Qatar defeat Kuwait in GCC U18 Basketball Tournament

Kuwait: The Qatari national basketball team began their campaign at the GCC U18 Basketball Tournament with a 79-60 victory over Kuwait on Tuesday. The tournament, which is being hosted by Kuwait at the Federation Hall at the Sheikh Saad Al Abdullah Complex in Sabah Al Salem from July 29 to August 2 brings together Kuwait, Saudi Arabia, Oman, Bahrain and Qatar. Qatar will play their second match against the Saudi team at 7:30 pm on July 31, before meeting Oman the next day at 5:00 pm. They will conclude their matches against Bahrain at 5:00 pm on August 2. The champions and runners-up from the tournament will complete the roster of 16 teams that will participate in the Asian Cup finals scheduled to be held in Amman, Jordan, from September 2 to 9.  

Saeed Abusharib aims high in Trap qualification rounds

Paris: Team Qatar shooter Saeed Abusharib competed in the men’s trap qualification rounds at the Chateauroux Shooting Centre on Monday.  After completing three rounds on day 1 of the event, Abusharib performed well, securing a score of 70. In his first three rounds, hitting 24, 22, and 24 targets, respectively. Currently, Abusharib holds the 22nd position in the qualification rankings with a total score of 70 and a countback score of 25. Sweden’s Rickard Levin-Anderson (74), and Australia’s James Willet (74) lead the scorers list after Day 1, with two more rounds remaining. The top six shooters will advance to the medal round which will take place this evening. Abusharib, who qualified for Paris 2024 by winning the silver medal in the men’s trap event at the Asian Shooting Championships in Changwon, South Korea, is one of the two Qatari shooters at the Paris Games.

QOC Secretary General Attends Saudi Reception at Paris 2024 Summer Olympic Games

Paris, France – On the sidelines of the Paris 2024 Summer Olympic Games, the Qatar Olympic Committee (QOC) Secretary General, H.E. Jassim bin Rashid Al-Buenain, attended a Saudi Olympic & Paralympic Committee reception held in the French capital. Joining him were the Director of the QOC Sport Sector, Sheikh Khalifa bin Khalid Al-Thani, and the Assistant Director of the QOC International Relations and Communication Department, Ms. Sara Al-Mesnad. The delegation was warmly received by the Minister of Sports and President of the Saudi Olympic and Paralympic Committee, HRH Prince Abdulaziz bin Turki Al-Faisal, alongside the Vice-President of the Saudi Olympic and Paralympic Committee, HRH Prince Fahad bin Jalawi bin Abdulaziz. This event provided an excellent opportunity for fostering closer ties and collaboration between the Olympic committees of Qatar and Saudi Arabia, reinforcing the shared commitment to the values and spirit of the Olympic Movement.

Qatar’s Abusharib impresses on his Olympic debut

Paris: Qatar shooter Saeed Abusharib impressed on his Olympics debut but didn’t have enough luck as he missed the cut to make the final in the men’s trap event on Tuesday. Abusharib, who had a total of 70 after the first three rounds on Monday, began with a telling round four on Tuesday getting a flawless 25 but he missed two birds in the fifth and final round. His total therefore being 118 out of possible 125. So tight was the competition that eventual winner Nathan Hales of Britain and silver medallist ing Qi of China, who topped the qualification, had finished with a total of 123. A five-point difference placed Abusharib as 23rd. It, however, doesn’t reflect how creditable his performance was. Abusharib later said, “I was hoping to reach the final, but God willing, the best is yet to come. I and thinking and preparing from now on for the upcoming events in order to achieve the best.” The competition was very strong in light of the struggle between the best shooters in the world to qualify for the final stage which comprised the top six. Among other Arab participants, Moroccan Idriss Al Hafari was the closest to reaching the final, as he scored 122 but he missed in the decisive round in the third shot 10th out of the 30. Kuwaiti Khaled Al Mudhaf ended 7th (120), and Oman’s Saeed Al Khatri, a wild card entrant, was 13th place (114).

Saeed Abusharib to begin his campaign at Paris Olympics on Monday

Paris: Team Qatar star Saeed Abu Sharib will begin his campaign at the Paris 2024 Olympics on Monday.  Saeed Abu Sharib bagged 2024 Paris Olympics quota place after winning silver in the men’s trap event at the Asian Shooting Championships in Changwon, South Korea. The other Qatari shooter Rashid Saleh Al Athba secured his place at the Paris 2024 Olympics after claiming bronze medal in the men’s skeet event at the ISSF World Shotgun Championships 2022 in Osijek, Croatia

Qatar beach volleyball duo aim to keep up winning streak on Monday

Paris: Qatar's beach volleyball team (Cherif Younousse and Ahmed Tijan) are aiming to keep up their winning streak in the Olympic Games Paris 2024 when facing Sweden (David Ahman and Jonatan Hellvig) on Monday at the Eiffel Tower Stadium as part of the preliminary round. The team beat Italy (Paolo Nicolai and Samuele Cottafava) (2-0) on Saturday, scoring (21-19) in the first set and (21-18) in the second. Younousse and Tijan will play against Australia (Mark Nicolaidis and Izac Carracher) in the third and final match within Pool A.