Team Qatar keep winning run at Arab Swimming Championship

ABU DHABI : Qatar swimming team claimed 4 medals on Saturday in the Arab Swimming Championship, which is running  in  UAE’s capital city of Abu Dhabi. Qatar’s Mohammed Mahmoud  won gold medal in the  Men’s 50 butterfly, as Qatar’s relay team consists of Abdullah Al Ghamri, Mohammed Mahmoud, Tamim Mohammed and  Ahmed Dhiyab won the gold medal in the Men’s  4x100m medley relay. Team Qatar’s Abdullah Al Khalidy seized the silver medal in men’s  50m swimming, as team Qatar’s relay Ahmed Dhiyab, Abdullah Al Khalidy, Abdullah Al Ghamri and Mohammed Mahmoud took bronze medal in men’s 4x 200 relay free style. The event brings together 140 swimmers from 16 countries including; Qatar, the UAE, Saudi Arabia, Bahrain, Oman, Yemen, Sudan, Libya, Algeria, Syria, Lebanon, Tunisia, Djibouti, Mauritania, Morocco, and Iraq.  

Qatar qualifies to Group IV of Davis Cup

Manama: Qatar men’s tennis team qualified to the Asia/Oceania Group IV of Davis Cup after their 3-0 victory over Mongolia in the Group V, Asia/Oceania promotional play-off final at Bahrain Tennis Federation’s Polytchnic University courts in Isa Town on Saturday.  Qatar’s Mashari Nawaf beat Munkhbaatar Badrakh 4-6, 6-1, 6-2 while Mubarak Shanan beat Oyunbat Baatar 6-2, 6-2 in the singles.  In doubles, Mousa Shanan Zayed and Rashed Naif of Qatar beat Mongolia’s Sonompuntsag Enkhjargal and Undrakh Purevdorj 6-1, 6-3.   

Al Athba, Al Sharshani claim skeet mixed team bronze medal at Asian Shooting Championship

Changwon: Qatar's Rashid Saleh Al Athba and Reem Al Sharshani secured the bronze medal in Skeet Mixed Team event at the Asian Shooting Championship in Changwon, South Korea. The Championship is held until November 2.  The first place and the gold medal were won by Indian duo Anant Naruka and Darshna Rathore after defeating Kuwaiti duo Abdullah Al Rashidi and Iman Al Shamaa in the final match with 40/37. Rashid Saleh Al Athba also claimed the gold medal of Men's skeet event.  Al Athba's gold medal came after scoring 53/60 and was followed by South Korea's Minshu Kim, who shot 51/60. Chinese Taipei's Meng Yuan Lee won bronze with a score of 42/50.   

Team Qatar win 4 medals in World Combat Games in Saudi Arabia

Riyadh: Qatar fencing team claimed 4 medals at the World Combat Games to be concluded in Riyadh on Monday.  Ali Al Athba, Abdullah Khalifa and Khalid Al Yafei won Men's Foil Team gold medal while Abdullah Khalifa clinched Men's Foil bronze medal.  On the other hand, Meshaal Al Qahtani, Mohammed Abdulali, Mohammed Al Hazaa and Mohammed Al Awlan claimed Men's Epee Team bronze medal while Haya Diyab, Sara Diyab and Sheikh Ali Jassim took the bronze medal of Women's Epee Team event.   

Al Tamimi defeats Tarek Momen to win QSF 4 2023 title

Doha: Qatar's Abdulla Al Tamimi claimed the title of the QSF 4 2023 after beating Egyptian No.1 seed Tarek Momen in the final match held at the Khalifa International Tennis and Squash Complex on Friday.  In a mouth-watering final, Al Tammi held his nerve to beat Momen 3-2 (7-11 11-3 12-10 6-11 12-10) for the first time in his career.   No.5 seed Al Tamimi, who knocked out Swiss No.4 seed Dimitri Steinmann to reach the last four, was on hand to send another seed toppling, coming through his bout against Frenchman Victor Crouin in five games and 60 minutes of action to book his spot in the final match.  No.1 seed Momen spent 26 minutes less time on court during his comfortable semi-final win over Egyptian compatriot Fares Dessouky, coming away an 11-5, 11-2, 11-9 victor in 34 minutes. Speaking after the match, Abdullah Al Tamimi expressed his great joy at defeating the Egyptian star Tarek Momen for the first time to win the QSF 4 title.  "I am extremely happy with this achievement and winning against Tarek Momen, whom we consider a role model for all Arab players." He said.  For his part, the Qatar Tennis, Squash and Badminton Federation Secretary General Tariq Zainal was delight by the achievement of Abdulla Al Tamimi.  "It was a strong and exciting final, and Al-Tamimi's first victory over Tarek Momen was well-deserved." He said.  "We are proud of Al Tamimi's recent achievements as he claimed the bronze medal of Hangzhou 2022 Asian Games and won the title of the QSF 4." He added.   

Team Qatar win 5 medals at Arab Swimming Championship

Abu Dhabi: Qatar swimming team won 5 medals on Friday in the Arab Swimming Championship, which began in the UAE and continues until Monday. Medals won by Qatar on the first day of the competitions were one gold, two silver and two bronze. Tamim Mohammed won the gold medal in the 100-meter butterfly event and the bronze medal in the 50-meter backstroke event. Mohammed Mahmoud clinched the silver medal in the 200-meter medley race, and Abdullah Al Khalidi also claimed the silver medal in the 100-meter breaststroke race, while Mohammed Jilani won the bronze medal in the 100-meter butterfly race. The event brings together 140 swimmers from 16 countries including; Qatar, the UAE, Saudi Arabia, Bahrain, Oman, Yemen, Sudan, Libya, Algeria, Syria, Lebanon, Tunisia, Djibouti, Mauritania, Morocco, and Iraq. Qatar Squad:  Abdulla Al Khalidi, Mohammed Mahmoud, Tamim Mohammed, Hamza Shaalan, Ahmed Dhiyab, Abdullah Al Ghamri, Mohammed Jilani, and Saif Al Burshid.