Qatar Team placed in group C in Hamburg Beach Volleyball Tournament

Hamburg: The draw for the Elite16 - Hamburg- 2023 Beach Volleyball Tournament has placed the Qatari men's beach volleyball team, of duo Cherif Younousse and Ahmad Tijan, in Group C of the tournament that will be held from Aug.16 to 20. The German duo Winter/Henning and the Czech duo, Perusic/Schweiner were also placed in Group C in addition to a team that will qualify for the main rounds from the qualifying stage to face the Qatari team on Aug.17 in their first match in the tournament. The Qatari team is currently ranked in the 5th place in world ranking after collecting 6580 points in 11 world tournaments. The Qatari team, the winner 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. (QNA)

Qatar Winter Sports Committee participates in Asian Ice Hockey Youth Camp

Tashkent(Uzbekistan )- (The Qatar Winter Sports Committee is participating at the week-long Under-16 Asian Ice Hockey Youth Camp which is taking place in Tashkent, Uzbekistan. The Qatar Winter Sports Committee is represented by one player, one coach and one referee. The camp, organised by the Olympic Council of Asia (OCA) in collaboration with the International Ice Hockey Federation (IIHF) is held from July 31 to August 07 with participation of 27 nations, to bolster the development of winter sports in the region, with a specific focus on ice hockey as a part of the Winter Olympic Games. The initiative has garnered significant attention from game officials in numerous Asian countries where ice hockey is practiced. The primary objective is to promote and popularize winter sports across the continent while supporting players and other stakeholders in enhancing their technical prowess and skills.

Qatar’s Abdelwahab emerges Arab Table Tennis Champion

Sulaymaniyah: Qatar’s Mohamed Abdelwahab claimed men’s title at the 17th Arab Table Tennis Championship in Sulaymaniyah Iraq on Friday.  In the final match, Abdelwahab defeated Jordan’s Ziad Aziz 3-1.  Team Qatar claimed 11 medals in the nine-nation tournament including 5 silver medals and 5 bronze medals. 

Team Qatar win three medals in Arab Table Tennis Championship

Baghdad:  The Qatari table tennis team won three medals yesterday in the 17th Arab Table Tennis Championship for teams, which underway in the Iraqi city of Sulaymaniyah, with the participation of 9 Arab teams. Qatar won two silver medals by Mohammed Al Sulaiti in the U-13 singles category, Ahmed Eid in the U-15 singles category, and one bronze by Sultan Al Kuwari, in the U-15 singles category. In the men's category, Mohammed Abdelwahhab qualified for the final after defeating Bahraini Rashid Sanad in the semi-finals. He will face Jordanian Ziad Aziz in the final in search of the gold medal. 

Team Qatar win two medals in Kim Myung Open Taekwondo Championship

Seoul: Qatar's Nour Muhammad yesterday clinched a gold medal while her compatriot Othman Boularas won a silver at the Kim Myung Open Taekwondo Championship in South Korea. Muhammad won the gold medal in the women's over 68 kg weight class, while Boularas came second in the Poomsae. Both Qatari taekwondo players will also participate in the Shangjun Korean Championship from 8 to 14 of this month as part of their preparations for the Beach World Championship, which will take place in Korea from 18 to 20 August. It's worth mentioning that Othman Boularas is gearing up for the Asian Games scheduled from 23 September to 8 October in China in the poomsae category.  

Team Qatar keep impressive performance at Arab Table Tennis Championship

Baghdad, August 02 (QNA) - Qatar table tennis team raised their medals tally to five in the ongoing Arab Table Tennis Championship in Iraq, which runs through Aug. 4. Sultan Al Kuwari and Ahmed Eid claimed silver in the U15 doubles games after losing 1-3 to Tunisia in the final. Al Kuwari expressed his happiness at winning the silver medal in the Arab Championship, stressing that raising the name of Qatar high remains their goal in the participation. The individual games for all categories will be played on Thursday.