Drawing of lots for 2022 Asian Volleyball Championships completed

Bangkok: The drawing of lots for 2022 Asian Volleyball Championships, conducted on Zoom to determine pool composition and match order, has been completed on Thursday. Seedings in all championships have been made in serpentine system and according to the results of previous championships. After successfully organising the 2018 edition, Taipei remains the battle ground for the 2022 AVC Cup for Men. Chinese Taipei will play host to the top-flight competition between August 7 and 14. A total of 12 teams confirmed their participation in the intense eight-day event, with hosts Chinese Taipei, Bahrain and Thailand in Pool A. Iran, Korea and New Zealand are in Pool B, with Pool C consisting of Japan, Pakistan and Kazakhstan and Pool D comprising title-holders Qatar, Australia and Hong Kong, China. On other hand, Iran will host the 14th Asian Men’s U18 Volleyball Championship between August 15 and 22, with a large field of 13 teams strutting their stuff in the eight-day event. Hosts Iran, Australia and Qatar had been drawn into Pool A, with Japan, India and Kuwait in Pool B. Pool C comprises Korea, China and Iraq, while Chinese Taipei, Thailand, Kazakhstan and Sri Lanka are in Pool D.  

HH the Amir Attends Final of 50th Amir Cup

Doha-(QNA) - HH the Amir Sheikh Tamim bin Hamad Al-Thani attended on Friday evening the 50th edition of HH the Amir Cup final match between Al Gharafa and Al Duhail at Khalifa International Stadium.  HH Sheikh Abdullah bin Khalifa Al-Thani, HH Sheikh Mohammed bin Khalifa Al-Thani, HE Sheikh Jassim bin Khalifa Al-Thani, HE the Prime Minister and Minister of Interior Sheikh Khalid bin Khalifa bin Abdulaziz Al-Thani, HE Speaker of the Shura Council Hassan bin Abdulla Al Ghanim and a number of Their Excellencies sheikhs and ministers attended the match.  The final was also attended by HE FIFA President Gianni Infantino, a number of heads of Arab and international sports associations, a number of Their Excellencies members of the diplomatic corps accredited to the State of Qatar, and football fans.  Al Duhail won the match against Al Gharafa 5-1.  Following the conclusion of the match, HH the Amir handed the trophy and gold medals to Al Duhail team, and the silver medals to Al Gharafa team.  HH the Amir Sheikh Tamim bin Hamad Al-Thani had seen part of the exhibition of pictures and collectibles held on the occasion of the golden jubilee of HH the Amir Football Cup, its 50th anniversary. Also, His Highness received the gold medal for the first edition of the championship in its first season in 1972. (QNA)  

Sheikh Joaan meets WADA President

DOHA - H.E President of the Qatar Olympic Committee (QOC) Sheikh Joaan bin Hamad Al-Thani  met  today at his office with President of the World Anti-Doping Agency (WADA), Mr. Witold Banka and accompanying delegation who is. currently visiting Doha. The meeting reviewed aspects of bilateral sports cooperation between the two organizations and ways to support and develop them in the next phase.  In attendance also was the Qatar Olympic Committee (QOC) H.E Jassim Bin Rashid Al-Buenain and  Dr. Ahmed Al Mohammed vice chairman of Qatar Anti doping .

Team Qatar off to Iran for Asian Men’s Beach Handball Championship

DOHA - Qatar’s senior beach handball team will leave Doha Friday to Tehran to  participate in the eighth edition of  Asian Men's Beach Handball Championship which will be held in Iran from March 22nd to 28th and qualifies for the World Championships to be hosted by Greece next June. Team Qatar’s delegation is headed by the Qatar’s Handball Association’s Assistant Secretary General Mr. Khalifa Tiaseer Al Jassim alongwith technical and administrative staff and 12 players. Six teams will participate in the tournament: Qatar, Oman, Iran, Vietnam, the Philippines, and India. The Qatari team will start its campaign against the Philippines on the opening day, March 22nd, facing Oman on the following day, playing third match with India on March 25th, fourth match with Vietnam on March 26th, and concludes its matches against Iran on the 28th of the same month. First and second teams qualify for the World Championships in Greece. Qatar team was crowned with the title of the last edition of the Championship, which was held in China in 2019, after defeated Oman 2-0 in the final match.   

Team Qatar to face Philippines in Asian Men’s Beach Handball Championship

KUWAIT  - The Asian Handball Federation has announced the match schedule of the eighth Asian Men's Beach Handball Championship which will be held in Iran from March 22nd to 28th and qualifies for the World Championships to be hosted by Greece next June. Six teams will participate in the tournament: Qatar, Oman, Iran, Vietnam, the Philippines, and India. The Qatari team will start its campaign against the Philippines on the opening day, March 22nd, facing Oman on the following day, playing third match with India on March 25th, fourth match with Vietnam on March 26th, and concludes its matches against Iran on the 28th of the same month. First and second teams qualify for the World Championships in Greece. Qatar team was crowned with the title of the last edition of the Championship, which was held in China in 2019, after defeated Oman 2-0 in the final match.  Qatar's Squad: Ahmed Nader Naseem, Abdul Rahman Al Abdullah, Hamdi Al Nouri, Amin Nour Al Din, Mustafa Amir (Al Duhail), Rashid Youssef and Hani Marwan Kakhi (Al Sadd), Marwan Ali Sassi, Mahmoud Zaki, Rayan Laribi, Anis Abdel Razzaq Zawawi (Al Arabi), Moatasem Abdel Wahed, Amir Noureddine, Sayed Ali Qinawy (Al Gharafa), Mohamed Al Sousi, Farouk Kolo (Al Rayyan), Ahmed El Miniawy, Ahmed Abdel Haq (Al Wakrah), and Mohamed Hassan (Qatar SC).  

QOC celebrates its 43rd Anniversary

Doha-The Qatar Olympic Committee (QOC) has marked on Monday the 43rd anniversary of its founding on March 14, 1979. The QOC has played an important role in raising sports awareness in nation and developing Olympic movement in accordance with principles of Olympic Charter and as a result, the Qatari sports movement has reached new heights over the last 43 years and achieved a huge number of achievements including the two gold medals and bronze medal, team Qatar athletes won at the Tokyo 2020 Summer Olympics. The Qatari capital of Doha has also hosted and delivered some major sports events to become the sports capital of the region in line of the QOC vision " To become a leading nation in bringing the world together through sustainable sport development" The QOC has been always keen to keep up with the development of sports movement around the world by organizing different types of training programs to develop the skills of its employees and enrich their professional experiences. These programs come in light of the QOC’s strategic goal to create an ideal environment for attracting, developing and maintaining the best talents and expertise. Moreover, the competence program aims at training national cadres of the QOC to prepare them to assume senior supervisory positions and become alternative leaders to maintain proper functioning of the QOC operations. The QOC also holds “Talent Management Program” which aims to develop a database for the second grade to ensure that the supervisory functions approved within the organizational structure of QOC are secured, to promote concepts of excellence, to motivate all its staff to participate in them, to encourage positive competition among them and to develop their creativity, which reflect positively on institutional performance. The QOC training agenda also includes “Cadres Program” which helps develop the specialized skills of sports administrators and prepare the young Qatari cadres to be able to manage local, regional and international sports events. To strengthen its parentship with the other entities in the state of Qatar, the QOC signed a memorandum of understanding with Qatar Armed Forces to develop sport in our nation. The QOC also signed another MoU with Doha Institute for Graduate Studies to train its senior officials, and an agreement with the Ministry of Education and Higher Education to boost their common efforts in the fields of physical and sports activities. The QOC also signed a partnership agreement with Msheireb Properties to strengthen the cooperation between the two organizations in several areas including sports, institutional and community fields. On the celebration of QOC’s journey and achievements, the QOC Secretary General H.E. Jassim bin Rashid Al-Buenain reaffirmed that the QOC is keen, as per the directives of its President H.E. Sheikh Joaan bin Hamad Al-Thani, to improve internal QOC’s structure and to create the ideal work environment in line with Qatar 2030 National Vision. Al-Buenain also thanked the QOC employees for their efforts as they are the driving force behind all accomplishments that QOC has achieved over the past years. For her part, Mrs. Maryam Mohamed Al-Kuwari, Director of the QOC Human Resources and Administrative Affairs Department said that developing the employees is a priority for the QOC as the human resources development is the secret behind the success of any organization. Al-Kuwari also thanked the QOC President H.E. Sheikh Joaan bin Hamad Al-Thani for his commitment to develop and improve the work environment at the QOC and the great achievements we accomplished over the recent years can speak out for themselves.