Qatar Asian Junior Tennis Championship Concludes

DOHA -  (QNA) – The third edition of the Qatar Asian Junior Tennis Championship concluded after a week of intense competition, hosted by the Qatar Tennis Federation. The tournament featured 100 male and female players. In the girls' singles final, Turkmen athlete Ilima Guseynova claimed the title with a dominant 6-0, 6-0 victory over her compatriot Aynur Annamyradova. Guseynova also triumphed in the girls' doubles category alongside Aylara Kakabayeva, defeating fellow Turkmen players Annamyradova and Sulgun Ishangulyyeva 6-2, 6-2. In the boys' doubles, the Turkmen duo of Yunus Annamyradov and Ali Geldiyev secured first place by overcoming Brazilian Daniel Carvalho Becker and Serbian Andrei Rakic 6-3, 6-1. Ali Geldiyev also won the boys' singles title after defeating compatriot Suleyman Hudayberdiyev in a hard-fought match, 6-7, 6-0, 7-5. The awarding ceremony was led by Secretary General of the Qatar Tennis, Squash, Padel and Badminton Federation Tariq Zainal and attended by a group of enthusiastic tennis fans. 

WTT Star Contender Doha to Kick Off on Tuesday

DOHA – The World Table Tennis (WTT) Star Contender tournament will begin on Tuesday at Lusail Sports Arena in Doha, running through October 12. The competition will feature 120 of the world’s top players representing 40 countries. Nine Qatari players from different age categories will participate in the singles and doubles events, aiming for top positions in this high-profile tournament.

Qatari Beach Volleyball Team to Participate in Elite 16-Joao Pessoa in Brazil

DOHA – (QNA) – The Qatari beach volleyball team is set to compete in the Elite 16-Joao Pessoa tournament, scheduled to take place in Brazil from October 16 to 20. The tournament draw placed Qatar’s team, featuring Cherif Youness and Ahmed Tijan, in Group 1 alongside teams from Brazil, Argentina, and a fourth team to be decided through the qualifying rounds. The Qatari team will open their tournament campaign on October 17 against Argentina’s duo, Nicolas Capogrosso and Tomas Capogrosso. This participation follows Qatar’s third-place finish at the recent Arab Championship held in Tunisia and strong performance at the Paris 2024 Summer Olympics, where they finished fourth after competing against the world’s top-ranked teams.   

Team Qatar set to kick off their Handball World Championship campaign against France

Basel: The IHF Men’s World Championship is just around the corner with Sunday, 6 October 2024, marking the start of the home run stretch before the throw-off of the Championship, due to take place in five venues in Croatia, Denmark and Norway. The scene has been set for the start of the competition, with the countdown starting for the two opening matches, which will take place on 14 January 2025 between Italy and Tunisia in the Jyske Bank Boxen in Herning, as well as between France and Qatar, in the Žatika Sport Centre in Poreč. Over the last few months, everything has been set for the start, as the schedule has been revealed, as well as the official mascot of the competition, which has been revealed to be a fox, as it stood out as the most unique animal habited in all three countries. The 29th IHF Men's World Championship will also be the first one in history to be hosted in three countries, after the two editions in 2019 and 2023 were the two which were hosted by two countries.  

China and Japan sweep titles at WTT Feeder Doha 2024

Doha: China and Japan claimed the majority of titles at the WTT Feeder Doha 2024 which was concluded at Lusail Arena on Sunday. The final day featured five championship matches across mixed doubles, men’s and women’s doubles, and men’s and women’s singles. In the men’s singles final, Chinese Taipei’s Chang Yuan (world rank 135) captured his first-ever title by defeating Norway’s Haug Borgar (world rank 129) 3-1. In the women’s singles, Japan's Hitomi Sato (world rank 84) secured the title with a 3-1 victory over India’s Yashaswini Ghorpade (world rank 87). The mixed doubles title went to China’s Xing Jun Song and Wang Xiaonan, who bested their compatriots Ning Xian Kun and Zhang Xiangyu 3-1. In the women’s doubles, Japan’s Anne Yusawa and Una Ojio triumphed, defeating fellow Japanese players Hitomi Sato and Honoka Hashimoto 3-1. Looking ahead, the WTTA Youth Star Contender kicks off on Tuesday at Lusail Arena, featuring top young players competing in 10 categories, including singles and doubles for boys and girls, as well as mixed doubles for under-15 and under-19 age groups. The tournament's total prize pool is $15,000.  

Team Qatar gear up for crucial World Cup qualifier against Kyrgyzstan

DOHA - Qatar players take part in team’s training session at Aspire training pitch as they prepare for the FIFA World Cup 2026 qualifying match against Kyrgyzstan to be played at the Al Thumama Stadium on Thursday.  The national team’s training camp began on Friday, following head coach Marquez Lopez’s announcement of a 27-man squad for the upcoming matches, which also include a crucial encounter against Iran in Mashhad on October 15.  The two-time Asian champions aim to secure maximum points from these fixtures, having previously suffered a loss to the United Arab Emirates and drawn with North Korea in their opening Group A matches.