Abdulhadi Al Marri named as Qatar’s flag bearer for Arab Games opening ceremony

Algeria: Team Qatar boxing champion Abdulhadi Al Marri was named as Qatar’s Flag bearer for opening ceremony of the 15th Arab Games-Algeria 2023 to be held on Wednesday in Algiers Abdulhadi Al Marri said he is proud to be selected to carry Qatar's flag at Arab Games Opening Ceremony. Al Marri thanked the officials of the Qatar Olympic Committee under the leadership of H.E. Sheikh Joaan bin Hamad Al Thani for their trust and support.    

Qatari flag hoisted in Athletes Village of Arab Games

Algeria: The Qatari flag has been hoisted in the Athletes Village of the 15th Arab Games to be held in Algeria from July 05-15, 2023.  Nasser Al Modahka, Head of Qatari mission to the Games, attended the ceremony, which marked the official entry of the Qatari mission to the athletes village. Al Modahka stressed that the Qatari athletes are ready to shine at the sports competitions of the Arab Games. 

Team Qatar open Arab Games campaign with silver medal

Algeria - Team Qatar athlete Hammdy Al Ameen clinched silver medal in  the men’s high jump on Tuesday in  the 15th edition of Arab Games 2023 , which is running  from 5th to 15th July in Algeria’s capital city of Algiers. Qatar’s Al Ameen jumped  2,16m  to settle in the event’s second place as his teammate Asman Ashraf advanced to the men’s400m finals after secured a time of 45.97. Most notably, 115 Qatari athletes are competing in 16 sport disciplines, handball, volleyball, basketball, swimming, Triathlon (cycling only), athletics, gymnastics, chess, fencing, sailing, boxing, (goal ball and para-athletics), Karate, judo and badminton.

Team Qatar to face Panama in Concacaf Gold Cup quarterfinals

Texas, July 06, 2023  (QNA) - Qatar national football team will face their Panama counterpart on Saturday as part of quarterfinals of the 2023 Concacaf Gold Cup hosted by the US and Canada from June 24 - July 16. Qatar had advanced to the quarterfinals after a 1-0 win over the Mexican team that already clinched advancement. In other quarterfinal matches, the United States will meet Canada, while Guatemala will face Jamaica and Mexico will take on Costa Rica. The Qatari national team had arrived in Dallas from California in preparation for the match against Panama. The match will be held at AT&T Stadium in Arlington, Dallas, west of Texas, on Saturday, July 8. Qatar faced Panama in the group stage of the last tournament in 2021, when the match ended in a 3-3 draw. Qatar's goals were scored by Akram Afif in the 48th minute, Al Moez Ali in the 53rd minute and Hassan Al Haidous in the 63rd minute, while those of Panama were scored by Rolando Blackburn in the 51st minute, 58th minute and Eric Davis in the 79th minute. Qatar are featuring at the Gold Cup as a guest side for the second time at a special invitation from Concacaf under the cooperation agreement with the Qatar Football Association.

Team Qatar jumps up to fifth place in FIVB Men's Beach Volleyball World Ranking

LAUSANNE -  July 06 ,  2023 (QNA) - Qatar's beach volleyball duo Cherif Younes and Ahmed Tijan ranked fifth in the recently announced FIVB Men's Beach Volleyball World Ranking. The team collected 6,190 points from their participation in world championships and tours during the last period. The ranking was led by the Norwegian duo Mol, A./Sorum, C. with 8,720 points. 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 Younes and Ahmed Tijan who presented dazzling levels and placed the national team among the first in the world rankings.  

Qatar beat Mexico to qualify to quarterfinals

California: Qatar advanced to the quarterfinals of the 2023 CONCACAF Gold Cup with a 1-0 win over the Mexican team that already clinched advancement, at the Levi's Stadium in Santa Clara, California, as part of Group B's 2nd round of matches in the group stage of the tournament hosted by the US and Canada until July 16. The 2022 World Cup host, coached by Carlos Queiroz from Portugal, took the lead in the 27th minute when Musaab Khidir whipped in a great cross from the right and Hazem Shehata found the target with a superb angled header. Qatar, the reigning Asian champions, reached the semifinals of the Gold Cup in their previous guest appearance two years ago. Their victory meant Honduras comeback win against Haiti was in vain, an agonizing outcome for the Central American side, whose players waited on the field as Qatar clung on. Qatar and Mexico will now await the final placements for the teams in Group C. Mexico will face whoever finishes in second, while Qatar will meet the first-place finisher.