Qatar ready to host the World Judo Championships – Doha 2023

Tashkent - The delegation of organizing committee of the World Judo Championship- Doha 2023 visited Tashkent, Uzbekistan to attend the 2022 World Judo Championships in the Uzbekistani capital this month.    The delegation, headed by Eid Al-Muraikhi - Chairman of the Sports Committee at the World Judo Championships - Doha 2023, was briefed on the experience of the host city of the 2022 edition to enhance knowledge transfer in preparation for the upcoming event in Doha.  Eid Al-Muraikhi lauding the level of the current edition in Tashkent on both organizational and technical levels, said "We were briefed, over the last few days, on Tashkent experience in this event which served as a window through which we have followed all the elements and sections of event organization and the visit will help us deliver a perfect edition next year."  Most notably, the International Judo Federation (IJF) have praised Qatar's preparations to host 2023 edition of World Judo Championships as the IJF President Mr. Marius Vizer has confirmed that the IJF will support the Qatar Judo Federation in organizing and exceptional edition of the world championships, especially after organizing 2021 Judo World Masters in Doha.  

Team Qatar qualify to AFC U17 Asian Cup Finals

Muscat: Qatar advanced to the AFC U17 Asian Cup™ 2023 Finals after a 4-1 victory over Lebanon confirmed them as winners of Group C of the Qualifiers on Sunday. Having defeated Oman 2-1 on Friday, Qatar knew a win would confirm their spot in the Finals and they enjoyed a dream start with forward Tahsin Mohammed Alhagri giving them the lead in the eighth minute. Qatar, however, had to wait till the second half to widen their advantage with substitute Ahmad Nasirmahmood scoring their second in the 63rd minute.  Defender Ali Mohammad Shahabi scored their third in the 68th minute. An own goal by Rashid Muneer Mazeeq in the 74th minute gave Lebanon a glimmer of hope only for Esmail Musaed Alahrak to score Qatar's fourth in the 80th to emphatically confirm their position as the group winners.  

Fares Ibrahim to participate in Asian Weightlifting Championship

Manama: The 2022 Asian Weightlifting Championship began in Manama, Bahrain on October 06. Qatar’s 96-kilogram Olympic champion Fares Ibrahim will participate in the event after moving up to the 102s and will do battle with 2016 Olympic Champion Ruslan Nurudinov of Uzbekistan. The event brings together 246 players from 33 countries including Qatar, Bangladesh, Brunei, China, India, Iran, Indonesia, Iraq, Jordan, Japan, Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, KSA, Kuwait, South Korea, Laos, Lebanon, Mongolia, Oman, Pakistan, Philippines, Singapore, Tajikistan, Sri Lanka, Thailand, Chinese Taipei, Turkmenistan, UAE, Uzbekistan, Vietnam, Yemen and Bahrain.

Rashid Al-Athba qualifies to Paris 2024 Olympics

Osijek, Croatia: Qatar's Rashid Al-Athba qualified to Paris 2024 Olympics after claiming the bronze medal of men’s skeet event at ISSF World Championship Shotgun 2022 in Osijek, Croatia on Sunday.  A perfect medal round saw Egypt's Azmy Mehelba score 40 out of 40 to claim the skeet shooting world title.  Three-time Olympic gold medallist Vincent Hancock missed just one target midway through the medal match so could do nothing to prevent Mehelba from claiming a perfect hit in the final round.  Third placed Rashid Al-Athba of Qatar rounded out the podium. Sweden's Stefan Nilsson finished fourth but claimed a Paris 2024 quota place for his nation alongside Mehelba, Hancock and Al-Athba for Egypt, USA, and Qatar, respectively.  

Team Qatar to participate in 2022 WKF U21, Junior & Cadet World Championships

Doha: Qatar's national karate team will participate in the 2022 WKF U21, Junior & Cadet World Championships to be held in Konya (Turkiye) from October 26 to 30.  The event will bring together more than 1000 athletes from 100 countries.  The competition will start on Wednesday, October 26 and the medal bouts and finals are set to be held on Saturday and Sunday. Qatar will be represented by Abdullah Rashad in men's 84 kg event and Yaman Al Natsha in men's 67 event.   Team Qatar will also participate in the 2022 Asian Cadet, Junior and U-21 Karate Championships to be staged in Uzbekistan next December.   

Qatar beat Oman, inch closer to securing AFC U17 Asian Cup Spot

Muscat, Oman: A second half brace from Bassam Eid helped Qatar to muster a 2-1 comeback win over hosts Oman in group C of the AFC U17 Asian Cup™ 2023 Qualifiers . This result propelled the Ibrahim Al Shafei-led squad to pole position in the group before taking on Lebanon in the final round on Sunday. Qatar went into the tie at the Sultan Qaboos Sports Complex knowing they had to defeat Oman, with the home side sitting two points clear at the top. Oman, who had defeated Lebanon and Bahrain in their earlier matches, started on the front foot and took the lead in the seventh minute through Al Haitham Musallam Al Shekaily, who tapped in from close range. Oman pushed forward, buoyed by raucous home support, in search of a second goal before halftime. Nonetheless, Qatar was able to maintain a manageable 0-1 deficit before the break. Oman led at the break, but a rejuvenated Qatar – who had previously defeated Iraq and drawn with Bahrain – took the game to their opponents in the second half. Coach Al Shafei’s substitutions helped Qatar take control of the midfield and string together several opportunities to level the score; their reward came in the 55th minute when Bassam Eid was brought down inside the area for a clearcut patently, whereby the gifted playmaker converted himself.