Qatar beat UAE in Asian Handball Olympic Qualifiers

Doha: Qatar sailed past United Arab Emirates 31-23 on Saturday to secure a third successive win at the Asian Handball Qualifiers for 2024 Paris Olympic Games.  At the Duhail Handball Sports Hall, the hosts led 14-10 at half time and never relinquished the advantage. Qatar, who had earlier beaten China and India, top Group A with six points.  They next play against South Korea on Sunday, before concluding their group stage matches against Saudi Arabia on Tuesday.  The winner of the event will qualify for the Paris Olympics, which will be held from July 25-August 11, 2024. Qatar is aiming to qualify for Olympics for the second time, after having done so at the 2016 Rio Olympics in Brazil.  

Qatari Flag Raised at Asian Para Games Village in China

Hangzhou: The Qatari flag was raised Friday at the Asian Para Games Village in the Chinese city of Hangzhou. The event is due to kick off Sunday with the participation of 43 countries. During the flag-raising ceremony, the State of Qatar's national anthem was played in the presence of the Qatar Paralympic Committee Secretary General Abdul Qadir Al Mutawa who exchanged shields with the organizing committee representative. The head of the Qatari delegation expressed his happiness at participating in raising the country's flag in the sports village, wishing the players success in this tournament, noting that the Qatari player Mohammed Al Kubaisi will participate in carrying the torch, and Mohammed Al Kubaisi and Sarah Masoud will participate in carrying the Qatari flag. The Qatari delegation is participating in the athletics competitions with three male and female athletes, Abdul Rahman Abdul Qader (shot put), Mohammed Rashid Al Kubaisi, Ali Arshad (100 meter and 200 meter wheelchair running competition), and Sarah Hamdi Masoud (shot put).   Team Qatar also will participate in goalball competitions for the blind with six players: Walid Al Kooheji, Mohammed Al Mohammed, Mohammad Bashir Al Kahlot, Abdul Hadi Ali Al Marri, Abbad Walid Al Shamali, and Ikrami Ahmed.  

Team Qatar win 5 medals in Arab Archery Championships

Riyadh: Team Qatar athletes claimed five medals at the Arab Archery Championships held in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia with participation of 120 athletes from 20 countries.  Jassim Shaheen Al Sulaiti lauded Qatar's achievements in the tournament and stressed that Qatar's athletes showed a great performance during the event.  Al Sulaiti thanked the Qatar Shooting and Archery President Dr. Meshaal Ibrahim Al Nasr for giving the opportunity for those athletes to participate in the event.   

Qatar International Taekwondo Open Championship to begin on Saturday

Doha: The Qatar International Taekwondo Open championship will begin on Saturday at the Ali bin Hamad Al Attiyah Hall in Al Sadd  The three-day event will feature the participation of approximately 887 male and female players, divided into 4 categories, representing 41 countries. The championship will be held in 4 divisions: children division (171 male and female) cadets division, (183 male and female), juniors division, (208 male and female) and finally seniors division, (244 male and female) The championship competitions will witness ten weights for male and female in the children division, as for cadets division, the competitions will be held according to the height standards of the players, which are: Male: -148, -152, -156, -160, -164, -168, -172, -176, -180, +180 Cm, Female: -144, -148, -152, -156, -160, -164, -168, -172, -176, +176 Cm, as for juniors division: Male: -45, -48, -51, -55, -59, -63, -68, -73, -78, +78kg, Female: -42, -44, -46, -49, -52, -55, -59, -63, -68, +68kg, and finally seniors division: Male: -54, -58, -63, -68, -74, -80, -87, +87kg, Female: -46, -49, -53, -57, -62, -67, -73, +73kg. (QNA)  

Qatar to take on UAE in Asian Handball Olympic Qualification Tournament

Doha: Team Qatar will take on UAE in their third match at the Asian Men's Handball Olympic Qualification Tournament in Doha on Saturday.  Team Qatar began their campaign in the event with a 34-25 victory over China then they defeated India 48-14.  The best 11 Asian sides are toughing it out for a place to the Paris 2024 Olympic Games, with the competition being held in the Duhail Handball Sports Hall, which hosted both the 2015 IHF Men’s Super Globe and several matches at the 2015 IHF Men’s World Championship. The competition is taking place between 18 and 28 October, with two round-robin groups in the preliminary round, with the top two sides in each group progressing to the semi-finals, extending their hopes for the coveted Paris 2024 Olympic Games ticket.

Qatar defeat India in Asian Handball Qualifiers for Paris 2024

Doha: Showing top form, Qatar defeated India 48-14 in their second match of the Asian Handball Qualifiers for Paris 2024 Olympics being played at the Al Duhail Hall on Thursday. Al Annabi were egged on by a large home crowd in their clinical performance.  Qatar had beaten China in their opening match on Wednesday. Qatar will meet UAE, who scored a 31-30 win over China, in the third round of Group A on Saturday. In another Group A match, South Korea defeated Saudi Arabia 29-27 in the second round.  Meanwhile in Group B,Japan scored a close 27-26 win over Bahrain while in another exciting contest, Iran beat Kuwait 29-28.