Qatar to take on hosts Saudi Arabia at GCC U-16 Basketball Championship

Jeddah -  Qatar Junior basketball team will lock horns on Thursday against hosts Saudia Arabia in day three game of  GCC U16 Basketball Championship 2023 , which runs from 25th to 31st  of June in  Saudi Arabia’  coastal city of Jeddah . Most notably,  team  Qatar  have secured  a convincing 93-57 victory over Bahrain earlier on Tuesday and  now hopefully  will  extend  their winning streak in Thursday game.   This one week-long event is bringing  together four teams, Bahrain, Kuwait, Qatar and Saudi Arabia. It is a qualifying tournament to  FIBA U16 Asian Basketball Championship 2023.

Stage set for World Aquatics Championships – Doha 2024

Fukuoka: Khaleel Al Jaber, President of the Qatar Swimming Association and General Director of the World Aquatics Championships – Doha 2024 Organizing Committee has delivered a presentation on Doha preparations to host the world championships at the World Aquatics Congress held on Fukuoka, Japan on Tuesday.  The Championships will be held in Doha from February 02-18, 2024.  Al Jaber stressed that Doha is ready to host a unique edition of the world championships and to welcome participants from all over the world. Having successfully organised several World Aquatics events in the past, including the acclaimed World Swimming Championships (25m) in 2014, as well as World Cup events in swimming, open water swimming, diving and artistic swimming, Doha has a proven track record to deliver outstanding competitions and provide world-class facilities for athletes and fans alike. On the other hand, Kuwait’s Husain Al-Musallam has secured a new eight-year term as President of World Aquatics after standing uncontested at the organisation's General Congress. Members of World Aquatics all but unanimously voted in favour of keeping the Kuwaiti official in charge of the global governing body until 2031.  

Team Qatar to participate in Arab Table Tennis Championship

Doha: Qatar table tennis delegation left yesterday for Iraq to participate in the 2023 Arab national teams championship, which will be organised by the Iraqi table tennis federation in the city of Sulaymaniyah, under the supervision of the Arab federation. The championship will be held from July 28 to August 4, in which Arab champions of different ages will compete in the teams, singles, doubles and mixed doubles. Qatari national team delegation is headed by director of the national teams Khaled Ali Al Kuwari. It includes first team coach and the coaches of the age groups, in addition to 15 players: Ahmed Khalil Al Mohannadi, Mohamed Abdel-Wahhab, Fahd Al Mughni, Ahmed Muthanna, Abdulaziz Al Abdullah, Issa Al Haddad, Mohammed Al Sulaiti, Youssef Abdullah, Ahmed Eid, Rawad Al Nasser, Sultan Al Kuwari, Abbad Al Abdullah, Ibrahim Al Sulaiti, Rabia Al Kuwari, and Abdullah Abdul-Wahhab. The Qatari national teams of different ages underwent intensive training during the last period at the Lusail Sports Hall and the Training and Preparation Center Hall in Ras Abu Aboud in preparation for the championship.

World Volleyball Challenger Cup to Kick Off on Thursday

Doha: The Qatar Volleyball Association (QVA) held a press conference to announce details of the Volleyball Challenger Cup Qatar 2023 to be held in Doha and for the first time in the Middle East at the Aspire Zone from July 28 to 30. Youssef Ahmed Kanu, Secretary-General of QVA and the tournament director and Saeed Al Hitmi, member of the Board of Directors of the association, addressed the press conference. Oscar Jumbo Electronics Company was revealed as the official sponsors of the championship on the occasion. Youssef Ahmed Kanu affirmed the federation’s keenness to make this continental event a big success and bring out the tournament in the best way. Saeed Al Hitmi said that the Qatari team will be participating in Challenger Cup and aiming to put up a top show against some of the tough teams from different continents. The event will also help Qatar prepare for the upcoming events, the most important of which is the upcoming Asian Championship to be hosted by Iran, as well as the Asian Games qualifiers and the Olympic Games qualifiers, he said. The competing teams at the Volleyball Challenger Cup Qatar 2023 include Qatar, Tunisia, Chile, Ukraine, China, Thailand, Turkey and the Dominican Republic in the men’s competitions while in the women’s category Sweden, France, Vietnam, Croatia, Ukraine, Kenya, Colombia and Mexico will vie for top honours. The tournament will begin with Tunisia and Chile playing the inaugural match on Friday. The Qatari men’s team will also begin their campaign the same day against Thailand. There will be two women’s matches on the opening day where France will play Vietnam, and Croatia will meet Ukraine. The quarter-final stage matches will conclude with a meeting between Turkey and the Dominican Republic. The semi-finals will be held on Saturday and the final on Sunday (July 30th). 

Stage set for 2023 FIVB Volleyball Challenger Cup

Doha: The Qatar Volleyball Association has completed its preparations for the FIVB Volleyball Men's Challenger Cup, which is scheduled to take place in Doha for the first time in Middle East at the Aspire Sports Hall from July 28 to 30. The men’s event will feature the participation of 8 teams including Tunisia, Chile, Dominican Republic, Turkey, Ukraine, China, Thailand and hosts Qatar. The women’s event will bring together 8 teams including Sweden, France, Vietnam, Croatia, Ukraine, Kenya, Colombia and Mexico. The International Volleyball Federation had announced the program of the event in which Qatar's first match will be against Thailand on July 28. Qatar Squad: Mubarak Dhahi, Belal Abunabot, Mahmoud Waleed, Osman Abdulwahed, Yousef Oughlaf, Milos Stevanovic, Renan Ribeiro, Nikola Vasic, Ibrahim Mohamed, Naji Mahmoud and Mohamed Al Sharshani.

Team Qatar opens GCC U-16 Basketball Championship with dominant performance

Jeddah -  Qatar Junior basketball team began their  campaign in the  GCC U16 Basketball Championship 2023  with a convincing 93-57 victory over Bahrain in Saudi Arabia’  coastal city of Jeddah on Tuesday. In  its opening game, team Qatar produced a solid performance, dominated the match from the first minute to the final whistle ,  earned the stripes and  came out  victorious. This one week-long event is bringing  together four teams, Bahrain, Kuwait, Qatar and Saudi Arabia. It is a qualifying tournament to  FIBA U16 Asian Basketball Championship 2023.