Team Qatar win 7 medals at Arab Athletics Championships

Tunisia-Team Qatar claimed 7 medals at 2021 Arab Athletics Championships held in Tunisia for 4 days with participation of 20 countries.  Qatar’s Femi Ogunode won the gold medal of 100m event last Thursday, clocking 10.19 secs. Qatar also won a silver medal in the event through Femi's brother Tosin.  Femi Ogunode added the 200m gold to his 100m title at the Arab Championships on Sunday. He clocked 20.59 secs in the 200m.  Ashraf Al Saifi clinched the silver medal, clearing a distance of 71.30m in hammer throw while Yasser Salem Baghrab won the bronze medal of 3,000m steeplechase event.    Ashraf Hussain took the silver medal of 400m hurdles event while Hamdi al-Amin won a silver medal after clearing 2.16m in the men’s high jump event.  Team Qatar finished the championships in seventh place while Morocco led the standings with 31 medals. 

Team Qatar sprinter Ogunode wins Men’s 100 m Gold in Arab Athletics Championships

TUNISIA – Qatar’s short distance runner, Femi Seun Ogunode has displayed an impressive performance to clinch the gold medal in the Men’s 100m  competition at  the ongoing Arab Athletics Championships 2021 in Tunisia. Femi Seun Ogunode took center stage in the competition to reach the finish line in a time of 10.19sc, while his teammate, Tosin Ogunode seized  the silver medal of the same competition after clocking 10.41sc. Team Qatar have raised their medal tally to  five medals, including a  gold, three sliver and one bronze.  

Team Qatar clinch bronze in Asian Taekwondo Championship

BEIRUT -  Qatar’s Taekwondo team star,  Maram Fatnassi  has fought tooth and nail to clinch the bronze medal in the Women’s  U-67kg free fight competition during the closing scene of the 24th Asian Taekwondo Championship held in Lebanon’s capital of Beirut on Friday.  Fatnassi stepped up the third spot of the podium in this event after defeated Irish opponent, Yalda Valinejad. It is worth mentioning that, team Qatar clinched five medals during the event  that brought together almost 334 male and female from 17 countries.

Qatar to face Croatia in Football Friendly

ROVINJ , (QNA) - The Qatari national football team will face Croatia, in a friendly match, in its training camp, on June 30 at the Aldo Drosina stadium in the Croatian city of Pula. This friendly match comes within the training camp of the Qatari national team, which is currently being held in the Republic of Croatia, in preparation for the 2021 Gold Cup, which will be held in the United States of America next month, and in which the Qatari team will start the competition by facing Panama in Group D competitions, then Grenada on July 17, and conclude the first round matches against Honduras on July 20. The three matches of the Qatari national team, in the first round, will be held at BBVA Stadium in Houston, and 30 players are participating in the current training camp in the preliminary list of Spanish coach Felix Sanchez.  

Team Qatar begin campaign in Asian Taekwondo Championships with victory

BEIRUT -  (QNA) -The players of the Qatari Taekwondo team clinched  four medals at the beginning of the 24th Asian Championship, which is currently being held in the Lebanese capital, Beirut, and will continue until next Friday, with the participation of 334 male and female players representing 17 countries. The Qatari team managed to win 4 medals , competeing with 11 countries . Hoda Ali Akbar won the bronze medal in the women's singles under 40 years category, while the duo Huda Ali Akbar and Othman Abdel Ghafour Bouleras won the bronze in the mixed doubles category over 30 years old. The two players of the Qatari Taekwondo team: Ali Jumaa Al-Araimi in the under-80 kg, and Maram Al-Fatnasi in the under-67 kg, will participate next Friday. The two players seek to continue to reap the achievements, climb the podiums and raise the Qatari flag in this great sporting event.

Qatar to host the GCC Aquatics Championships in August

DOHA – The Qatar Swimming Association (QSA) announced on Monday that  Doha will be the host city of the  8th GCC Aquatics Championships which will be held from  August 19-22 at  the Hamad Aquatics Centre. Qatar was chosen to host the 2021 GCC Aquatics Championships after the Gulf Cooperation Council [GCC] swimming organizing committee postponed  the tournament that  scheduled for 2020 to 2021 due to the  COVID-19 pandemic. It is worth mentioning that Qatar will organize the 5th round of the Swimming Federation (FINA) during the period from October 21-23 this year.