Nour Nizar claims 68 KG bronze medal at President’s Cup 2023

Amman: Qatar’s Nour Nizar claimed the bronze medal of 68kg event at the President’s Cup 2023- Asian Region G2 held in Amman, Jordan.  The event brings together 411 athletes from 40 nations.  Nour Nizar took the bronze medal after beating Jordan’s Malak Al Nejada 2-0 in the quarterfinals before losing to the other Jordanian player Selena Elias in the semifinals.    

Team Qatar win silver medal at Asian Cadet Junior & U21 Championship 2023

Almaty: Qatar’s Abdullah Rashad claimed the silver medal of U21 Kumite Male -84 Kg event at the 21st Asian Cadet Junior & U21 Championship 2023 held in Almaty Kazakhstan.  Team Qatar was represented by Abdulla Rashad, Abdulrahman Al Mohannadi, Yaman Al Natsha and Mohamed Younis Al Abdullah.  Rashad began his campaign in the event by defeating Mukhammed Iliasov of Kyrgyzstan 3-1 then he defeated Japan’s Mizuki Akasobe 8-5 before losing to Saudi Arabia’s Anas Alzahrani in the final match.   

Draw held for Asian Men's Handball Championship

Manama: The draw for the 21st Asian Men's Handball Championship took place on Friday in Manama. The championship will be held in Bahrain from January 11 to 22, 2024, and will also serve as a qualification tournament for the World Championship, with the top 4 teams from the competition qualifying for the 29th IHF Men's Handball World Championship to be held in Croatia, Denmark, and Norway from January 9-27, 2025. The draw placed Qatar in Group A alongside Kuwait, Oman, and Chinese Taipei while Group B included Iran, South Korea, China, and New Zealand. Group C consisted of Saudi Arabia, Iraq, India, and Japan, and Bahrain, UAE, Hong Kong, and Kazakhstan where drawn in Group D.   

Draw of AHF Asian Men’s Handball Championship on Friday

Manama: The draw ceremony for the highly anticipated 21st AHF Asian Men’s Handball Championship will take place in Manama, Kingdom of Bahrain on Friday, November 10, 2023.  A total of sixteen teams, including two from Oceania, are set to vie for supremacy in this prestigious competition.  The participating teams will be divided into four groups, each consisting of four teams, following the AHF COC Regulations and taking into account their ranking from the previous edition of the championship. Draw Pots: Pot 1: Bahrain, Qatar, Saudi Arabia, I. R. Iran Pot 2: Republic of Korea, Iraq, Kuwait, United Arab Emirates Pot 3: Oman, Hong Kong (China), India, Australia Pot 4: Japan, P. R. China, Chinese Taipei, New Zealand The 21st AHF Asian Men’s Handball Championship is scheduled to unfold from January 11–22, 2024, in the Kingdom of Bahrain. This event carries significant weight, as it also serves as a qualification tournament for the 29th IHF Men’s Handball World Championship. The top four teams from this championship will directly secure their spots in the forthcoming World Championship, slated to be held in Croatia, Denmark, and Norway from January 9–27, 2025. Additionally, there’s a chance for a team from Oceania to qualify, specifically Australia or New Zealand, provided they attain a ranking of fifth or higher in the competition.  

QCSF all set to organise FISU University World Cup 3x3 Basketball -Doha 2023

DOHA -  The  Qatar Collegiate Sports Federation (QCSF) has announced on Tuesday that all organizational and administrative preparations are completed to host 2023  FISU University World Cup 3x3 Basketball from 10th to 12th of  November at Qatar University Sport and Events Complex (A07) in Doha.  The press conference was  attended by the QCSF President Dr. Ibrahim Bin Saleh Al-Naimi, the QCSF Secretary General, Mr. Rashid Saeed Adiba, FISU Sports Director, Mr. Juan Carlos, representatives of sponsors, national partners, namely Qatar Airways,  Aspire Zone, Qatar Tourism and local and international media personnel. Dr. Al-Naimi opened  the  meeting with a welcoming message to all partners, sponsors, media  and news agencies representatives. He appreciated their amazing effort to  the event that will be held  for the first time in Qatar and Middle East Region, he hopefully this collective effort will produce memorable event.   QCSF President said this event will help  all students from different cultural backgrounds  to exchange experience and skills and for us as  QCSF we will be getting forward to seek new grounds  to  enhance our organizational, technical and administrative experience for  FISU sport events to come. “ By hosting this event,  we will  turn our QCSF’s vision into reality to build up  better sport activities for students of higher education institutions as well as to   discover the most talented students and taking our university sports to a new level of excellence locally, regionally and internationally” said Dr. Al-Naimi.  "I would like to thank FISU for their confidence in  Qatar Collegiate Sports Federation organizational abilities for giving our federation the host rights of the event , I  also wish better luck, success and  good stay to all participating teams” added Dr. Al-Niami. In his speech, FISU Sports Director, Mr. Juan Carlos has appreciated Qatar hospitality , warm welcome and organizational abilities. He praised the positive effort from  partners and sponsors and said this championship is just a beginning of  cooperation between FISU and QCSF in the sport events to come. For his part, the QCSF Secretary General, Mr. Rashid Saed Adiba has delivered a brief presentation  on event’s organizational and administrative issues,  namely number of  participating teams ( 24 teams), number of countries ( 17 countries) , event venue ( Qatar University Sports and Events Complex) ,  logistics an technical matters and ongoing efforts to make the event memorable. On the sidelines of the press conference  Dr. Ibrahim Bin Saleh Al-Naimi inked sponsorship agreements for the event on behalf of the QCSF with  Mr Thierry Antinori, Chief Commercial Officer  who signed on behalf of the Qatar Airways  and  with Mr Abdullah Nasser Al-Nuaimi, General Manager Aspire Logistics who signed on behalf of Aspire Zone.  

Queiroz names Qatar squad for World Cup and Asian Cup qualifiers

Doha: Head coach Carlos Queiroz has named a 26-man Qatar squad to face Afghanistan and India for this month’s FIFA World Cup 2026 and AFC Asian Cup 2027 Qualifiers. The Asian champions will play Afghanistan at the Khalifa International Stadium on November 16, and then take on India in an away game at the Kalinga Stadium in Bhubaneshwar on November 21 in the first two of their Group A games. The group also includes Kuwait. The preparatory training of Al Annabi began yesterday at Aspire. Veteran Portuguese coach Queiroz has ringed in several changes to the squad that finished runners-up at the Jordan International Quad Championship in Amman last month. Al Rayyan teenager Ahmed al-Rawi has found a place in the squad, while Lucas Mendes is named once again, after being left out of the final squad last time, reportedly due to registration issues. Pedro Miguel is also included, despite being out of action for his club Al Sadd due to injury. After Qatar’s first two matches, they qualification campaign will resume after the AFC Asian Cup which will be held at home from January 12 to February 10, 2024. Queiroz’s side will meet Kuwait on March 21, 2024, before they play their GCC opponents again in the return leg on March 26. Qatar’s second match against Afghanistan is set for June 6, before the game against India five days later. A total of 36 teams divided into nine groups will be seen in action in the second round. All nine group winners and the respective runners-up will advance to the third round of World Cup qualifying, and at the same time seal their places at the 2027 Asian Cup. The draw for the third round of the global showpiece in 2026 will be conducted in 2024, where the 18 teams will be divided into three groups of six; the top two from each group will qualify directly for the FIFA World Cup 2026. Meanwhile, tickets for Qatar’s match against Afghanistan will be on sale at QFA’s website from today. Ticket prices are set at QR10, QR30, and QR50. Fans with special needs will be able to request their tickets via a dedicated e-mail address: accessibilityqfa.qa Qatar Squad: Goalkeepers: Fahad Younes (Al Rayyan), Meshaal Barsham (Al Sadd), Salah Zakaria (Al Duhail), Yousef Hassan (Al Gharafa) Defenders: Bassam al-Rawi (Al Rayyan), Boualem Khoukhi, Tariq Salman, Pedro Miguel (Al Sadd), Homam al-Amin (Al Gharafa), Yousef Ayman (Al Duhail), Hazem Ahmed, Lucas Mendez (Al Wakrah) Midfielders: Abdullah al-Marafi, Ahmed Fathi, Jassem Jaber (Al Arabi), Karim Boudiaf (Al Duhail), Hassan al-Haydos, Mustafa Meshaal, Mohamed Waad (Al Sadd) Forwards: Akram Afif, Yousef Abdulrazaq (Al Sadd), Ahmed Alaaeldin (Al Gharafa), Almoez Ali, Mohamed Muntari (Al Duhail), Ahmed al-Rawi, Tamim Mansour (Al Rayyan)