QOC celebrates Qatar’s inspiring female personalities on International Women’s Day

Doha, Wednesday, March 9th, 2022 - The Qatar Olympic Committee celebrated the international Women's Day by rolling out its week long ‘Super Women’ campaign highlighting the achievements of inspiring female personalities in Qatar.  In addition, Team Qatar female athletes yesterday participated in Qatar Foundation’s International Women’s Day Run the World event that took place in Oxygen Park. The "Super Women" campaign celebrates women’s achievements and aims to inspire people of all ages and genders by showcasing the experiences and success stories of women in Qatar. The campaign also focuses on generations of Qatari women and takes a deep dive into their memories of work, sports, and the mentors that played an integral part in their careers. QOC President HE Sheikh Joaan bin Hamad Al-Thani said: "We are proud of the achievements we made in supporting women in sports, but we look forward to more. There are so many inspiring examples of female athletes in Qatar who have reached the top and it is important they are celebrated and that we pave the way for more to follow in their footsteps. " Sheikha Asma Al Thani, Director of Marketing and Communication at QOC stated that "Qatari women have achieved remarkable successes and have their voices heard not only in sports, but also in other sectors such as politics, culture, arts and media. But we still have a long way to go in our journey to support development in Qatar as we believe that the responsibility lies in the hands of both men and women."  Sport and the importance of encouraging more Qatari girls and women to adopt a healthier and more active lifestyle were an important focus of the campaign as several female personalities joined the public in support of gender equality. Layla Smati, a well renowned Sport journalist and a broadcast presenter who worked for Aljazeera network in her beginnings and later on BeIN sports, said: “Throughout my career as a sport journalist and a presenter that spans over 30 years I, always had the drive to keep improving and be the best in my field. Everything came through hard work; the success came as a result of consistency and dedication. That wouldn’t be possible without having the passion and nourishing this passion with perseverance and diligence” Bashayer Al Manwari, Team Qatar track and field athletes who specializes in long jump and short distance races, said:  “As an athlete I was lucky to have the support of my father who always encouraged me and pushed me forward. From a young age he used to drive me to track and field practice and helped me gain the confidence to do my best. He also supported me through college and was always there when I needed him. In athletics I idolized Qatar’s track and field legend Talal Al Mansour who mentored me throughout my career and provided me with moral support. Recently I was lucky enough to reach a dream of mine which was participating in the Olympic Games when I competed at Tokyo 2020. Maryam Fareed Team Qatar 400m hurdler said :"I am extremely proud to have raised the Qatar flag in many sporting events on regional and local levels. My achievements came with the support of my family and specially my coach.” Amna Al Fadala Qatar’s Paralympic fencer, said:” I’m grateful to be the first Qatari female Paralympic fencer. I wouldn’t be able to represent my country without the support of the Qatar Fencing Federation who saw my talent and made sure to provide me with the necessary training facilities and programs “ Qatari women achieved outstanding success in various sports on regional and international level over the past decades. The Tokyo 2020 Olympic Games saw the participation of Qatari female athletes in rowing and athletics.  And the amazing results by women in sport in Qatar do not stop there. H.E Sheikha Hind bint Hamad AlThani completed the world biggest triathlon in Hamburg, Germany while Sheikha Al Hanouf Al Thani was also successful in realizing another Qatari dream in Marathon. Lolwa Al Marri was the first Qatari woman to successfully complete the iron man race.  All these amazing female athletes that represent Team Qatar locally and internationally, all the coaches and the referees that shone their accomplishments in different areas of sport and the brave community champions who challenge themselves beyond any limit are all our unsung heroes.  Visit our social media pages to hear the inspiring stories of Qatar’s female personalities.  @Qatar_Olympic www.olympic.qa

QOA Course on Asian Games Management and Organization Concludes

DOHA,  (QNA) – The Qatar Olympic Academy concluded the five-day Asian Games Management and Organization course, which brought together 35 male and female trainees from various sports and administrative sectors. The course lectures were presented by a group of experts in organizing Asian championships and administrative cadres in the Qatar Olympic Committee, sports federations, and Qatar University. This course was part of a series of specialized courses in several fields in the Asian Games Organization, which the Academy has set on its agenda for this year, as the series of these courses will be supplemented at a later time by holding the Asian Games Public Relations and Sports Marketing course, and then the Asian Games Crisis Management course. The lectures of the first day of the Asian Games Management and Organization Course were presented by Lewis Lewis, an expert at the Qatar Olympic Committee, who talked about the history of the Asian Games, its inception, its development and its relationship to the Olympic Games, as well as the mechanism of candidacy to host the Asian Games, the method of preparing the file, and the conditions to be met in the hosting application file. The second day of the course was entitled "Organizational Structure of the Asian Games", where the lectures were presented by Executive Director of the Qatar Swimming Federation Mohammed Abdullah Al Sheeb, who touched on the organizational structures in the organizing committees of the Asian Games and the tasks and duties of each department. The third day was devoted to "Human Resources Management in the Asian Games", in which Mohammed Benhamida, an expert in the Qatar Olympic Committee, spoke about the importance of human resources management, building organizational structures for departments in human resources, managing volunteers, building work teams and other related topics. On the fourth day of the course, Assistant Professor of Marketing in the College of Business and Economics at Qatar University Dr. Othman Mohammed Al Thawadi addressed the theme of "Marketing in the Asian Games". In this context, he spoke about many aspects of marketing, partners and stakeholders, as well as the target market internally and externally. The last day of the course was entitled "Financial Management in the Asian Games". The lectures were presented by Head of Accounts payable section at Qatar Olympic Committee Mohammed Abdullah Al Meer, who gave an integrated explanation on the construction of budgets for the Asian Games from the moment of preparing the file of the hosting request until the financial closures after the end of this great sporting event.  

WTT Youth Star Contender Doha 2022 to begin on Monday

Doha: The World Table Tennis (WTT) Youth Star Contender Doha 2022, which kicks off at the Aspire Ladies Sports Hall on Monday, will give Qatar’s age-group players a perfect venue to test their skills against the world’s best. The hosts will field 12 players in the Under-15 tournament. They are: Yousif Abdalla, Abdulaziz Al Abdulla, Essa Al Haddad, Obad Al Abdulla, Mohammed Salem Al Ansari, Mohammed Al Hammadi, Sultan Al Kuwari, Mohammed Al Sulaiti, Rawad Al Naser, Khalid Alyafei, Ahmed Korani and Ahmed Saadawi. Eighteen-year-old Abdullah Abdulwahhab will be Qatar’s sole representative at the Under-19 event. Qatar Table Tennis Association President Khalil Ahmad Al Mohannadi felt competing against older players would be advantageous in the long run. “We’ve a young team and they’ll face older opponents. But they’ve also been training hard. The strong competitive experience will only stand them in good stead,” Al Mohannadi told Inside Qatar, on the sidelines of an ITTF U-15 and U-19 High Performance Camp at the Aspire Academy on Sunday.

Second edition of QOC Beach Games 2022 to kick off on March 19

DOHA  – The Qatar Olympic Committee (QOC) announced that  its second edition of 2022 Beach Games will be held from 19th to 25th of March at Katara Cultural Village. Beach games lovers and amateurs have been invited by the QOC to sign up  their  names and details  via a  link  set up on the QOC official website and social media accounts.  The tournament will include four  beach sports , football, Karate , volleyball and 3x3 basketball. The QOC  Beach Games,  is a community activity  will help  promoting  these  sort of games  inside the Qatari society,  to keep the country’s unparalleled success after hosted  the  2019 ANOC Beach Games in Doha. The QOC is keen to preserve this cognitive legacy of ANOC Beach Games.   On this occasion, Mr. Rashid Adiba – 2022 QOC Beach Games Director said that the  tournament is  one of  the community events and activities  organized by  the QOC  annually  to  take all individuals  of  the society to greater  standards of  health and to improve their physical fitness. “ The first edition of the games reached its main goal , brought together a big number of enthusiasts  , lovers  and has seen an exceptional turnout and  success , participants number from citizens and residents  reached more than 500 athletes also more than 3000 spectators attended the games ” Added Mr. Adiba .

Curtain comes down on Taishan FIG Artistic Gymnastics World Cup

Doha: Ukraine's Illia Kovtun added gold and a bronze to his silver on Friday to end his campaign at the 14th Taishan FIG Artistic Gymnastics World Cup on a positive note here on Saturday. The parallel bars gold was a back-to-back one for the Ukrainian following his triumph at the World Cup series opener in Cottbus (Germany) on February 27. The 18-year-old, who won All-Around bronze at 2021 World Artistic Gymnastics Championships, collected 15.166 points in the finals, which was much better than Kazakhstan's Milad Karimi (14.566) and Russia's Ivan Kuliak (14.533). Among other notable gymnasts, Armenia's Olympic bronze medallist (vault) Artur Davytan also picked up his back-to-back World Cup gold while Ukraine's Nazar Chepurnyi finished behind the former in a repeat of their Cottbus performances. James Bacueti took bronze. On the other hand, Russia's Olympic gold medalist Vladislava Urazova was confidence personified on the BB to pick up her maiden medal in the World Cup Series.  The 17-year-old, who turned senior in 2020, won a gold in the team event at the Tokyo Games ahead of USA. She also qualified to the all-around and balance beam finals in Tokyo but due to the presence of other heavyweights barring American superstar Simone Biles, the Russian finished fourth in all-around and eighth in balance beam apparatuses. But Urazova missed a podium finish by a whisker on the Floor Exercise in the Qatari capital after she finished fourth (12.233 ) behind team-mate Mariia Minaeva (12.666), Ukraine's Daniela Batrona (12.666) and Hungary's Dorina Boeczoego (12.433). The teenager belongs to a new generation of gymnasts that also includes Anastasia Ilyankova, Viktoria Listunova and Angelina Melnikova, one of the most decorated Russian gymnasts. Her team-mate Listunova won one gold (uneven bar) and bronze (vault) to reaffirm Russia's supremacy in world gymnastics. With the next Paris Games due two years from now, the points earned at the FIG World Cup Series would do a world good for these Russian youngsters. After the Doha edition, the World Cup Series will travel to Cairo (Egypt, March 13–20) and Baku (Azerbaijan, March 31-April 4. It will be followed by six World Challenge Cup series spread over six different cities. Results: MAG Vault: Artur Davtyan 15.033; Nazar Chepurnyi 14.833; James Bacueti 14.666. MAG Parallel Bar: Illia Kovtun 15.166; Milad Karimi 14.566; Ivan Kuliak 14.533. MAG Horizontal Bars: Alexander Myakinin 14.333; Robert Tvorogal 13.933; Illia Kovtun 13.933. WAG Balance Beam: Vladislava Urazova 13.200; Nora Peresztegi 12.733; Hiu Ying Wong 12.333 WAG Floor Exercise: Mariia Minaeva 12.666; Daniela Batrona 12.666; Dorina Boeczoego 12.433;  

Sheikh Joaan crowns winners of Longines Global Champions Tour season opener

Doha: H.E President of the Qatar Olympic Committee and Chairman of Al Shaqab Sheikh Joaan bin Hamad Al-Thani crowned the winners of the 2022 Longines Global Champions Tour season opener, which was concluded on Saturday.  Germany’s 58-year-old show jumper Ludger Beerbaum overcame much younger opponents to emerge as champion in the first leg of the event which was held at the Longines Arena at Al Shaqab from March 3-5, 2022.  The German rider was in complete control and headed home in 38.18 seconds in the jump-off. Sweden Henrik von Echermann and the Netherlands's Jur Vrieling completed the podium.  On the other hand, Stockholm Hearts consisting of Swedes Peder Fredrickson and Malin Baryard won the opening leg of the Longines Global Champions League.  Hamburg Giants finished second while Madrid In Motion took the third place.