Qatar’s Rashed Nawaf wins doubles in J4 ULcinj Tournament

ULCINJ, Montenegro,  – Qatar’s Rashed Nawaf has confidently claimed the doubles event on Sunday  in J4 Ulcinji Tournament of  ITF World Tennis Tour Juniors (U-18) , which ran for a week  in Ulcinj city, capital of Montenegro. Qatar’s  Rashid Nawaf and English teammate, Gabreilius Guzuskas defeated the duo Brak Bogarik (Macedonian) and Maxim Denisov (Russian) in two sets, 6-3 and7-5 in the final match to win the doubles title.   Nawaf has a career high ATP doubles ranking of 1907 achieved on 6 January 2020. Since 2018, Nawaf trains at Patrick Mouratoglou Academy as a student-athlete.  

Qatar Boxing Team Participates in Asian Men's Championship in Dubai

DOHA - The Qatari Boxing Team will participate in the Asian Men's and Women's Boxing Championships in Dubai, which starts Sunday and continues until May 31, with the participation of 237 boxers from 21 countries. Saeed Al Smikh, in weight 81 kg, and Fahad Al Amiri, in weight 75 kg, accompanied by coach Salim Lazraq, will represent the Qatari team in the championship. Assistant Secretary of the Qatar Boxing and Wrestling Federation Khaled Youssef Al Mas chairs the Qatari delegation, which left Saturday to Dubai. The championship will witness strong competitions, especially from Uzbekistan and Kazakhstan boxers, as they have a good reputation even at the global level. Afghanistan, India, Indonesia, Iran, Iraq, Jordan, South Korea, Kuwait, Kyrgyzstan, Laos, Mongolia, Nepal, Pakistan, the Philippines, Sri Lanka, Syria, Tajikistan, the UAE and Yemen are participating in the tournament.   

Qatari Rowing Athlete Tala Abujbara Qualifies to Tokyo Olympics

KUWAIT - Tala Abujbara, Athlete of the Qatari rowing team, has qualified for the upcoming Tokyo 2020 Olympic Games.Tala's qualification came through her participation in the Asia and Oceania Rowing Championship qualifying for the Olympiad in Kuwait, and Tala achieved a time of 8.20 minutes in the 2000-meter race.Tala previously won the gold medal for the second Arab Championship in Indoor Rowing "Argometer", which was hosted by the State of Kuwait in 2018. 

Qatari beach volleyball team qualified for the Tokyo Olympics

LAUSANNE  - The Qatari first beach volleyball team, consisting of the duo Cherif Younousse and Ahmed Tijan, qualified for the upcoming Olympic Games, Tokyo 2020, through the newly announced classification by the International Volleyball Federation. The International Volleyball Federation announced in a statement on its official website that 13 teams have guaranteed direct qualification for the next Olympic Games after the end of the last three qualifying rounds to the Olympiad that were played in Mexico. It is noteworthy that the Qatari first beach volleyball team, consisting of the duo Cherif Younousse and Ahmed Tijan, continued to advance in the international classification, where it came in seventh in the world with a score of 5280 points, according to the latest classification of the International Federation of the Game and in fifth place in the Olympic classification. The Qatari national team is preparing to participate in the Sochi World Tour, which will be held from 26 to 30 May in Russia, with the participation of 62 teams and teams from 27 countries.

Barshim Confirms Readiness for Tokyo Olympics

Tokyo,  May  10, 2021 (QNA) - Qatari champion Mutaz Essa Barshim participated in the World Athletics Continental Tour Gold series on Sunday in Tokyo, Japan, as part of the preparations for the Tokyo Olympics, scheduled for July 23 to August 8. Barshim achieved 2.30m in the High Jump competition to confirm his readiness for the Tokyo Olympics as he seeks to capture the gold medal. This was Barshim's first official foreign competition since the start of the COVID-19 pandemic, which caused the cancellation and postponement of many international and continental tournaments. Barshim is a two-time Olympic medalist after capturing the bronze medal in the 2012 London Games and the silver medal in the 2016 Rio Games. He won the World Athletics competition twice in 2017 London and 2019 Doha.   

Team Qatar to participate in 2021 ISSF World Cup Shotgun in Italy

DOHA – The Qatari national shooting team will participate  Saturday in  the 2021 ISSF World Cup Shotgun to be held  in  Lotano city  of Italy  from May 7th to 17th, 2021. The event will bring together 600 shooters from 65 nations worldwide to fight for top honours in different disciplines including, trap, skeet and mixed events. The state of Qatar will be represented by  shooters, Mohamed Al Rumaihi, Rashed Al Ethba , Saeed Bu Shareb, Naser Al Homaidi, Ali Eshaq and Abdulaziz Al Attiyah.