Qatar volleyball team off to Turkey for Islamic Solidarity Games

DOHA - Qatar national volleyball team left  Doha  on Friday  to Turkey to participate in the fifth edition of the Islamic Solidarity Games which will be held  in Turkey’s city of Konya from 9th to 18th of  August and  will see  approximately 6000 athletes  from  58 countries. The Qatar Olympic Committee will have  12 national federations in this year’s edition to compete in  16 sport disciplines, including basketball, volleyball , handball, cycling, athletics, swimming, shooting, Taekwondo,  Judo, Karate, weightlifting, wrestling, fencing and gymnastics. This fifth Islamic Solidary Games were originally planned to be held in September 2021, but rescheduled to August 2022 due to COVID-19 pandemic. The Islamic Solidary Games is a significant sport event that brings together multinational athletes. These  games are regularly organized by the  Islamic Solidary Sports Federation , which  was founded in May 6, 1985 in  Riyadh, Saudi Arabia under the patronage of Organization of Islamic Cooperation Historically, Saudi Arabia hosted these games in 2005, Indonesia’s city of Palembang played  a host city in 2013,  Azerbaijan’s capital  city of Baku organized the fourth edition from 12th to 22nd of May, 2017  and Cameroon was selected  to host the sixth edition in 2025.

Qatar Olympic Committee participates in OCA Athletes Committee Webinar

Kuwait-The Qatar Olympic Committee (QOC) participated in the OCA Athletes Committee webinar held today with participation of 40+ NOCs. The QOC was represented by Secretary General of Athletes Commission Nada Mohamed Wafa, Member of Athletics Commission Maryam Al Suwaidi and Executive Secretary of the commission Khalid Makki. The webinar focused on the main role, importance and responsibilities of continental and NOCs. The event also featured personal experiences from different ACs and introduced the new Athlete Centered Project Fund.

Qatar Hurdlers into Under-20 World Athletics Championships Semifinals

CALI, Colombia - Qatari 400m hurdlers Ismail Doudai Abakar and Mohammed Abakar Abdrahman qualified to the semifinal stage at the Under-20 World Athletics Championships in Cali, Colombia, on Wednesday. While Ismail clocked 51.29sec to win the first heat, Mohammed ran a personal best of 52.50 to finish third in heat six. The semifinals will be held on Thursday and the final is slated a day later.

Qatar handball team leave for Turkey to participate in Islamic Solidarity Games

Doha- Qatar national handball team left Thursday heading to Turkey to participate in the fifth edition of the Islamic Solidarity Games which will take place in Konya from Aug. 9-18. Qatar handball team will join Saudi Arabi, Morocco in group A while group B consists of Turkey, Iran and Azerbaijan. Last May, Qatar handball team won the gold medal in the handball competition at the third GCC Games in Kuwait.

Qatar to take on Bahrain in GCC Youth Basketball Championship semifinals

Dubai - Qatar youth basketball team will take on Bahrain in the semifinals of the GCC U-18 Basketball Championship in the United Arab Emirates’ city of Dubai on Friday.  Earlier on Wednesday, team Qatar kept their winning streak going with a convincing 82-32 win over Oman to lead the standings of group stage.  Bahrain qualified to the semifinals after claiming the fourth place in the group stage.  This tournament bringing together six GCC nations, including hosts United Arab Emirates, Qatar, Saudi Arabia, Bahrain, Kuwait and Oman.

Team Qatar shine at GCC Youth Basketball Championship

DUBAI - Team Qatar continued their winning run in the  group stage of the GCC U-18 Basketball Championship after a convincing 82-32 win over Oman in the United Arab Emirates’ city of Dubai on Wednesday. Wednesday victory over Omani counterparts was the Qatar team’s fifth win on row to keep their hope for tournament title alive. In other fixtures, Kuwait edged out hosts UAE 39-37 and Saudi Arabia secured a comfortable 71-63 victory over Bahrain. This tournament bringing together six GCC nations, including hosts United Arab Emirates, Qatar, Saudi Arabia, Bahrain, Kuwait and Oman.