Team Qatar qualify for 2022 IHF Beach Handball World Championships

TEHRAN – Iran:  The Qatari men’s beach handball team has qualified on Saturday for  2022 IHF Beach Handball World Championship , which will be held  in Greece next June, that came after  a convincing 2-0 victory over Vietnam in the fourth round match of  the  eighth Asian Men’s Beach Handball Championship currently going on  in  Iran’s capital city of  Tehran. Saturday’s victory was Team Qatar’s fourth win on row, that helped them to collect 8 points and book  their  place in 2022 IHF Beach Handball World Championships, regardless of their result in upcoming games against hosts Iran. Besides hosts Iran and defending champions Qatar, Oman, Vietnam, the Philippines, and India are participating in the event. Teams securing the top two positions in the continental event will qualify for the World Championships in Greece. Qatar won the championship title in China in 2019, after defeating Oman 2-0 in the final match.  

Cherif Younousse, Ahmed Tijan qualify to Rosarito final

Rosarito: Qatar's Cherif Younousse and Ahmed Tijan qualified to the final match of the Volleyball World Beach Pro Tour Elite 16 event in Rosarito, Mexico where they will take on the Dutch duo of Alexander Brouwer and Robert Meeuwsen.  The teams arrived in the final through different paths. While the 32-year-old Brouwer and the 34-year-old Meeuwsen remain undefeated after their first five matches in Rosarito, the 26-year-old Cherif and Ahmed have kept themselves in contention for gold despite having lost a pool play match on Friday The brackets of the elimination round granted the world ranking leaders an opportunity to avenge their pool play setback on Saturday, when they met Bryl and Losiak again in the semifinals. The Qataris didn’t waste the opportunity, booking their places in the gold medal match with a straight-set (21-17, 21-15) victory over the Polish. “They beat us in pool play because they were playing better and we knew we had to change something and we decided to be more aggressive,” Cherif reflected. “In the semifinals, you either give it all and win or give nothing and go play for bronze, but we certainly didn’t want that. We were down in the first set but recovered with Ahmed’s great defence. We kept that same level during the entire second set and that was the key for us.”  

Ewen Ferguson wins Commercial Bank Qatar Masters

Doha: Scotland’s Ewen Ferguson overcame the strong wind on the final day with a birdie and an eagle over his last three holes to secure his maiden DP World Tour title at the 25th Qatar Masters here on Sunday. Ferguson, who secured a one-stroke victory from American Chase Hanna, carded a 2-under par 70 in the final round to romp home with an aggregate score of 7-under par 281 at the Doha Golf Club. “It’s unbelievable and incredible,” said the 25-year-old after winning his maiden DP World Tour victory in 37th appearance. Ferguson became the fourth Scottish to win the Qatar Masters after Andrew Coltart (1998) and Paul Lawrie (1999 & 2012). “I can’t believe it. Really just speechless that I’ve won and I’ve just seen that I might move up to 11th in the Rankings,” he added. He began the final round three shots off leaders Matthew Jordan and Adrian Meronk. A double bogey on the second dented his challenge but he played the final three holes in three under – including an eagle on the 16th – to secure the win. He finished on seven under while American Chase Hanna was a shot behind to finish second.  

First Qatar International Conference and Exhibition for Sports Engineering kicks off

Doha: Under the patronage of Minister of Sports and Youth , H.E  Salah bin Ghanem Al Ali, the first 2022 Qatar International Conference and Exhibition for Sports Engineering organized by the Qatar Society of Engineers was opened Sunday and will run from 27th to 29th of March at the Qatar National Convention Center (QNCC Hall No. 1). Sunday’s opening ceremony was attended by Engineer, Abdullrahman Al- Malki,  Director of Assets and Projects at Ministry of Sports & Youth, Engineer  Ghanim Al-Kuwari, Deputy Director, General Technical Services at Supreme Committee for Delivery & Legacy and Engineer Hamad Lahdan Al-Mohannadi, Director of Support Services Sector at Qatar Olympic Committee (QOC). The opening ceremony has also seen the  Qatar Engineers Society honored the event’s  strategic partners and official sponsors. The conference panels focus on six main sectors related to sports engineering, namely: Design and implementation of sports facilities and buildings; Engineering & sports equipment and tools; Engineering in the development of athletic skills and performance; Technology and Artificial intelligence in sport engineering; Parasport and Paralympics; and Sports and Mega Events management and Legacies. On this occasion, Engineer, Hamad Lahdan Al-Mohannadi, Director of Support Services Sector said:  We are  truly gratefully of  the tangible role played by  the Qatari engineer in Building  and developing our sport facilities that  meet requirement of all  local and international sport events hosted by  Doha. “ We  wish  all success to organizers , we as  strategic partner shall  keep up our partnership with the Qatar Engineers Society to develop our  sport facilities  and make them more sustainable in compliance with the 2030 Qatar National Vision  ” Added Al Mohannadi.  

Al Kuwari wins bronze in HH Kuwait Amir International Shooting Grand Prix

KUWAIT : Team Qatar star Mohammed  Ahmed Al Kuwari has shown high shooting skills to clinch the bronze medal in the HH Kuwait Amir International Shooting Grand Prix, which concluded in Kuwait  on Friday. By this victory, Al Kuwari finished third, after  tough competition against best shooters of  the event . This six day - prestigious event brought 200 shooters from more than 20 Arab and foreign nations.

Doha hosts Qatar first ever Spartan Race

DOHA – With attendance of H.E the Qatar Olympic Committee President (QOC), Sheikh Joaan bin Hamad Al Thani,  the  Qatar’s capital city of Doha hosted the country’s  inaugural edition of  Spartan  Race  at the  Longines Arena , Al Shaqab on Friday and Saturday respectively. Day one competition has seen  more than 600 competitors from women , while day two brought 500 child (girls and boys)  together , as well as 3000 participants involved in the mixed categories, among them  500 competitors from 15 countries , including the GCC countries. By organizing this first ever event in the country,  the participants (locals and residents)  from different age groups will  be able to enhancing  their  physical fitness and testing their body abilities, focus and endurance in a regular manner. Spartan Race has become increasingly popular as one of the toughest obstacle races internationally organized across 42 countries with more than 2500 annual events. The spartan race includes a number of obstacles such as climbing under barbed wire, fire jump, Herculean Hoist, rope climb, spear throw, tire flips and wall climbing. results: The second day of the event has seen  the mixed 5km Spartan Sprint race and 10km Spartan Super Race in addition to the kids' races which witnessed the participation of 493 kids. Sergei Perelygin claimed the first place in Super Elite Race with a time 46:31 minutes ahead of Roman Toth in the second place with 46:56 minutes while Hallvard Borsheim finished third with 47:33 minutes. Yaser Salem clocked 54:28 minutes to win 10km super spartan race while Mohamed Jerfel and Joe Robinson took the second and third places respectively. Fadi Azima won 5km sprint race with 22:47 minutes. Harry Robinson managed second with 30:43 minutes ahead of Aziz Daloul in the third place with 35:06 minutes. Amal Daloul won women's event after finishing the race in 35:15 minutes while Hasna Atwi occupied the second place with 46:57 minutes while Alexa Bristle took the third place with 47:44 minutes. Ahmed Al-Mahmeed claimed the first place in the open race for age categories with 57:26 minutes ahead of Mohamed Al Boloushi in the second place while Yagoub Al Amsawi in the third place.