Qatar to take on Syria in AFC U23 Asian Cup Qualifiers

Doha: Team Qatar will take on Syria in matchday three of the AFC U23 Asian Cup Uzbekistan 2022 Qualifiers on Sunday. Qatar lead Group A with six points and only need to avoid defeat against Syria to qualify. Syria, on four points, will have to defeat Qatar to book the sole automatic spot to the Finals from the group while Yemen and Sri Lanka’s dreams were dashed. Team Qatar began their campaign in the qualifiers with beating Yemen 3-0 then they trounced Sri Lanka 5-0 on Thursday. Winners of 11 qualifying groups and four best runners-up will join hosts Uzbekistan in the 16-team final round next year.

QOA course on modern management of sport organizations concludes

DOHA - The Qatar Olympic Academy (QOA) ,  in cooperation with  the IOC Olympic Solidarity Commission concluded on Thursday a  pioneering five – day training course “ Modern Management of Sport Organizations” being organized at  the QOA Headquarters in Doha. This course was the first one that attended personally by more than 45 trainees, after   a one year and seven months stop period due to COVID-19 pandemic . During that period all courses were  held  online as announced by the QOA in March last year. The course key speaker, Dr. Sulaiman bin Ali Al Baloushi, Executive Director of Oman Olympic Committee and former Omani Basketball Federation delivered a series of presentations about the values of  management skills, effective communication, work  environment management and  team work to achieve  the objectives of  the sport organizations and to meet  their highest standards of performance . This  course  was mainly aims to increase  the learning and field experience  of  the QOC’s  administrative employees and others  and helping them to  turn more professional in dealing with the organizational and administrative issues during the host of championships .

Team Qatar Swimmers shine in Arab Championships

Abu Dhabi: The 2021 Arab Short Course Championships came to an end in Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates on Wednesday where team Qatar Swimmers claimed the first place at 16-18 years age group. The event brought together 174 swimmers from 16 countries. Team Qatar won 3 gold, one silver and two bronze medals in the final day's competitions, ending their participation in the event with a total of 30 medals. Abdullah Ahmed clinched the first gold medal on Wednesday in 200m backstroke (14-15 age group), then Mohammed Mahmoud won the second gold medal in 100m backstroke (16-18 age group) while  the relay team consisting of Karim Salah, Omar Hassan and Youssef Hassan and Mohamed Mahmoud claimed 3rd gold medal in 4x100m medley (16-18 age group). President of the Qatar Swimming Association, Khaleel Al Jabir lauded the results achieved by Team Qatar in the first Arab championship for the age groups and confirmed that obtaining 11 gold medals is a real achievement.

Ministry of Defence signs a memorandum of understanding with Qatar Olympic Committee

DOHA - Qatar's armed forces signed a memorandum of understanding for sports development with the Qatar Olympic Committee (QOC).  The signing ceremony was attended by Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of State for Defence Affairs H.E. Dr. Khalid bin Mohammed Al-Attiyah and the QOC President H.E. Sheikh Joaan bin Hamad Al Thani. The MoU aims to boost cooperation between the two parties and set the framework of sports cooperation to help support and develop the Qatari talented athletes to be able to represent the state of Qatar at regional and international events. It also aims to facilitate the exchange of experts and coaches in the sports and physical education fields The MoU will enable the two parties share their experiences related to protection of athletes, organization of sports events, sports medicine, doping control measures, supporting women sports and training women's sports officials. The MoU was signed by the QOC Secretary General H.E. Jassim bin Rashid Al Buenain and President of the Military Sports Association Brigadier-General Yousef Desmal Al-Kuwari.

Qatar defeat Sri Lanka in AFC U23 Asian Cup Qualifiers

Doha: Qatar stayed perfect after beating Sri Lanka 5-0 on Matchday Two of the AFC U23 Asian Cup Uzbekistan 2022 Qualifiers on Thursday. Qatar lead Group A with six points and only need to avoid defeat against Syria on Sunday to qualify. Syria, on four points, will have to defeat Qatar to book the sole automatic spot to the Finals from the group while Yemen and Sri Lanka’s dreams were dashed. Qatar took control of the match from the referee’s first blow of the whistle as they dominated possession but were unable to beat goalkeeper Gimhana as the South Asians defended in numbers. Sri Lanka, who suffered a 5-0 loss to Syria in their opening match, defended resolutely but their efforts were undone in the 27th minute when Mohammed Mushfir brought Hashim Ali down in the box, with the Qatari defender scoring from the resultant spot-kick. Nicolas Cordova’s Qatar side scored their second goal in the 39th minute after Abdul Basith’s poor clearance saw Yusuf Abdurisag let loose a half-volley strike into the top right corner. Qatar continued their command over the match after the break and were three goals up in the 54th minute when Ahmed Alganehi’s cross into the box was met by a diving header from Naif Alhadhrami. Alganehi turned goal scorer seven minutes later when he surged down the pitch to collect a through pass before firing past ‘keeper Gimhana from a tight angle. Qatar kept searching for more goals and got their fifth of the night when Ali slotted home from the penalty spot in the 90th minute after being brought down by Gimhana in the box.

Qatar defeat Saudi Arabia in Asia Qualifiers for 2022 ICC Men’s T20 World Cup

Doha: Qatar's national cricket team defeated Saudi Arabia 134-130 at the Western region Asia Qualifiers for 2022 ICC Men’s T20 World Cup on Wednesday.  The Asia Qualifiers will be concluded in Doha on October 29 where Qatar will take on Kuwait.  Team Qatar began their campaign in the qualifiers with a 133-134 defeat against Bahrain, then they defeated Maldives 154-56 in their second match. The six-day tournament brings together Qatar, against Bahrain, Maldives, Kuwait and Saudi Arabia in a round robin format, with the top team joining Hong Kong at the next round - the eight-team global qualifiers.