Team Qatar to participate in Asian Junior and Youth Taekwondo Championships

DOHA – Qatar’s taekwondo team will participate in Asian Junior and Youth Taekwondo Championships, which be held from Monday until August 29. Team Qatar is represented by the player Noor Nazar Abdulghader in the Youth category under 68 kg. More than 350 players representing 35 countries will participate in this major Asian taekwondo event. 

Qatar to take on Philippines in FIBA U18 Asian Championship 2022

Tehran – Qatar youth basketball team will take on Philippines on Monday in their second match at FIBA U18 Asian Championship 2022, which is played in Tehran, Iran between August 21 and 28. Team Qatar began their campaign in the championship with a 62-96 defeat at the hands of Chinese Taipei on Sunday.  The quarterfinals will take place on the immediate day after the end of the Group Phase on August 24. Team Qatar qualified to the Asian championship after winning the title of GCC U18 Basketball Championship held in UAE recently with a 75-51 victory over Saudi Arabia in the final match.

Qatar lose to Saudi Arabia in Asian Youth Handball Championship

Manama-Team Qatar suffered a 24-27 defeat at the hands of Saudi Arabia in both sides' second match at 2022 Asian Men’s Youth Handball Championship currently held in Bahrain and set to run through August 31. This loss freezes Qatar at two points logged from a Saturday 36-22 win over the UAE while Saudi Arabia jumps to four points after they secured a 44-22 victory over Iraq in their first match. Qatar will resume their games on Tuesday when they clash with Iraq. On Wednesday, they will face Japan and wrap up their group stage matches against Kuwait on Friday. The top five teams from the event will directly qualify for the 2023 IHF Men’s Youth (U19) World Championship, which will be held in Croatia in 2023.

Qatar defeat UAE in Asian Men’s Youth Handball Championship

Manama: Team Qatar began their campaign at the 2022 Asian Men’s Youth Handball Championship on a winning note, beating the UAE 36-22 after an impressive show in Manama, Bahrain, yesterday. The Championship is held in Manama, Bahrain, from 20 to 31 August.  This is the ninth edition of the tournament, which has been organised by the Asian Handball Federation (AHF) since 2005.  After the preliminary round, the two best teams from each group will progress to the semi-finals, while the teams ranked third and fourth will head to the 5-8 Placement Matches. Besides, the fifth-placed sides will face off in the 9-10 Placement Match, while the team ranked sixth in Group B will seal the 11th position. The top five teams from the event will directly qualify for the 2023 IHF Men’s Youth (U19) World Championship, which will be held in Croatia in 2023.  

Qatar to take on Chinese Taipei in FIBA U18 Asian Championship 2022

BEIRUT – Qatar youth basketball team will take on Chinese Taipei on Sunday in the beginning of their campaign at FIBA U18 Asian Championship 2022, which will be played in Tehran, Iran between August 21 and 28. Team Qatar will play in group C alongside Chinese Taipei, Philippines and Syria. The quarterfinals will take place on the immediate day after the end of the Group Phase on August 24. Team Qatar qualified to the Asian championship after winning the title of GCC U18 Basketball Championship held in UAE recently with a 75-51 victory over Saudi Arabia in the final match.

Beach Pro Tour Finals coming to Doha

DOHA - The debut season of the Beach Pro Tour will reach its fascinating climax at the Beach Pro Tour Finals in Doha, Qatar between 26 and 29 January 2023. It will be the first of three Beach Pro Tour Finals held in the Qatari capital after Volleyball World put pen to paper on a three-year agreement with the Qatar Volleyball Federation and Aspire Zone Foundation who will host the event at the stunning Aspire Park sports complex in the shadow of the impressive 300-metre (980 ft) Torch Hotel. Until 3 December 2022, every match will count as the world’s best beach volleyball teams will be fighting to secure one of the 10 coveted places up for grabs at the end-of-season spectacular. The top eight teams per gender based on the World Ranking after the Elite16 event in Australia will guarantee their spot at the Aspire Zone Foundation – an illustrious location famous for hosting some of the world’s biggest sports teams. An additional two teams will receive a wildcard entry to join the best eight to compete for the seasonal championship title. The winners of the Finals will each be crowned 2022 Beach Pro Tour champions and receive 150,000 US Dollars of the overall 800,000-US Dollar prize purse. Volleyball World CEO Finn Taylor said: “The Beach Pro Tour Finals are the culmination of an incredibly competitive year on the sand around the world. All the teams that make the Final deserve to be recognised as the best of the best. “Not only do we expect a sensational welcome from our Qatari hosts at the magnificent Aspire Park facility in capital, but also breathtaking competition on the sand from the world’s best players playing for the first ever Beach Pro Tour Finals title. “With our partners at the Qatari Volleyball Federation and Aspire Zone Foundation, we are grateful and excited by their commitment and now we look forward to an intense and nail-biting race to see which teams make it. That is why we are delighted that Doha will be the beach elite’s destination for the Beach Pro Tour Finals for the next three years.” Ali Ghanem Al-Kuwari, President of the Qatar Volleyball Association, said: “Hosting the biggest, most prestigious Beach Pro Tour Finals for the first time ever demonstrates the extent of cooperation and the continuity of the fruitful partnership between the Qatar Volleyball Association and Aspire Zone Foundation, where this partnership has proven its success in hosting previous wonderful international and Asian championships. “The signing of hosting the event for three consecutive years confirms the great trust and cooperation between the Qatar Volleyball Association, FIVB and Volleyball World. “I would also like to thank the Qatar Olympic Committee for their continued support in our ambitions of growing beach volleyball.” Mohammed Al-Kuwari, Chief Marketing Officer of Aspire Zone Foundation, said: “We are delighted to host this event in Aspire Zone Foundation for the first time. It will be a great achievement for the foundation, adding to the series of successes of hosting sports. We are proud to be one of the sponsors and we are excited about this event, which aims to provide an interactive and exciting atmosphere among fans and players.”