Historic Jump for Qatar's Beach Volleyball Team in World Rankings

DOHA - The International Volleyball Federation (FIVB) announced today that the Qatari beach volleyball team, consisting of the duo Cherif Younousse and Ahmed Tijan, made a big leap in the international standings, as it came in fourth overall with 5520 points behind Norway, Russia, and Brazil. The Qatari team won on Sunday the silver medal in the 4-star Sochi World Tour Championship, which concluded in Russia with the participation of 62 teams from 27 countries. Qatar lost the final 1-2 to Poland. The Qatari team qualified for the upcoming postponed Olympic Games in Tokyo, where they will rank third. The Qatari team had already won the gold medal for the third round of the Cancun World Championship, which concluded in Mexico at the beginning of this month. The team also won the silver in the first and second rounds of it. 

Qatar Beach Volleyball Team Qualify for Semi-Finals of FIVB Tour Sochi

SOCHI, Russia ,- Qatar's first beach volleyball team, consisting of the duo Cherif Younousse and Ahmed Tijan, qualified for the 2021 FIVB Beach Volleyball World Tour Sochi Open at Sochi, Russia. The Sochi tournament is the fifth of six International Volleyball Federation (FIVB) Beach Volleyball World Tour four-star events offering Olympic ranking points. A total of 62 teams from 27 are taking part in the tournament. The Qatari team is the third seed in this tournament, and its participation in the main advanced roles of this round comes due to its ranking seventh in the world with 5280 points, according to the latest FIVB classification.   

Sheikh Joaan Crowns Al Arabi Champion of HH the Amir Handball Cup

DOHA, - HE President of Qatar Olympic Committee Sheikh Joaan bin Hamad Al-Thani on Saturday crowned Al Arabi team champions of HH the Amir Handball Cup for the season 2020/2021 after winning over Al Rayyan 30-27 in the final held at Duhail Sports Hall. HE Sheikh Joaan bin Hamad Al-Thani awarded the championship cup and gold medals for Al Arabi, and silver medals for Al Rayyan. This title is the second for Al Arabi after they won the 2018/2019 season. Al Arabi qualified for the final after defeating Al Khor 31-24 in the quarter-final, and Al Wakrah 36-20 in the semi-final, while Al Rayyan qualified after defeating Al Ahli 31-28 in the quarter-finals, and Al Gharafa 29-22 in the semifinals.  

Qatari Beach Volleyball Team wins Silver Medal in Sochi World Tour Championship

SOCHI, Russia - The Qatari beach volleyball team, consisting of duo Sherif Yunus and Ahmed Tejan, won the silver medal for the 4-star Sochi World Tour Championship, which concluded today in Russia with the participation of 62 teams from 27 countries. The Qatari team clinched the silver after finishing second, after losing in the final match (1/2) to Poland, which consisted of Piotr Kantor and Bartuch Luciak. The Qatari national team is the third seed in this tournament, due to its seventh place in the world with a score of 5280 points, according to the latest classification of the International Beach Volleyball Federation (FIVB). It is also guaranteed to qualify for the next postponed Tokyo 2020 Olympic Games. The Qatari team also participated in this tournament after winning the gold medal for the third round of the Cancun World Championship, which was held in Mexico, from three rounds, in which it won the silver medal in the first and second rounds. The national team is looking forward to progressing in the world rankings of national teams through its participation in the current Russian Sochi and Czech Ostrava rounds, which will be held at the beginning of next June, before their next participation in the Olympic Games. It is reported that the winner of the Sochi tour gets 800 points in the international classification, the second place winner with 720 points, the third place with 640 points, and the fourth place with 560 points.   

Incredible Wanda Diamond League Doha 2021 Witnesses New Records

DOHA - The Doha Round, the second round of the 2021 Diamond League for Athletics, was held on Friday evening at the Suhaim bin Hamad Stadium in Qatar SC, with the participation of a large number of Olympic and world champions, in the presence of HE President of the Qatar Olympic Committee Sheikh Joaan bin Hamad Al-Thani. The round achieved great success with the wide participation of the medal holders of the 2019 Doha World Athletics Championships and the 2016 Rio Olympic Games, who compete in the 2020 Tokyo Olympic Games from July 23 to August 8. The Doha round witnessed the achievement of six new world records for 2021, four for men and two for women. Femi Ogunode of Qatar won the 100m race with 10 seconds to qualify for the 2020 Tokyo Olympic Games. Chad's Youssouf Mahamat Goubaye came in second place with 10.26 seconds, followed by Qatar's Barrow Owaab in third place with 10.46 seconds. In the High Jump Men competition, Ivanyuk Ilya came in first place with 2.33m followed by Qatar's Olympic and world champions Mutaz Barshim with 2.30m then Protsenko Andriy of Ukraine with 2.27m.   

President of Qatar Athletics Federation Pleased with Success of Diamond League Doha Round

DOHA, May 29, 2021 - Second Vice-President of Qatar Olympic Committee (QOC) and President of the Qatar Athletics Federation Dr. Thani bin Abdulrahman Al Kuwari expressed his delight with the great success of the Doha round of the Diamond League, which took place today at Suhaim bin Hamad stadium at Qatar Sports Club with a record number of Olympic and World champions participating. He said that the Doha document was a success in terms of the organization or the level of participation and competition. He thanked President of QOC HE Sheikh Joaan bin Hamad Al-Thani for attending the round this year. He noted that the State of Qatar has once again proven to the world that it is capable of hosting major sporting events, adding that it is something that makes the committee proud. Secretary-General of Qatar Athletics Federation Mohammed Issa Al Fadala praised the good organization and the level of competition in this year's Doha round of the Diamond League despite the difficult conditions facing the world as a result of the COVID-19 pandemic. He expressed his delight with the praise legends of the game had for Qatar's organizational capabilities, which he said reflects the country's ability to successfully host any sporting event regardless of the circumstances. For his part, Qatari Olympic champion Motaz Barshim said that winning second place in the high jump competition today was satisfactory given it was his start to the season. He added that he always looks to achieve the best results, but maintained that it was still early in the season. He said that he will start a more focused preparation for the Olympics following the Rome round two weeks from now. He added that he hopes to win a gold medal at the Tokyo Olympics.