Qatar tops West Asian Championship medal table

Amman-Qatar table tennis national team topped the official medal table at the West Asian Championship currently held in Jordan and runs till Aug. 5 with the participation of 12 countries. The national team secured 15 medals- six gold, two silver and seven bronze- after the conclusion of singles and doubles competitions. Qatar Table Tennis Federation President Khalil bin Ahmed Al Mohannadi praised the Qatari team's distinguished results in the championship, noting that the 15 medals were a result of the players' good performance, and an outcome of strenuous efforts that made Qatar win consecutive annual trophies. Al Mohannadi, also President of Arab and Asian Table Tennis Federations and the First Deputy of the International Table Tennis Federation President, said that the great support provided by the Qatar Olympic Committee for the game and all sports in Qatar contributed to Qatari heroes' achievements in international competitions.

Al-Athba wins Asian shooting silver

Doha-Qatar’s Rashid bin Hamad Al Athba won silver of the men’s trap event at the 10th Asian Shooting Championship held in Kazakhstan. The 42-year-old shot down 27 targets to finish behind Kuwait’s Naser Meqlad (31). China’s Haicheng Yu finished third with 21 hits. Earlier, Al Athba had topped the qualification stage after a shoot-off with Kuwait’s Talal Al Rashidi. After 125 shots, the two shooters were level on 119 each. Rashid then finished on top with five successful hits to Talal’s four. On the other hand, the Qatar Shooting & Archery Association is preparing to host the shooting World Cup at its Lusail shooting range next March after it was chosen to stage the event at the Executive Committee of the Asian Shooting Confederation in Kazakhstan.

Team Qatar qualify to semi-finals of GCC Youth Basketball Championship

Dubai- The Qatari national team qualified to the semi-finals of the GCC U-18 Basketball Championship in the United Arab Emirates after beating Bahrain 63-47 on Sunday.  This tournament bringing together six GCC nations, including hosts United Arab Emirates, Qatar, Saudi Arabia, Bahrain, Kuwait and Oman. Qatar national team player Mohamed Nado scored 18 points to receive the award for the best player of the match, for the second time after being crowned with the award in the first round against Kuwait national team. In the semifinals to be held on Tuesday, Qatar will take on Saudi Arabia while UAE will shake hands with Oman. 

Qatar Winter Sports Committee organizes short track speed skating training camp

DOHA- The Qatar Winter Sports Committee (QWSC) is organizing a summer training camp for the Qatari national Short Track Speed Skating teams from July 19 to August 01, 2022 at Villaggio Shopping mall. The training camp features the participation of 40 junior athletes (boys and girls). The camp aims to prepare the Qatar national teams for the ISU Short Track Speed Skating Championships to be held in December 2022 as it will provide the QWSC with the opportunity to select the talented players to join the national teams. The training camp comes in light of the QWSC strategy to develop this type of winter sports in the state of Qatar to enable the Qatar national teams to participate in the international championships, with a special focus on junior age groups which are the future of this sport.

Ahmed Khalil qualifies to semifinals of West Asian Table Tennis Championship

Amman-Qatar's Ahmed Khalil Al-Mohannadi qualified to semifinals of 2022 West Asian Table Tennis Championship in Amman, Jordan on Saturday. Al-Mohannadi defeated Iraq's Mohamed Taher 3-2 in the quarterfinals. He also secured his spot in the 2022 Asian Table Tennis Championship to be held in Thailand. On the other hand, Qatar's Khalid Al Yafei and Yousef Ali qualified to the final match of doubles event for boys under 17 years after beating Lebanon's Thio Wasim and Riyad Mawlawi. Moreover, Maryam Ali and Showq Saad cruised to the final of doubles event for girls under 17 years. The championship brings together, hosts Jordan, Qatar, Saudi Arabia, Kuwait, United Arab Emirates, Bahrain, Oman, Yemen, Syria, Palestine, Lebanon and Iraq.

Team Qatar defeat hosts UAE in GCC Men’s U18 Basketball championship

Dubai – Team Qatar beat UAE on Saturday to secure their second consecutive victory in the GCC Men’s U18 Basketball Championship, which is  running from July 29 to August 6 in the  United Arab Emirates’ city of Dubai. Team Qatar made impressive performance to ensure a convincing 61- 45 victory over hosts United Arab Emirate and will take on Bahrain in  the next game on Sunday. This tournament bringing together six GCC nations, including hosts United Arab Emirates,  Qatar , Saudi Arabia, Bahrain, Kuwait and Oman.