100 players participate in Karate Competitions

Doha: The Karate Competitions at the QOC Beach Games began on Tuesday with participation of 100 players from different age groups.   Mohamed Majed from Al Wakra team and Mostafa Ammar from Al Ahli team shared the third place and bronze medals of Men's event.   In girls event, Jana Mohamed from Qatar Academy and Nada Al Yazidi from X Factor team shared the third place while finals will be staged on Friday .   On the other hand, Al Thakhira and Al Mashaf led the standings of Group A and B at Football Competitions. Al Mashaf recorded three victories to occupy the first place in Group B ahead of Cedars in the second place with 6 points.   In Group A, Al Thakhira led the standings with 6 points from two victories while Al Rowad finished the first round in the second place.   Al Mashaf will now take Al Rawad while Al Thakhira will shake hands with Cedars in the semifinals while the finals will be held on Friday.   Moreover, Lusail will take on Al Nosoor and Al Waab will shake hands with Al Adaam in the semifinals of men's volleyball event while in Women's event, Al Ettihad Academy 2 will take on Al Moharebeen and Al Maha Academy will face Al Ettihad Academy 1.   The semifinals of basketball event will be also held on Wednesday as Infinity RM21 will take on Evo Basketball 7 while Lebanon will face Pro Sports Lebanon.   In Women's event, Pro Sports while take on Qatar Team B while Sports Lab will face Qatar Team A. In basketball event for girls under 18 years, Team Qatar 1 will take on Team Qatar 2 while Fame Team will shake hands with Siu Team.   The Tournament Director Rashid Saeed Adiba announced that the QOC will organize a beach volleyball championship for its employees on Thursday on the side lines of the second edition of the QOC Beach Games.   “Beach sports have become more effective in attracting an increasing number of athletes as we are edging closer to reach our goals by taking our awareness about importance of sport to greater levels.” Said Adiba. 

Qatar defeat Oman in Asian Men's Beach Handball Championship

Tehran: The Qatari beach handball team defeated Oman 2-1 on Wednesday in the eighth Asian Men's Beach Handball Championship being held in Tehran, Iran until March 28. 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.

Semifinals of QOC Beach Games to begin on Wednesday

DOHA- The semifinals of the second edition of 2022 QOC Beach Games will be staged on Wednesday at the Cultural Village Katara. Lusail will take on Al Nosoor and Al Waab will meet Al Adaam in the semifinals of men's volleyball event while in Women's event, Al Ettihad Academy 2 will take on Al Moharebeen and Al Maha Academy will face Al Ettihad Academy 1. The semifinals of basketball event will be also held on Wednesday as Infinity RM21 will take on Evo Basketball 7 while Lebanon will face Pro Sports Lebanon.  In Women's event, Pro Sports while take on Qatar Team B while Sports Lab will face Qatar Team A. In Men's Beach Football event held on Monday, Al Wajba defeated Al Hilal 2-0 and Al Rowad trounced Al Zakhira 3-0 in Group (A). Al Mashab overpowered Grenta while Cedars defeated Nojoom Al Doha 3-0. In Men's Beach Volleyball event, Al Nosour downed Al Merqab 2-0 while Al Waab overpowered Smeisma in the same score line in Group (A) while Lusail prevailed in their mouthwatering encounter with Lusail. On the other hand, Al Maha defeated Al Ettihad Academy (A) 2-0 while Al Moharebeen edged past Al Ettihad Academy (1) in Women's event. In Basketball event for Men's under 18 years, BTBW Team defeated EVO Trailblazers 8-7 while Junior Falcon Black downed Lebanese Pro Team 16-12 in Group (A). In Group (B), Junior Falcon White overpowered Evo Tigers 13-9 and Hoops defeated Junior Falcons Red 11-9. The Director of the QOC Strategy and Projects Department Fahad Ebrahim Juma lauded the huge success of the QOC Beach Game in its second edition stressing that the event comes in light of the sustainable legacy left by the ANOC World Beach Games held in Doha in 2019. Director of the QOC Strategy and Projects Department reaffirmed the QOC commitment to boost the conception of legacy and sustainability through the local and community events as the QOC Sustainability Team has held a promotional campaign to highlight importance of sports events sustainability in the state of Qatar and to keep our beaches clean. Juma also thanked the Qatari fans for attending and supporting the community events organized by the QOC.

Team Qatar open Asian Beach Handball campaign with victory over Philippines

TEHRAN: The Qatari beach handball team defeated Philippines 2-0 in the opening of their campaign at the eighth Asian Men’s Beach Handball Championship in Iran’s capital city of Tehran on Tuesday. Following its Tuesday’s convincing victory over Philippines, team Qatar will face Oman on Wednesday, India in their third match on March 25 before taking on Vietnam the next day. Qatar will face hosts Iran in their last match on March 28. Besides hosts Iran and defending champions Qatar, Oman, Vietnam, the Philippines and India are participating in the event that will last from 22nd to 28th of March. Teams securing the top two positions in the continental event will qualify for the World Championships in Greece. Qatar were crowned champions in China in 2019, after a 2-0 win over Oman in the final.

Team Qatar to participate in Arab Judo Championship

DOHA – The Qatari Judo Team will participate in the 2022 Arab Judo Championship for ( Men, Women, Youth  and Juniors) , which will start from Wednesday, March 23, in the Jordanian capital of Amman. The event will bring 315 athletes from 16 Arab nations together to fight for top honors, including hosts Jordan, Qatar, Kuwait, Lebanon, United Arab Emirates, Saudi Arabia, Djibouti, Bahrain, Algeria, Iraq, Libya, Morocco, Palestine, Syria, Egypt and Yemen. In this championship, Qatar will compete with two senior athletes and three female athletes in different age categories events.

Al Buenain attends executive board meeting of GCC Olympic Committees

Riyadh :The Qatar Olympic Committee (QOC) Secretary General HE Mr. Jassim bin Rashid Al Buenain attended the 94th meeting of the Executive Board of GCC Olympic Committees held in KSA's capital Riyadh on Monday. The meeting agendas covered several important items that included the GCC sports cooperation strategy and the preparations for 3rd Gulf Sports Games to be staged in Kuwait in 2022 The meeting was also attended by Director of the QOC Sports Affairs Department Mr. Khaleel Al Jabir, Director of the QOC Public Relations and International Cooperation Department Mr. Hamad Al Obaidli and the Advisor of the QOC Secretary General Mr. Nasser Al Sulaiti.