Qatar’s National Team B wins GCC 3×3 basketball

DOHA - Qatar National Basketball Team B clinched the GCC 3×3 Basketball Championship title  after defeating Kuwait’s Team A 18-16 in the final at the Al Gharafa Sports Hall on Saturday. The tournament, held over two days, witnessed the participation of six teams, two each from Oman, Kuwait, and Qatar, the host country. Qatar’s Team B were deservedly crowned with the championship title after they presented an outstanding performance throughout the two days of the Gulf Championship, where they won all four matches played, starting with the group stage, in which they defeated both the Oman Team B 21-19 and the Kuwait Team A 21-12, before knocking the Kuwait Team B out of the way in the semi-final with a score of 21-20. Kuwait Team A won second place and the silver medals, while Kuwait Team B won the bronze medals beating Qatar’s Team A in the ranking match with a score of 21-17. After the end of the competitions, QBF Secretary-General Saadoun Sabah Al Kuwari, Abdul Rahman Al Hitmi, a member of the Board of Directors of QBF, and Meshal Mohammed, Assistant Treasurer of the Kuwait Basketball Association and head of the Kuwaiti delegation, crowned the first-place winners amid overwhelming joy from the Al Annabi basketball players who were crowned with gold. “We thank all the players for the great effort they made during the course of the tournament and for their success in reaching the final match and obtaining the title. The tournament has been revived again, and God willing, it will continue during the coming period, with the next edition being held in Amman next February and Kuwait hosting the next edition,” said Al Kuwari. QBF Deputy Director of National Teams Yassin Ismail said that the tournament had been very impressive, with the quality of play of very high standards. “The tournament witnessed very strong competition, as all the matches ended in the last seconds, which confirms the closeness of the levels. I am happy for the new generation, as Team B won the title, even though we were counting on Team A, who won the silver medal recently at the Asian Games in China. But unfortunately, they were not so lucky, while the second team, which had two young players, Abdullah Yassin and Hamad Nadawi, achieved a very pleasant surprise with their victory. Winning the title is a good indicator for the future of the game in Qatar,” he said. The GCC Championship was held for the first time after an eight-year hiatus.  

Qatar Secure Two Wins at Opening of Beach Handball Global Tour Finals

DOHA  - Qatar secured two wins at the opening of the Beach Handball Global Tour Finals that began today and organized by Qatar Handball Association at Al Gharafa beach stadiums. Qatar's beach handball team beat Tunisia and Brazil, respectively, and the team's players showed great abilities in scoring points. Qatar will face Denmark in the third and final match of the group stage on Saturday. The Danish team lost its first match to Brazilian counterpart 2-0, but it won against Tunisia 2-0. In this fourth stage of the 2023 tour, four men's teams and four women's teams are taking part. The men's tour will see the participation of hosts Qatar along with Tunisia, Brazil and Denmark, while in the women's competition Brazil, Tunisia, Poland and China will participate.   

Asia Rugby Sevens Trophy Begins in Doha

DOHA - The Asia Rugby Sevens Trophy for men's and women's kicked off on Friday. The two-day trophy is organized by the Qatar Rugby and Hockey Committee at Al Ersal pitch in Onazia. Today's competitions were strong and exciting. The Qatari men's team qualified for the final rounds after defeating Jordanian counterpart 24-10, and it will face Thailand and Pakistan tomorrow. The Qatari women's team failed to win any of its three matches against the UAE, Iran and Uzbekistan. In other matches today, the Iranian men's team lost to Bahrain 5-22, and the Iraqi men's team lost to India 47-0, while the Indian women's team defeated Mongolian counterpart 36-0. The Saudi men's team lost to Thai counterpart 37-0, whereas Uzbekistan tied with Bahrain 19-19. In the men's category, Qatar team was drawn in the second group alongside the teams of Thailand, Iran, Jordan, India, Iraq, Bahrain, and Saudi Arabia. The first group included Afghanistan, Kazakhstan, Mongolia, Pakistan, Nepal, Uzbekistan, and Kyrgyzstan. As for the women's category, the draw placed Qatar team in the second group alongside the UAE, Iran, and Uzbekistan, while the first group were India, Guam, and Mongolia. The event's champion in the men's and women's categories qualifies to the Asian Series competitions that will be held next year and qualify for the 2027 Rugby Sevens World Cup.   

QSAA honors Team Qatar Shooting champions

DOHA – The Qatar Shooting and Archery Association has honored team Qatar shooting champions , following  amazing achievements they  made at Asian Shooting Championships, which is  a qualifying event to 2024 Paris Olympics. This honoring moment comes as incentive to  encourage those champions to  keep their good run  and shine in the tournaments to come. Team Qatar delegation was given a festive reception by Dr. Mishall Ibrahim Al Nasr, President of  Qatar Shooting and Archery Association (QSAA) upon its arrival at Hamad International Airport . Most notably, Qatar’s Saeed Abu Sharib bagged 2024 Paris Olympics quota place after winning silver in the men’s trap individual event at the Asian Shooting Championships in Changwon, South Korea. In the men’s trap for team, Qatar trio of Saeed Abu Sharid, Mohammed Al Rumaihi and Rashid Al Athba won gold with a total score of 344, ahead of India’s team of Zoravar Singh, Prithviraj Tondaiman and Kynan Chenai (341).

Curtain comes down on QOC E- Games Tournament by Store 974

DOHA-The Qatar Olympic Committee (QOC) E-Games Tournament by Store 974 was concluded  at Mall of Qatar on Friday. Mohamed Lakhdour claimed the first place in "FIFA 2023" event after beating Rashid Ahmed in the final match while Bilal Al Boloushi finished third. On the other hand, the duo of Hossam Salah and Hazem Al Agha hoisted the trophy of "Rocket League" event. Mohamed Essa and Mohamed Abdulrahman took the second place ahead of Ali Abdulrahman and Rashid Al Marri in the third place. Nasser Al Mudahka, Head of the QOC sports activities and programs section and Faisal Abdulrahman Khalid, Secretary General of the Qatar Esports Federation crowned the winners. Nasser Al Mudahka stressed that the tournament proved a huge success as this edition reflects the popularity of the community events organized by QOC among the community members. Nasser Al Mudahka thanked the Qatar Esports Federation for its cooperation in organizing this edition of the tournament.  

Qatar's Teams A, B advance to GCC 3X3 Basketball Championship Semi-Finals

DOHA - Qatar's teams A and B reached the semi-finals of the GCC 3X3 Basketball Championship hosted by Doha at the Qatar Basketball Federation (QBF) hall with the participation of six teams from Kuwait, Oman, and hosts Qatar. Qatar team A includes Omar Saad, Hashim Zidane, Ahmed Saeed, and Nadeem, while the Qatar team B includes Abdullah Yassin, Bobo Magasa, Faisal Abu Issa, and Muhammad Ndo. The two semi-final matches on Saturday will bring together Qatar A and Kuwait A, and Qatar B and Kuwait B, with the winners playing in the final and the losers in the third place match. The two-day tournament is taking place as part of the agreements between the QBF and the Organizing Committee of Expo 2023 Doha.