Al Ahlam win men's beach basketball 3X3

Doha, January 02, 2021-With the maiden edition of the Qatar Olympic Committee (QOC) Beach Games gradually coming to an end, the champions of the women's events and one of the men's were crowned on Friday.The two-week tournament, which rounds up on Saturday, is being held at the Aspire Park in Doha. Competitions were held in four events for the male and female categories- beach basketball 3X3, beach volleyball, beach handball, and beach football.In the women's Beach Basketball 3X3, Qatar B, who have had a smooth sail throughout the two-week event, defeated Doha 14-11 to emerge the inaugural champions.En route the final, Qatar B had defeated Qatar A 11-9 in Thursday's semi-final while Doha trounced Hustlers 20-3 in the other encounter.In the women's beach handball, Al Shaqab were crowned champions after winning in shootouts against Yasminat of Tunisia while the football event witnessed some fantastic display of skills from the ladies as two matches were held - the third-place and the final.Seashore were crowned the champions after defeating 22 Youth Initiative 2-1 while Team A7, who were denied a place in the final by Seashore, were too strong for Qatar team in their third-place match. The A7 ladies won 3-0 to emerge the bronze medalists.In the other final played in the women's category, Al Maha, parading some of the national team players, trounced Al Amal 2-0 to emerge champions of the women's beach volleyball.In the final of the men's beach basketball 3X3, on the other hand, Al Ahlam withstood a late resurgence from Al Wakrah to narrowly win 20-19 to emerge as champions.The game was one of the most exciting matches of the tournament as the two teams were seemingly evenly matched and both having skilful players who showcased their stuff to the excitement of the capacity crowd who thronged the court.Meanwhile, three finals are on the card on Saturday - the last day of the tournament.First up, is the final of the men's beach handball with Al Edaid going up against Al Khafji at 4:00 pm while the beach football featuring Al Shahaniya against Doha following after that.The last event of the day is the beach volleyball with two matches - the third place and the final scheduled to take place.In the third-place match, Zekreet will confront Lusail while the final game will be between Al Adaam versus Al Nojoom.Over 500 male and female athletes participated in the first edition of the QOC Beach Games, a legacy event from the 2019 ANOC World Beach Games.​

Qatar Olympic Committee announces 2021 Sport Events calendar

DOHA, the Qatar Olympic Committee (QOC) announced on ….. the calendar of sport events for the year 2021.​This year's calendar will see 63 sport events , including 6 international sport events , the most prominent of them are 2021 FIFA Club World Cup which will be held from February 1 - 11, FIVB Beach Volleyball World Tour from February 22 to 26, Commercial Bank CHI Al Shaqab from February 25 to 27, Longines Global Champions Tour from March 4 to 6, FIVB Beach Volleyball World Tour- Katara Beach Volleyball Cup from March 8 to 12 and Table Tennis final qualifiers and qualifying for Tokyo Olympics from March 15 to 20.Doha is also honored to host the convention of International School Sports Federation (ISF) on the first of April , FINA General Assembly on fifth of June and CAF Super Cup to be played in Doha in February 2021.The 2021 calendar also included 30 international sport events , Austrian Open Qualifiers from January 10 to 13, Doha Judo Masters from January 11 to 13, Doha Fencing Grand Prix (Epee) , ITTF Qatar Table Tennis Open from February 20 to March 13, the 35th Qatar Open Amateur Championship (Golf) from February 26 to 28 , Qatar Total Open from March 1 to 7, Qatar ExxonMobil from March 8 to 14 , FIG Artistic Gymnastics Word Cup from March 10 to 13, Commercial Bank Qatar Masters (Golf) from March 11 to 14, FINA Marathon Swim World Series (10Km) on March 12 and FIBA Basketball Ball 3x3 World Tour from March 26 -27. As for the international events, Doha will host IAAF Diamond League on May 28, ITTF World Junior Circuit Premium-Doha Junior & Cadet Open from October 9-16, FINA World Swimming Cup from October 21-23, World Padel Championships from November 15-28, FIBA World Cup qualifiers on November 28 and 29, Qatar Squash Classic from October 24-30,​​ 2021 and Qatar 7th International Weightlifting Cup from December 10-15.On Asian level, Doha will host FIBA Asia Cup qualifiers from February 18-21, Asian Beach Handball Junior qualifiers in March 2021, Qatar First Junior Tennis Tournament from March 22-27, , Qatar Second Junior Tennis Tournament from March 29 to April 3, Asian Table Tennis Tournament from September 1-10, Qatar Open Squash Tournament from October 10-14, Qatar Asian Junior Team Tennis Tournament in November 2021 and Asian Triathlon Cup on November 26.​Qatar will also host a number of GCC events including; GCC Junior Volleyball Tournament in August 2021 and GCC Swimming Tournament from August 19-21.Moreover, newly-released calendar also includes a huge number of local events including Qatar Basketball Cup final on February 03, National Sport Day on February 09, HH the Amir Basketball Cup final on March 30, Qatar Volleyball Cup final on March 30, closing ceremony of Olympic Schools Program on April 01, HH the Amir Volleyball Cup Final on April 17, Qatar Handball Cup Final in June 2021, HH the Amir Handball Cup final in June 2021, Sports Excellence Day in November 2021, QOC Beach Games in December 2021 and Flag Relay in December 2021 while the dates of Qatar Football Cup Final and HH the Amir Football Cup final will be confirmed later on. ​

Al Edaid and Al Khafji qualify to men's beach handball final

Doha, January 01, 2021-Al Edaid and Al Khafji qualified to the final match of men's beach handball event at the ongoing QOC Beach Games. In the semifinals held on Thursday, Al Edaid defeated Al Hazm 2-0 to set a final showdown on Saturday with Al Khafji which recorded at 2-1 victory over Al Soqour.Over 500 male and female athletes are participating in the maiden QOC Beach Games, a legacy event of the 2019 ANOC World Beach Games Doha, which is being held over two weeks until January 2, 2021.​

Al Adaam trounce Lusail in semis of men's beach volleyball at QOC Beach Games, set final clash against Al Nojoom

Doha, December 31, 2020-The finalists of the men's beach volleyball of the ongoing QOC Beach Games emerged on Wednesday with Al Adaam booking a date with Al Nojoom in what promises to be an exciting game on Saturday, January 2.Al Adaam, who remain undefeated en route the last-four clash, trounced the Lusail team 2-1 while Al Nojoom overcame Zekreet in straight sets in what was one of the most exciting matches of the tournament so far.The two teams have everything to play for on Saturday as they battle for the honour and prestige of being crowned the maiden champion of beach volleyball of the Beach Games.Meanwhile, Al Soqour continued their impressive run in the men's beach handball as they knocked out Al Fohoud 2-0 to secure their semi-finals ticket.In the other quarter-final matches of the event, Al Khafji trounced Al Nomour 2-0 while Al Hazm also won against Al Ruwais 2-0. The same scoreline was recorded in the game between Al Edaid and Al Nosour with Al Edaid emerging the winner.Al Edaid is set to face Al Hazm in Thursday's semi-final while Al Khafji will square up against Al Soqour for a berth in Saturday's final.In the meantime, play will resume in the women's beach basketball 3X3 on Thursday with Doha taking on Black Mambas in the first game of the day at 5:00 pm.The match will be followed by Qatar A versus Sport Lab game at 5:20pm while Black Mambas will subsequently return to the court to face Fighters.Pro Sport and Sport Lab will clash after that before Hustlers take on Doha. Qatar B versus Qatar A game will round up proceedings on the night in the event.Over 500 male and female athletes are participating in the maiden QOC Beach Games, a legacy event of the 2019 ANOC World Beach Games Doha, which is being held over two weeks until January 2, 2021.

Qatar Anti-Doping Commission holds first meeting

DOHA, December 31, 2020 - The Qatar Anti-Doping Commission Board (QADC) held its first meeting after the board re-established and the statute being approved.Senior QADC officials attended the meeting, including Dr. Abdulwahab Al Musleh, chairman of the board, Dr. Ahmed Ali Al Mohammad, deputy chairman, Dr. Enas Abdulaziz Al Kuwari, Dr. Moza Suleiman Al Hail, Mr. Mubarak Mohammed Al Ali and Dr. Ahmed Abdulrahman Al Emmadi as board members and Naser Saad Al Saad, the QADC Chief Executive Officer.In the meeting, attendees have discussed the QADC action plan and set up new administrative and financial regulations.

Qatar lose to Spain in Friendly International Handball Tournament

Doha, December 30, 2020-Qatar's national handball team suffered a 28-26 defeat at the hands of Spain in the closing match of the Friendly International Handball Tournament on Tuesday. Team Qatar began their campaign in the event with 33-30 victory over Tunisia then they defeated Argentina 24-22 in the second match. The tournament brought together four teams including Spain, Argentina, Tunisia and hosts Qatar. Qatar are preparing hard for the World Championship that will take place from January 13 to 31. The team underwent several training camps in the last few months besides featuring in a number of friendly matches including games against top clubs of Qatar.The 32 participating teams will be divided into eight groups of four teams, with top three teams from each group will be qualifying for the main round. Valero Rivera Lopez-coached Al Anabi qualified for the tournament after winning the Asian Men's Championship 2020 - their fourth consecutive continental title after their triumphs in the 2014, 2016, and 2018 editions.