Qatar to begin Beach Volleyball Challenge against Italy at 2024 Olympics

DOHA –  Team Qatar’s  duo  Cherif  Younis and Ahmed Tijan will begin their Beach Volleyball campaign at  Paris 2024 Olympic against Italian counterparts Paolo Nicolai & Samuele Cottafava on 28th of July, as per the beach volleyball games schedule issued by the Organizing Committee. On Day two, team Qatar will lock  horns against Sweden’s David Åhman/Jonatan Hellvig.  Most notably, Team Qatar  has been placed in Group A, alongside  Sweden, Italy (A), and Australia, while group B includes Norway, Netherlands, Italy (B), and Chile. The third group includes the teams of Germany, Poland, Australia (B), and France, and the fourth Group includes Brazil, the United States , Cuba, and Morocco teams. The fifth Group included the Czech Republic, Brazil (B), Austria, and Canada teams, while the Sixth Group includes France (B), the Netherlands (B), Spain, and the United States (B) teams.

Team Qatar to face Japan in Asian U21 Handball Championship

AMMAN -  (QNA) - The Qatar youth handball team is set to face Japan on Sunday in its opening match of the 18th Asian Men's Junior (U21) Handball Championship, hosted by Jordan from July 14 to 25 at the Princess Sumaya Hall in Al Hussein Youth City. The Qatari delegation departed Doha on Saturday heading to Jordan to participate in the tournament, which features 13 teams: Qatar, Jordan, Japan, South Korea, China, Chinese Taipei, Hong Kong, Iran, Saudi Arabia, Bahrain, Kuwait, Oman, and India. The participating teams have been divided into four groups, with the Qatari team placed in Group D alongside Japan, South Korea, and Chinese Taipei. The Qatari team aims to secure a victory in its opening match against Japan on Sunday followed by a match against South Korea on Monday, and concluding its group stage matches against Chinese Taipei on Tuesday. 

Team Qatar opens Davis Tennis Cup campaign with victory over Sri Lanka

Phnom Penh- Qatar’s men tennis team began its campaign in 2024 Davis Cup Tennis Championships for the Asia-Oceania Group IV on high note, defeated Sri Lanka 2-1 in group stage  on Tuesday. Team Qatar will lock horns against United Arab Emirates in their second game of the group stage on Thursday. Team Qatar’s delegation to Phnom Pen consists of  players, Mossa Shanan, Mubarak Shanan, Ghanem Al-Sulaiti, Rashid Nawaf, Mishari Nawaf and coach  Moneer Al-Araaj. The  five –day tournament brings  together eight Asian teams, including Qatar, Kuwait, United Arab Emirates, Iraq, Kyrgyzstan, Sri Lanka, Myanmar and hosts Cambodia.

QOC holds Fencing Festival for community categories

DOHA-  The Qatar Olympic Committee (QOC) in cooperation with the Ministry of Social Development and Family and Qatar Fencing Federation (QFF) held a community event, Fencing Festival for community categories and guests of Qatar from Palestine at the  QFF training hall at Maamoura area on Wednesday. The one-day festival brought together a number of amateurs, game lovers ,  Qatar community members, alongside 20 participants from Qatar’s guests from state of  Palestine. They all enjoyed the festival in atmosphere full of sportsmanship and social connection. Under the supervision of well-experienced coaches, the  participants from different age groups showed  promising skills in fencing weapons, Epee, Foil and Sabr.  They knew  about rules of  the  game, technical skills, and looking forward to get more experience in this sport. The QOC  aims through organizing this event to promote “ sport for all”  concept, to increase communication between Qatari community categories and residents, as embodiment of its vision: “ To Become a Leading Nation in Bringing The World Together Through Sustainable Sport Development  “. In a post-event statement,  the Event Director, Mr.  Abdulla Eisa Al-Harami said Sport has become an effective tool in achieving sustainable development, promoting peace, inscribing the spirit of tolerance, ensuring mutual respect for all. “  Doha  proven to be capital of global sport,  will keep performing  its center stage role to bring nations together through sport, as well as to encourage community categories to develop their sport skills” added Mr. Al-Harami.  

Team Qatar to take on Sri Lankan in Davis Cup on Wednesday

Phnom Penh, July 9 (QNA) - Qatari men’s tennis team will face its Sri Lankan counterparts at the start of its campaign in the 2024 Davis Cup Tennis Championships for the Asia-Oceania Group IV, held in Cambodia. The Qatari team play in the first group, which includes Sri Lanka, Kazakhstan and the UAE, while the second includes Cambodia, Kuwait, Iraq and Myanmar, and the first and second from each group qualify for the semi-finals. The Qatari team concluded a two-week training camp in Thailand, during which it conducted technical and physical training in preparation for the competitions. 

Beach volleyball team all set to participate in Vienna Elite 16 Round

DOHA  - The Qatari men's beach volleyball team, consisting of the duo Cherif Younis and Ahmed Tijan will participate in Vienna Elite 16 round from 9th to 14th of July  , one of the Elite16 rounds, which is organized by the International Volleyball Federation (FIVB) for the men's and women's categories. Team Qatar will begin  campaign in this round on 11th of July against Netherlands , followed by  a second match against Germany. Most notably, team Qatar recently was knocked out  of Gstaad Elite 16’s quarterfinals stage, following a  1-2 defeat ( 21-23), (15-21) and (13-15) at the hands of  Norway.