Qatar Beach Volleyball Team Ends Participation in Elite16 – Hamburg

Hamburg-  (QNA) - The Qatari men's beach volleyball team of duo Cherif Younousse and Ahmad Tijan finished their participation in the Elite16 - Hamburg- 2023 Beach Volleyball Tournament which ends on Monday. The Qatari duo played their last match in the tournament against the Brazilian duo Andre Stein and George Wanderley who won the match with two clean sets, 21-18 and 21-16. The Qatari team is currently ranked in the 3rd place in world ranking after collecting 6580 points in 11 world tournaments. Qatar, winners of the bronze medal in the men's beach volleyball in Tokyo Olympics 2020, had many distinguished results in recent years, led by duo Cherif Younousse and Ahmad Tijan who presented dazzling levels and placed the national team among the first teams in the world rankings. For his part, the President of Qatar Volleyball Association (QVA) and the West Asian Volleyball Association (WAVA), Ali Ghanem Al Kuwari participated in the third meeting of the heads of regional federations held by the International Volleyball Federation (FIVB) via visual communication technology. Al Kuwari presented In his speech during the meeting the latest developments in the WAVA. The meeting discussed updates on the volleyball calendar during the period from 2025 to 2028, the FIVB referees' courses, decisions taken during the FIVB Board of Directors and many other topics.   

Barshim to begin campaign in World Athletics Championships on Sunday

Budapest- Qatari world high jump champion Mutaz Essa Barshim will compete in the high jump competition in the nineteenth edition of the World Athletics Championships with the participation of 2,000 male and female athletes representing different countries of the world The Qatari champion enters the challenge in search of the fourth consecutive gold medal in the competition after winning London 2017, Doha 2019 and Eugene 2022 editions. Ranked the best athlete in the history of the high jump at the level of world championships, Mutaz Barshim has completed his preparations to defend his title through a series of training in a number of European countries in addition to a distinguished participation in three rounds of the Diamond League in Doha, Poland and London. Barshim has already posted the world's leading mark this season, an impressive 2.36m at the Silesia Kamila Skolimowska Memorial Diamond League meet in Chorzow, Poland, last month. Runner Bassem Abdel Salam in the 400m hurdles and the promising Moaaz Mohamed in the discus throw will also represent Qatar Athletics team in the World Athletics Championships.

Qatar demolish India in opening Sr Men’s Asian volleyball win

Iran - Qatar overpowered India in straight sets 25-20, 25-19, 25-19 for their first win in Pool E in the 22nd Asian Senior Men’s Volleyball Championship at Al-Ghadir Hall on Saturday. Qatar put their act together and attacked well to win the first set 25-20 against India, which aimed to better their performance in line with their developmental plan. The second set was the same script as Qatar took command from the very beginning, with Raimi Wadidie and Youssef Oughlaf attacking devastatingly. As India briefly struggled to find their form at the near end of the set, Qatar shone through their splendid offensive tactics and cruised on to a well-fought 25-19 win. The Qataris frustrated India’s defense with various strategies in the third set. Argentinean Camilo Andres Soto, head coach of Qatar, had confidence in his players and they did not let him down as the Qataris extended the lead to 18-13. The Indian outfit found Qatar, strengthened by hard-attacking Raimi Wadidie, an impossible nut to crack going down 19-25 in the third set.

Qatar Athletics Team Begin World Athletics Championships Challenge Saturday

Budapest: The delegation of the Qatari athletics team have arrived in the Hungarian capital, Budapest, to participate in the nineteenth edition of the World Athletics Championships which will be held from August 19-27 with the participation of 2,000 male and female athletes representing all continents of the world. The Qatari athletics team is participating in the championship with three of the most prominent athletes, the reigning world high jump champion Mutaz Essa Barshim in the high jump competition, runner Bassem Abdel Salam in the 400m hurdles, and the promising Moaaz Mohamed in the discus throw. The reigning world high jump champion Mutaz Essa Barshim Olympic and world champion will defend his crowned title in 2022 Eugene World Championships for the third time in a row and will seek to immortalize his name as the best champion in the history of athletics for the high jump competition for the fourth time after becoming the first athlete to win the gold medal in the competition three times respectively and on three different continents. International Association of Athletics Federations (IAAF) described the Qatari champion in a recording broadcast on its official accounts on social media platforms as the best in history in the high jump although he has the second best jump (2.43m) behind Cuban Javier Sotomayor who holds the record (2.45m). Barshim has already posted the world's leading mark this season, an impressive 2.36m at the Silesia Kamila SkolimowskaMemorial Diamond League meet in Chorzow, Poland, last month. He then recorded a 2.33m mark at the London Diamond League despite finishing second behind American JuVaughn Harrision. However, the reigning Olympic title-holder Barshim will not only set his eyes on winning an unprecedented fourth World gold in a row but also the world record in this pet event held by Cuban great Javier Sotomayor since 1993. Barshim came close to beating Sotomayor's 2.45m mark in Brussels in 2014, but got injured while attempting to clear the bar at 2.46m. The winning height in the high jump at the last three worlds championships (Eugene, Tokyo and Doha) - has been 2.37m. Barshim's teammate, Bassem will also try to make his presence felt at the Worlds, competing in the one lap hurdles event in the absence of compatriot Abderrahman Samba who missed most part of the season due to an injury. Bassem is a former Asian Athletics Championships gold winner, and has a personal best of 48.64 secs which places him in the top 30 in the world this season. The third member of the Qatar team Mohamed is a former U-20 World and Asian champion with a personal best of 62.48m.  

Team Qatar shine in William Jones Cup

Chinese Taipei: Qatar basketball team have secured their third consecutive victory on  Thursday in the 42nd edition William Jones Cup 2023, which run from 12 to 20 August in Chinese Taipei. Team Qatar defeated hosts Chinese Taipei (B) team 71-59 on Thursday.  This tournament is bringing together a number of   teams who will compete  in  the 19th edition of the FIBA World Cup to be held in Indonesia, Japan and the Philippines from August 25 to September. 

Qatar to take on Lebanon in Asia Men's U19 Volleyball Championship

Jeddah: Qatar will shake hands with Lebanon in their second match at West Asia Men's U19 Volleyball Championship on Friday. The championship is held in Jeddah, Saudi Arabia during Aug. 15-25 with the participation of 8 teams. Team Qatar were drawn in group A along with Saudi Arabia, Lebanon and Jordan while Group B includes Syria, Bahrain, UAE and Kuwait