkarim Salim Al Ali, Abdulkarim Hassan, Khalifa Abu Baker Saad Al Sheep, Omer Bari, Ahmad Yaser, Tariq Salman, Bedro Miguel, Ahmad Al Saadi, Ahmad Abdulmaqsoud, Ahmad Alaa, Essam Madabo, Tamim Al Mehaizaa, Hassan Al Haidus, Al Mahdi Ali, Ali Asad, Akram Afif, Musab Khedr, Khalid Mounir, Bu Alam Khokhi, Ismail Mohammad, Karim Bu Daif, Al Moez Ali, Abdullah Al Ahraq and Abdulaziz Hatem. The Qatari team headed to Malaysia on Monday in preparation for their match against Syria to be staged at Hang Jebat Stadium.

Qatar’s Barshim ends season on a high

DOHA, August 28, 2017-Qatar's world champion high jumper Mutaz Barshim ended his season on a high, jumping 2.40m to win the annual Hochsprung-Eberstadt competition in Germany yesterday.About 2,000 spectators were treated to some high class action at the event exclusively for high jumpers, where for the first time in the history of the meeting, two jumpers cleared 2.38 metres. Barshim, who won the World Championships title in London earlier in August and later went on to dominate the Diamond League events in Birmingham and Zurich, mastered 2.40m and even attempted 2.44m, missing the mark narrowly.But his outstanding show fetched him a bonus 1,500 euros for equalling his best jump of the year.“It was great today. It is the best meeting in the world here, the weather was very good, there was a really good atmosphere in the stadium. There were great and hard duels, that spurs me on," the Qatari champion said.He added that pressure only motivates him to do better. “When I have pressure and a competitor with whom I have to fight, that I love, which carries me ever higher up. I wanted the arena record and also the world record I had in mind, but I was too excited and also somewhat tired by that whole trip this season. But, I am very satisfied with the result."

Al Rashed wins QOC Electronic Games title

DOHA, August 28, 2017- The Qatar Olympic Committee (QOC) organized the eleventh edition of Electronic Games Tournament (FIFA 2017) at the QOC headquarters on Saturday.The one-day event brought together about 64 participants.Abdulrahman Al Rashed claimed the first place and took away 7000 Qatari Riyals. Khalid Al Sari finished second and went home with 5000 Qatari Riyals while Abdulaziz Abdullah Al Naimi who settled in the third place got richer by 3000 Qatari Riyals.

Qatar football team ready for Syria qualifier

DOHA, August 28, 2017- The Qatari national football team will hold their final training session on Monday at the Khalifa International Stadium before heading to Malaysia in preparation for Syria qualifier. After Monday's training session, Qatar's Coach Felixh Sanchez will announce the Qatari line up for the match. Earlier on Wednesday, Qatar's national team defeated Turkmenistan 2-1 in a friendly match.Qatar's national team returned from England following an extensive training camp in Birmingham, during which they played three friendly matches.The first one saw them beat Leeds United 2-0. They then lost a match to Nottingham Forrest 1-2. The final match was against Andorra, which Qatar won 1-0.

Hamdi Al Amin wins Eberstadt gold

​Eberstadt, August 27, 2017-Qatar's Hamdi Al Amin claimed the gold medal of high jump event in the 2017 Eberstadt Athletics Meeting. Al Amin cleared 2.21m to lead the standings ahead of Samoli Ericsson of Finland in the second place. Earlier in July, Hamdi Al Amin took the bronze medal of the 20th Arab Athletics Championship held in Tunisia. He also claimed the silver medal at the 4th Islamic Solidarity Games.