Third stage of “ Be An Athlete” Programme kicks off

DOHA, November 15, 2019 – The Qatar Olympic Committee (QOC) and Ministry of Education and Higher Education launched the third stage of Kun Riyadi ('Be an Athlete') for the school year 2019-2020 on Thursday.HE Dr. Thani Al Kuwari, Second-Vice President of Qatar Olympic Committee (QOC), HE Jassim Rashid Al Buainain, the QOC Secretary General and HE Dr. Ibrahim Al Nuaimi, Undersecretary of Ministry of Education and Higher Education attended the event.Be An Athlete, is Qatar's unique Athlete Development Pathway that aims to produce Qatari sporting champions.The program focuses on sports development amongst 0-7 year olds and will be rolled out across Qatar's nurseries and schools, to get their interest going in sport from the earliest possible age. 'Kun Riyadi' aims to provide an opportunity for sports participation and development from the earliest stage of childhood. The Athlete Development Pathway (ADP) is a fundamental part of the QOC's new vision and direction for sport, which strives to achieve Qatari sporting success at every level. Identifying, developing and nurturing talented athletes at every stage of their career is key to ensuring that they reach their full potential but before that, it is vital that the kids enjoy and love sport from the youngest possible age. The ADP was launched in November 2016 by the QOC and Aspire Academy, and was a result of a three-year project involving the input of multiple stakeholders, sporting entities and world-class sport development experts from the Aspire Academy to create a framework unique for Qatar.Kun Riyadi is a fantastic initiative to ensure that all Qatari sporting talent is identified and developed and that every child can enjoy as much sport as possible.The Qatar ADP is a five-stage model that provides a comprehensive framework for developing skills at critical periods in an athlete's development from early childhood to post-retirement. The next phases after Quality see participants aged 8-12 develop a foundation of different skills to serve them in a range of sports, before a tailored programme is provided specific to children's individual needs from 13-18 years of age.At 19, tailored practice, training, competition, and recovery regimes are provided ensuring that athletes maximise their potential. The final stage of development ensures that athletes remain active after their careers and impart their knowledge and experience to future generations participating in the pathway.​​

Draw held for AVC Men’s Volleyball Olympic qualifiers

Beijing, China, November 14, 2019 – The draw for AVC Men's Volleyball Olympic qualifiers was held in China on Monday. Eight teams will strut their stuff in the event at Jiangmen Sports Center Gymnasium, China from January 7 to 12, 2020 to vie for the top honour and the lone ticket for the Tokyo 2020.According to the draw results, Qatar will play in Pool B alongside Australia, Korea and India while Pool A features Chine, Iran, Chinese Taipei and Kazakhstan. ​

Marwan wins the battle of the ElShorbagy brothers to face indefatigable Coll in semis

Doha, November 14s, 2019-The quarter-final battle of the ElShorbagy brothers ended in favour of the younger Marwan who defeated the World No.2 Mohamed 3-2 (11-6, 2-11, 11-6, 3-11, 11-8) in one of the most exciting matches of the PSA Men's World Championship at the Khalifa Tennis & Squash Complex in Doha on Wednesday.With the victory, the World No. 10 Marwan has now reduced the head-to-head deficit between him and his older brother to 4-14 and he is set to face New Zealand's Paul Coll, who defeated Egypt's Zahed Salem 3-0 (11-8, 11-9, 11-6) earlier in the day, for a chance in Friday's final."It is not easy playing against my brother. While it was exciting for the fans, it was somehow emotional for us. My brother is one of the best the sport has ever witnessed and today's victory is special to me. It's unfortunate that in sport, one person wins and another loses. That's how it is and the winner happens to be me today. Our relationship continues and I hope to win the Championship to make him proud as well," Marwan said.Despite coming through a brutal 119-minute epic against 2015 runner-up Omar Mosaad in their pre-quarters clash on Tuesday, Coll claimed victory over Salem in just 47 minutes to emerge the first New Zealander to reach the semis of the World Championship since the legendary Ross Norman in 1988.The 27-year-old defied any inkling of fatigue as he fired in several winners, especially in games two and three, to secure his spot in the last four.I'm very happy to be in the semi-finals of a World Champs, it was something that was a minimum goal going into the tournament," Coll said. "I've got to put that behind me now, even though I'm very happy to be in the semi-finals, I don't want to stop there. I've just got to regroup after this, enjoy the moment while it lasts and watch the match later."On the other hand, The World No.6 Simon Rösner defeated England's James Willstrop in straigth games (14-12, 11-6, 11-3) to reach the semi-final of the PSA Men's World Championship for a second successive season. The 32-year-old German, a finalist at last year's Qatar Classic, will now confront second-seed Tarek Momen of Egypt, who triumphed 3-0 (11-6, 13-11, 11-6) against Peruvian Diego Elias, the World No.7, for a spot in another final in Doha.​

Curtains come down on Asian Shooting Championship

DOHA, November 14 , 2019 – Under the patronage of HE Sheikh Joaan bin Hamad Al Thani, the President of Qatar Olympic Committee (QOC) , the competitions of the prestigious 14th Asian Shooting Championships were concluded at losail shooting Arena on Wednesday.On the closing day of the championship, the competitors fought hard for top honors in the final of Men's individual Trap and Team Trap. In the Men's team Trap, Chinese team claimed the gold medal after secured total 418 points, while the runner-up place and silver medal went to Kuwait team who collected 389 points, while the Omani team seized the bronze medal.In the Men's individual Trap event, China again dominated the scene, when its shooters Wan Paolo clinched the gold medal and his teammate Wang Hao seized the silver medal , while the bronze went to Oman's Rashid Hussain Al Shahoumi. In a post- event press release on Wednesday , Mr. Mohammed Al Kawari, the vice-president of the Qatar Shooting and Archery Federation and Head of Organizing committee described the championship as exceptional and successful.The championship brought together 1000 shooters from 32 countries including 136 shooters from the host nation Qatar.​

Team Qatar to begin campaign in Aspire Beach Volleyball Cup on Wednesday

DOHA, November 13, 2019 – Team Qatar all set to begin their campaign in the main rounds of the prestigious Aspire Beach Volleyball Cup 2019 at Al Gharrafa Beach Complex on Wednesday.​Three teams will represent the hosts nation Qatar in the event which acts as a qualifying tournament for Tokyo 2020 Summer Olympics Games.The prestigious 2019 Aspire Beach Volleyball Cup will bring together 34 teams from 20 countries, including Australia, Cameroon, Croatia, Gambia, Iran, Italy, Japan, Kenya, Mali, Mozambique, Netherlands, Niger, Norway, Oman, Poland, Russia, Slovenia, Sweden and United States.

El Shorbagy brothers to face off in quarterfinals

DOHA, November 13, 2019-With the clash of the ElShorbary brothers, Mohamed and Marwan, headlining the quarter-final matches on Wednesday, fans are no doubt in for a great time as the PSA Men's World Championship is gradually hitting a thrilling crescendo.While all eyes will certainly be on the two Egyptian brothers, there are however other interesting must-watch matches on the cards for Day 6 of the eight-day tournament being held at the Khalifa International Tennis & Squash Complex in Doha. World No. 3 Tarek Momen, who defeated home favourite Abdulla Mohammed Al Tamimi in a thrilling encounter on Monday, will be up against World No.7 Diego Elias who got the better of Egypt's Fares Dessouky 3-1 (10-12, 11-8, 11-6, 11-4) in the pre-quarters to become the first Peruvian in history to reach the quarter-finals of the PSA Men's World Championship, while Egypt's Zahed Salem will clash with New Zealand's Paul Coll.The only match of the quarters not featuring any Egyptian will be between Germany's Simon Rosner, the World No. 6, who trounced Wale's Joel Makin to emerge the first man to book a place in the quarters, and England's James Willstrop, who defeated another Egyptian Karim Abdel Gawad to make it into the last-eight.A total of $335,000 total prize money are up for grabs at the 2019-20 PSA Men's World Championship.