QOC & Al Jazeera Media Institute sign a cooperation agreement to boost in Media Services

DOHA – The Qatar Olympic Committee (QOC) announced Today, the signing of a cooperation  agreement  with Al Jazeera Media Institute - Al-Jazeera Media Network to boost co-operation in the field of distinctive media and administrative training courses based on  the highest modern standards. At the signing ceremony,  Director  of Support Services Sector, Mr. Hamad Lahdan Al Mohannadi signed on behalf of the QOC and Ms. Iman Ahmed Al Aamri, Director of Al Jazeera Media Institute inked on behalf of the Institute, the occasion attended by senior officials from the two organizations. The agreement will cover the exchange of experience, coaches, experts, data  in the fields of training and development as well as the  organization of    symposiums, conferences, training workshops. The Institute will  set up training programs that meet QOC’s requirements  and providing  valuable training course to QOC’s executive leaders and employees. In a post-signing statement, Mr. Al Mohannadi appreciated this agreement and said: “ By this common work we can  together provide the  most special  training courses in the field of media , this partnership will help us developing our human cadres and getting  maximum benefit  from Al-Jazeera Network in favor of  the Qatar sport movement”. Mrs. Eman Al Aamri expressed her welcome of this agreement, which comes as part of the institute’s efforts to expand cooperation between it and various government and private institutions in the state of Qatar, and to push towards enhancing the cooperation between the institute and Qatar Olympic Committee. Al Aamri stated that the institute prioritizes contributing to the development of Qatar’s human resources, enabling them with the tools, experiences, and skills required in the field of media work and communication with the public. The Al Jazeera Media Institute was launched in February 2004 as an educational institution that combines expertise, theoretical, and practical knowledge, in training courses covering various fields of communications studies. The institute aims to enhance the media industry in the Arab world and globally and collaborates with a group of international institutions to provide training programs at the highest levels. The institute creates new methods based on its experience in the field of media training and development, as well as the experience of the Al Jazeera network.  

QOC holds workshop on Knowledge Management

DOHA -  Knowledge Management Unit at the QOC’s Strategy & Management Department  held a one-day workshop on principles of knowledge management for employees at the QOC building on Tuesday. The one day workshop was attended by 16 employees , representing  different QOC’s departments, sections and units. Ms.  Lolwa Al-Kuwari,  Head of Knowledge Management Unit  delivered a  productive presentation to trainees on the key concepts of  Knowledge Management,  knowledge elements, ways of promoting knowledge, importance of knowledge for  institutions and knowledge management system and plans. This workshop aims to promote knowledge culture among  all employees from different QOC’s departments, sections and units, that  with purpose of upgrading  employee’s administrative efficiency and improving his/her cognitive ability in a way to serve the interest of institutional work. Tuesday’s workshop  was just a first step of a series of workshops to come in the frame of implementing the  knowledge  system that represents one of vital objectives of  the QOC’s strategy 2023-2030.

Table Tennis Team ready to participate in World Championships in South Africa

DOHA, (QNA) - The Qatar table tennis national team will participate in the 2023 World Table Tennis Championships, which will be held in Durban, South Africa from May 20 to 28, in the categories of singles, men's and women's doubles, and mixed doubles. The Qatar team will participate in the tournament in the men's doubles category through the duo Ahmed Khalil Al Mohannadi and Mohammed Abdulwahhab, the delegation will leave on Wednesday. Qatar's table tennis doubles team has qualified for the completions in the 2023 World Table Tennis Championships Finals after defeated Kazakh's doubles Iskander Kharki and Aidos Kenzhigulov (4-1) in the qualifying match of the Asian qualifiers.

World Judo Championships - Doha 2023 Concludes

DOHA , May 14 (QNA) - Amid great distinction and success, the World Judo Championships - Doha 2023, which was held over eight days at the Ali Bin Hamad Al Attiyah Arena, concluded on Sunday with a large participation of 657 male and female players representing 99 countries from around the world. HE President of the Qatar Olympic Committee and Chairman of the Local Organizing Committee of the World Judo Championships - Doha 2023, Sheikh Joaan bin Hamad Al-Thani, President of the International Judo Federation (IJF) Marius Vizer, HE Second-Vice President of Qatar Olympic Committee Dr. Thani bin Abdulrahman Al Kuwari, HE Secretary-General of Qatar Olympic Committee Jassim Rashid Al Buainain, President of the Qatar Taekwondo, Judo and Karate Federation Khalid bin Hamad Al Attiyah, along with a number of IJF officials, continental federations and guests of the tournament attended the final day competitions. At the end of the competition, HE Sheikh Joaan crowned the Japanese team with the first-place trophy in the team event, while the IJF President handed the gold medals to the Japanese team members. IJF General Secretary Lisa Allan crowned the French team members with the silver medals, while the President of the Qatar Taekwondo, Judo and Karate Federation crowned the Georgian team members with the bronze medals. HE Chairman of Media and Broadcasting Committee for the Judo World Championships - Doha 2023 Sheikh Hamad bin Abdulaziz Al-Thani handed the bronze medals to the Netherlands team members, while the International Judo Federation Ambassador Ion Tiriac handed the second place trophy to the French team and the third place trophy to the teams of Georgia and the Netherlands. After the coronation ceremony, HE President of the Qatar Olympic Committee and Chairman of the Local Organizing Committee of the World Judo Championships - Doha 2023, Sheikh Joaan bin Hamad Al-Thani, thanked and praised the efforts of the work team and volunteers, who were keen on taking memorial photos with His Excellency, for their contribution to the success of the championship. His Excellency stressed that the exceptional success of the Judo World Championships - Doha 2023 does not only represent an excellence certificate for the Qatari organization of mega championships and events, the world-class quality of the Qatari sporting infrastructure, and Qatar's wide organizational experience; but also reflects Qatar's continuous commitment to strengthening the Olympic movement. His Excellency added that Qatar always believes in the importance of sport, its role in uniting people, spreading peace, and boosting development. Through the continuous organization of such events, Qatar aspires to highlight its world-class sporting facilities and its hospitality in serving the sporting community. In conclusion of his speech, His Excellency said that Qatar looks forward to turning the success of this edition of the World Judo Championships, which concluded Sunday in Doha - the capital of international sports - into a bedrock that provides more excellence and dazzle for Qatar in organizing various sporting events in the future. (QNA)  

Riner wins historic 11th title at Doha judo worlds

DOHA -French heavyweight Teddy Riner claimed a historic 11th world title with victory over Inal Tasoev in the men’s +100kg final at the 2023 World Judo Championships in Doha on Saturday , 13 May. The 34-year-old defeated his rival by waza ari after three minutes and 41 seconds of golden score time, providing a stunning conclusion to what had been a tightly fought contest. Moments before, Tasoev had been in pursuit of Riner throughout the match, countering with tenacity. He tried to win with his own waza ari, but the referee deemed it invalid. Sensing the moment, Riner went in for the win. As the result was confirmed the Frenchman raised his arms in acknowledgement of the raucous crowd who had been cheering him on before then dipping into a forward roll and then staying on the floor, soaking up his achievement, too exhausted to return to his feet. “I won mentally. I had a sleepless night. People think it’s easy, but it’s hard,” Riner said to Chaine L’Equipe afterwards. “The 11th title] brings me pride, given how difficult it is to get. The work behind it... But when you work, it pays off. Even if it’s hard.” Riner’s route to his record-extending world gold was far from a simple one. With no seeded status to protect him, owing to his No.18 world ranking, the Frenchman faced a series of strong contenders from the outset. After a string of uneasy victories topped by a breathless near-eight minute-long fight against 2022 World Championship silver medallist Saito Tatsuru of Japan in the quarterfinals, Riner came alive in the semi-final against World No 1 Temur Rakhimov. The three-time Olympic gold medallist needed just 28 seconds to dispatch the Tajik, winning by ippon and setting him up for a final against Tasoev. Riner’s quest in Qatar for many was seen as a litmus test of form ahead of the Paris 2024 Olympics where the judoka will be a home favourite to medal. The mixed team competitions are scheduled to begin Sunday, May 14th. Each team consists of three men and three women from different weight categories who will compete in a series of matches, with each member facing an opponent from another country. Khalid bin Hamad Al Attiyah, who serves as both the President of Qatar Karate, Judo, and Taekwondo Federation and the Vice President and General Director of the Local Organising Committee received a black belt fromMarius Vizer, President of the International Judo Federation, in recognition of his valuable contributions to the Judo community.   It’s been a feature of the World Judo Championships – Doha 2023 that many of the defending champions present have been unable to make the podium at all this time around, with many departing the competition before the quarter-final stages. It has been a reminder that defending, or indeed regaining, a world title is always harder than it is to win it for the first time. In the +78kg category, Romane Dicko (FRA) was the latest red backpatch holder to fall foul of this trend. Despite storming to the world title in Tashkent last year, her form had dipped of late, with two defeats to 35-year-old Kayra Sayit (TUR) in successive grand slams in 2023. Dicko was clearly not her usual self in Doha and was defeated by 20-year-old Asya Tavano (ITA) in round 2, by waza-ari. Her exit left an opportunity wide open for her teammate Julia Tolofua to exploit. And exploit it she did, also making a play for the Paris Olympic place. With the legendary Idalys Ortiz (CUB) withdrawing from the competition before it had begun, the opposite half of the draw opened up for the Tokyo Olympic champion Akira Sone (JPN) to make her way through to the final to face Tolofua. In the final, after 11 minutes of fighting, it was Sone who came out on top, as Tolofua picked up a third and final shido. The 22-year-old Sone claims her second world title; to have achieved this and an Olympic title as nothing short of incredible. The first bronze medal contest saw Souza face Kim for a place on the podium and it took only 1 minute to determine the winner. Souza gripped strongly around Kim’s head, attacked first with o-uchi-gari and then o-soto-gari, to floor her opponent for ippon. Kim was left distraught, but Souza was overjoyed; her 3rd world medal clearly meant just as much as the other two, if not more. The other bronze medal match was contested between Hershko and Xu. Both players struggled to take grips on each other’s lapels and often ended up fighting from the sleeves. This played right into Herskho’s hands and she dropped in a for a low sode-tsurikomi-goshi to score a waza-ari. Xu almost levelled the score with uchi-mata but Hershko held on to claim her first world medal.  

HH the Amir Attends Final of His Highness' Football Cup

DOHA, May 13, 2023 (QNA) - HH the Amir Sheikh Tamim bin Hamad Al-Thani attended on Friday evening HH the Amir Cup final match between Al Sadd and Al Arabi at Ahmad Bin Ali Stadium. HH Sheikh Jassim bin Hamad Al-Thani, the Personal Representative of HH the Amir; HH Sheikh Mohammed bin Khalifa Al-Thani; HE Speaker of the Shura Council Hassan bin Abdulla Al Ghanim and a number of Their Excellencies sheikhs; ministers and senior officials attended the match. The final was also attended by HE President of the (FIFA) Gianni Infantino; HE President of the Asian Football Confederation (AFC) Sheikh Salman bin Ibrahim Al Khalifa a number of heads of Arab and international sports associations, a number of Their Excellencies members of the diplomatic corps accredited to the State of Qatar, and football fans. Al Arabi won the match against Al Sadd 3-0. After the match, HH the Amir handed the trophy and gold medals to Al Arabi team, and the silver medals to Al Sadd team. (QNA).