Qatar national football team to train at Khalifa Stadium

​DOHA, August 27, 2017- The Qatari national football team will hold their Sunday's training session at the Khalifa International Stadium. The stadium will host Qatar's last match in the qualifications for the 2018 World Cup. The delegation of the Qatari football team will head to Malaysia on Monday in preparation for Syria qualifier. 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.

Barshim to participate in Zurich Diamond League Meeting

Zurich, August 24, 2017-Qatar's Mutaz Barshim will participate in Zurich Diamond League Meeting to be staged on Thursday. Sixteen IAAF Diamond League champions will be crowned today in Zurich, the first of two 2017 IAAF Diamond League finals.In all, 17 freshly-minted world champions and 14 reigning Olympic champions will be on the slate before a sell-out crowd of 25,000 at Zurich's Letzigrund Stadium.“In Birmingham, I knew I was in good shape, but I was tired from world championships. My coach told me, I am in good shape, but not until the competition started, something clicked in my head and I finally found my rhythm. The world record is a target of mine. I was close to it a few years ago, but had some injuries, and it took me two and a half years to get back to this level. Now I think, it is a matter of time." Barshim Said. “But I need good competition for that. Maybe tomorrow, I can go higher than in Birmingham last week. The weather will be good, the crowd also. The atmosphere among the high jumpers is changing. We take rivalry differently than other generations years ago. To me, my rival is the bar, not the other athletes. We are like family, and I am happy for the guys when they clear the bar." He added.

Qatar table tennis team return to a warm welcome

​DOHA, August 23, 2017- The delegation of the Qatari table tennis team returned to Doha on Tuesday after participating in the 2017 Arab Table Tennis Cup concluded in Muscat, Oman on Sunday. Qatar claimed 7 medals in total including (one gold medal, four silver medals and two bronze medals). Qatar's Fahad Al Moghni and Ahmad Mothana claimed the silver medal of doubles after beating Egypt's Mohammad Al Beyally and Ahmad Saleh in the semifinals. The tournament featured the participation of 180 players from 14 countries including Qatar, Egypt, Lebanon, Iraq, Comoros Island, Somalia, Mauritania, Djibouti, Sudan, Tunisia, Algeria, Morocco, Palestine, Yemen and hosts Oman.The state of Qatar was represented by Ahmad Mothana, Fahad Al Moghni, Mohammad Abdulwahab, Nawaf Al Malki, Yousef Hussain, Ali ba Ali, Khalid Al Yafai, Ayam Magdi, Maha Flamerzi, Kholoud Hussain, Maha Ali, Al Anoud Al Saffar, Shouq Saad, Mayam Ali Abdulaziz and Shahd Al Makki.

Qatar to take on Turkmenistan in friendly

​DOHA, August 23, 2017-Qatar's national team will meet Turkmenistan on Wednesday in a new friendly, as the team prepares for the final two rounds of the World Cup 2018 qualifiers against Syria and China.Turkmenistan's team arrived in Doha on Tuesday and held their training session at Qatar SC stadium. Meanwhile, Qatar's coaching team decided that the match be played behind closed doors. Media will not be allowed to access the stadium during the friendly match.Qatar will play against Syria in Malaysia on August 31. Next, they will face China at Khalifa International Stadium in Doha.The team will miss out on the services of their star defender Ibrahim Majid, who is serving a one-match suspension. He will feature in the match against China however. The team will also be waiting on a late fitness test of midfielder Ahmed Moein, who might be ruled out during an injury he suffered in an U-23 match for the national team. 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.