West Asia Beach Volleyball Zonal Tour gets underway

Doha: Qatar’s Tijan Ahmed and Abdullah Nasim began their campaign in the West Asia Beach Volleyball Zonal Tour with a straight sets win over their Saudi Arabian opponents at the Aspire courts on Saturday Ahmed and Nasim prevailed 21-12, 21-13 against Ali Mahfouz and Hassan Alabdulbaqi in their Group A encounter. Earlier, Mahfouz and Alabdulbaqi overpowered their Syrian opponents Ibrahim and Yasser 21-17, 22-24, 15-10 in a hard-fought contest. Qatar play Syria in their final group encounter on Sunday. In the four-team Group B, a keen tussle is underway with Oman and Palestine sharing the joint top spot with two wins each. Oman notched 2-0 wins over Iraq and Jordan. Palestine meanwhile dropped a set against Jordan before winning 2-1, and later blanked Iraq 2-0.

Team Qatar drawn in group A in West Asia Beach Volleyball Tournament

DOHA - Qatar’s Tijan Ahmed and Abdullah Nasim have been drawn in Group A of the West Asia Beach Volleyball tournament which gets underway at the Aspire Courts from Saturday. The other teams in Qatar’s group are Syria and Saudi Arabia. Palestine, Oman, Iraq and Jordan make up Group B. The draw for the event was held in Doha on Friday with representatives from the seven participating teams in attendance. Qatar take on Saudi Arabia in their first match on Saturday, with the contest against Syria scheduled for Sunday. The top two teams from each group qualify for the last four. The final and the third place play-off match are scheduled for Monday.  

Team Qatar weightlifter Ibrahim shines again to win three gold medals in Arab Championship

ERBIL, IRAQ -  The Qatar’s Olympic Gold medalist and champion Fares Ibrahim set new standards of excellence to  Qatar’s sport achievements, after winning three gold medals at the 2021 Arab weightlifting Championship which concluded in Iraq city of  Erbil on Friday. Qatar superstar has fought tooth and nail to claim three gold medals in classes clean , Jerk and total with a lift of 102 kg , beating all participants from other Arab countries.  This event brought  together  the best Arab weightlifters  from 14 countries, including Qatar, Kuwait,  Saudi Arabia, Oman, Yemen, Bahrain,  Comoros, Sudan, Palestine, Jordan, Lebanon, Libya and hosts Iraq. In a post  event statement  ,the Qatar Olympic Committee first vice president and  the president of Qatar Weightlifting Federation, Mr. Mohammed Yousef Al Mana  described Fares achievement as an outcome of big  effort being made  at both  the technical and managerial levels and  the perfect vision of  the Qatar sport movement. Mr. Al Mana also dedicated this new record of achievements  to the Qatar’s wise leadership  and HE QOC president, Sheikh Joaan bin Hamad Al Thani.  

Qatar Olympic Committee announces 2022 Sport Events calendar

DOHA- The Qatar Olympic Committee (QOC) announced its  calendar of the sport events for the year 2022. This year's calendar will see 62 sport events , including 36 international sport events , the most prominent of them FIFA World Cup Qatar 2022 will be held from November 21 to December 18. The QOC’s 2022  calendar also includes a series of international sport events ,  such like Turkish Super Cup on January 5, King Of Court Crown Series – Beach Volleyball from January  5 to 8,  1st Qatar Men’s ITF World Tennis Tour from January 16 to 23, WAGR- Qatar Open Amateur Golf  Championship – 36th edition from  March 20 to 22, Bilateral Series Afghanistan Vs Netherland – Cricket from January 21 to 25, 2nd Qatar Men’s ITF World Tennis Tour from  January  23 to 30, Qatar Fencing Grand Prix 2022-Epee from January 28 to 30, 3rd  Qatar Men’s ITF World Tennis Tour from  January  30 to February 6, QSF 1 Psa  Satellite Senior1k-Squash from January 30  to February 3. International sport events continue flow into  the capital of sports Doha , including  Qatar ExxonMobil Open- Tennis to from February 14 to 19,  Bi Lateral Senior National Team over 50- Cricket from February 18 to 28,  Qatar Total Open – Tennis  from  February 20 to 26 , Commercial Bank International Equestrian Championship – A Shaqab from February 24 to 26, 14th  Taishan World Cup Artistic Gymnastics from  March 2 to 5 , Longines World Tour Show Jumping Championship – Al Shaqab from March 3 to 5,  WTT Youth Contender 2022, Doha (QATA) – Table Tennis from March 5 to 12 ,  1st  Qatar ITF World Tennis Tour (Group) March 7 to 12,  FIVB BVB World (4 star) Men’s and Women’s – Beach Volleyball from  March 8 to 12 ,  WTT Star 2022 Contender Doha ( QATA) – Table Tennis from March 10 to 28 and 2nd  Qatar ITF World Tennis Tour Junior (Group 4) from March 14 to  19 and  QSF 2 Psa Challenger Senior 5K – Squash from March 20 to 23. Moreover, Doha will host  more international sport events, including, FIBA 3x3 World Cup Qualifier Asia 2022 – Basketball from March 25 to 26,  Diamond League Doha Tour on May 13,  QSF 3 Psa Challenger Senior 20k - Squash from  May 15 to 18,  QSF 4 Psa Bronze Senior  50k – Squash from July 17 to 21,  Bilateral Series for U19 Boys National Team- Cricket from September 20 to 30,  Qatar Classic PSA Platinum Senior – Squash in October , 4th  Qatar Men’s ITF World Tennis Tour from October 2 to 9,  5th Qatar Men’s ITF World Tennis Tour from October 9 to 16 , Bilateral Series Senior National Team – Cricket from October  15 to 31, 6th  Qatar Men’s ITF World Tennis Tour  from October 16 to 23,  3x3  Nation League – U23 (Second)- Basketball  from October 20 to 21   Qatar Men’s International Handball Championship from December 25 to 30,  QSF 5 Psa Challenger senior 5k – Squash from December 26 to 29  , Qatar 7th International Cup – Weightlifting from  December 27 to 29 and  Commercial Bank Qatar Masters – 25th edition – Golf (To be confirmed ). On other hand,  Doha will be the host city of  International Conference of the International Association of Sports Management on March 20. On Asian level, Doha will host 1st  Qatar Asian Junior- Tennis from May 16 to 21, 2nd  Qatar Asian Junior Tournament- Tennis from  June 27 to  July 5, FIBA Asia Cup 2025 Pre- Qualifiers (first ) – Basketball from  June 27 to  July 5, Qatar Junior Open Squash from September  18 to 21  and  FIBA Asia Cup 2025 Pre- Qualifiers (second) – Basketball. On the  GCC level,  Doha will host GCC  Squash Tournament Senior & Junior under 17 from February 13 to 16  and GCC Women ‘s cricket Championship from  March 12 to 22. Moreover, newly-released calendar also includes a huge number of local events including Ultimate Race (CrossFit)  from January 13 to 15 and Ultimate Race (Triathlon) from January 21 to 22,  National Sports Day on February 8,   H.H. The Emir Sword Equestrian from February 18 to 19, QOC Beach Games  from February 19 to 25, HH the Amir Basketball Cup final on March 30, closing ceremony of Olympic Schools Program on March 30, Qatar Volleyball Cup final on March 31, the Amir Football Cup final will be confirmed later, HH the Amir Volleyball Cup final on April 20, Qatar Handball Cup Final on April, HH the Amir Handball Cup final on May 15, Sport Excellency Awards  in November ( to be confirmed), Health and Fitness Program  on November 12, Flag Relay in December (to be confirmed) and  Qatar Football Cup Final ( to be confirmed later). To see full QOC 2022  sports calendar click here  

Asian champions Qatar to face African giants Egypt in second friendly handball game

DOHA - Reigning Asian champions Qatar and African giants Egypt will square off in the second of the two friendly handball games, to take place at the Al Duhail Sports Hall on Thursday. Al Annabi are playing the friendly matches as part of their preparations for the next month’s Asian Handball Championship to be held in Saudi Arabia from January 18 to 31. Qatar’s second match against Egypt will be played on Thursday before the Asian giants take on Iraq on January 4 and January 6 in the two more friendly matches. Qatar team management has planned the friendlies to ensure best preparations for the national side ahead of Asian Championship, which will also act as qualifying tournament for the 2023 World Men’s Handball Championship. The top five teams of the Asian Championship will qualify for the event to be jointly hosted by Poland and Sweden.        Qatar have been highly successful at the Asian Championships, claiming four consecutive titles in the 2014, 2016, 2018, and 2020 editions.

Qatar Golf Team shine in Arab Championship

Cairo: The Qatari golf team achieved good results at the Arab Golf Championship 2021, which was held in Egypt with the participation of 45 athletes from 11 Arab countries. Team Qatar star Saleh Ali Al Kaabi claimed the second place in the singles event while Qatar golf team took the fourth place in team event.  Saudi Arabia led the standings ahead of Tunisia and Egypt in the second and third places respectively.