Team Qatar line up for FIBA 3x3 Asia Cup 2023

Doha: The Qatari national team will participate in the finals of the FIBA 3x3 Asia Cup 2023 for men and women which will be hosted by Singapore until to April 2. The tournament includes in addition to Qatar, the teams of Singapore (the host country), Australia, China, Brunei, Chinese Taipei, India, Hong Kong, Indonesia, Japan, Iran, Kazakhstan, Malaysia, Mongolia, New Caledonia, the Philippines, New Zealand, South Korea, Sri Lanka, Samoa, Tahiti, Thailand, Tonga, and Turkmenistan.  

QOC Athletes Commission holds General Assembly Meeting

DOHA -  The Qatar Olympic Committee’s Athletes Commission held its first regular General Assembly meeting for the sport term 2020-2024 at  the QOC Headquarters on Sunday. The meeting was chaired by Secretary General of Athletes Commission  Mrs. Nada Mohamed Wafa and attended by members of  the General Assembly who satisfied  the meeting a quorum. During  the meeting, attendees have approved GA members list, ratified meeting agenda, set up a strategic work plan to achieve the Commission’ objectives and fulfill its needs in the years to come. The Commission official budget for 2023 , its programs ,  activities, as well as athletes workshops, field visits and participation in  all events across the country have been reviewed during the meeting. Most notably, the General Assembly have unanimously approved the request of Mrs. Mubaraka Al Abdallah of Qatar Winter Sports Committee to join the General Assembly of the Athletes Commission. To shed lights on the  Commission incoming activities, Mrs. Nada Mohamed Wafa said the Commission will organize a series of workshops in future that will be in cooperation with Olympic Council of Asia and IOC’s Athletes Commission.

Qatar lose to Thailand in International U23 Friendly Championship

DOHA: Qatar’s U23 team lost to Thailand 1-0 in their second match at the international friendly championship for under-23 teams at Abdullah bin Khalifa Stadium. The event brings together 10 teams including Qatar, Saudi Arabia, Kuwait, Oman, Iraq, UAE, Thailand, Kyrgyzstan, South Korea, Iraq and Vietnam.  The 10 teams participating in the tournament are preparing to enter the AFC U-23 Championship qualifiers, which will be held next September. Qatar U23 Squad:  Khaled Ali, Mohamed Surag, Osamah Al Tairi, Tameem Mansour (Al Rayyan), Abdulla Al Yazidi, Abdulrahman Rashed (Al Sadd), Abdulla Al Sulaiti, Jassem Gaber, Amir Hassan (Al Arabi), Ilyes Brimil, Abdelrahman Mohamed (Umm Salal), Abdulaziz Mohamed, Diyab Haroon, Mohamed Emad (Al Duhail), Ali J AI Marri, Mohamed Al Manai, Mohamed Hassan (Al Markhiya), Ali Nader (Al Khor), Mohamed Khaled (Al Wakrah), Saifeldeen Hassan, Abdalla Yousif (Al Gharafa), Faisal Mohamed, Yousif Balida (Al Shamal)  

Qatar's beach volleyball ends campaign in Elite16-Tepic, MEX- 2023 Championship

Mexico City: Qatar's beach volleyball national team consisting of the duo Cherif Younousse and Ahmed Tijan - ranked third in the world - ended their participation in the Elite16-Tepic, MEX- 2023 championship in Mexico with the world's best classifiers. Qatar's beach volleyball duo Cherif Younousse and Ahmed Tijan played Three matches in the group stage within Group A, which included the Norwegian duo Anders Mol and Christian Sorum ranked first in the world and the Italian duo Nicolai and Cottafava. The team lost their matches in this tournament, which is due to conclude on Sunday. Led by the distinguished duo Cherif Younousse and Ahmed Tijan, Tokyo 2020 Olympic Games bronze medalist, the Qatari team has achieved many outstanding results in recent years which made the team one of the world's first teams in the world rankings.  

Qatar's Beach Volleyball Team to participate in Elite16-Tepic, MEX- 2023 Championship

Doha:  Qatar's beach volleyball national team consisting of the duo Cherif Younousse and Ahmed Tijan will participate in the Elite16-Tepic, MEX- 2023 championship in Mexico. The tournament draw placed team Qatar in group A which also includes the Norwegian duo Anders Mol and Christian Sorum and the Italian duo Nicolai and Cottafava along with a fourth team that will be determined later from the qualifiers. The Qatari team will start their campaign in the tournament on Thursday against the team that will qualify from the qualifiers and will play their second match on Friday against Norway to conclude the group stage on the evening of the same day against Italian team.

Asian champions arrive home to warm welcome

Doha: The newly crowned Asian beach handball champions Qatar received a rousing welcome upon their arrival at the Hamad International Airport in Doha on Monday. Qatar regained the Asian Men’s Beach Handball title – their sixth overall - after defeating Oman 18-14, 16-12 in the final in Bali, Indonesia, on Sunday. Upon their qualification for the final in Bali, Qatar also booked a berth in the 2024 World Handball Championships. Qatar Handball Association (QHA) president Ahmed Al-Shaabi and board members received the victorious Qatar team.