Qatar beach volleyball team qualify to second round

Doha, October 14, 2019- Qatar's beach volleyball team qualified to the second round after beating USA 3-0 on Sunday at the ANOC World Beach Games.Earlier on Saturday, Team Qatar began their campaign in the event with 2-1 victory over Indonesia. Team Qatar were pooled in Group (A) alongside USA, Germany and Indonesia while Group (B) includes Poland, Chile, Australia and Mozambique.Mohamed Salim Al Kuwari, Board Member of the Qatar Volleyball Association said that leading Group (A) will provide team Qatar with opportunity to reach the upcoming rounds. Beach volleyball 4X4 is one of the 14 sports featuring at the ANOC World Beach Games to be held from October 12 to 16 in Doha.

Qatar's Handball Team leads its Group to face Australia in Quarter-Finals on Monday

DOHA, October 14, 2019 - Qatar handball team topped its group in the Association of National Olympic Committees (ANOC) World Beach Games and achieved the full mark after beating his Spanish counterpart 2-0 (17/16 and 20/10).With their fifth consecutive win, the Qatari handball team topped Group B to meet Australia in the quarter-finals Monday.The other three games in this round scheduled tomorrow will include Brazil against Croatia, Sweden against Hungary and Denmark against Spain.The Qatari team won the first match against Croatia 2-1, the second match against Hungary 2-1, the third game against Uruguay 2-0 and the fourth game against Tunisia 2-0.With these results, Denmark topped Group A with 10 points, followed by Brazil with 8 points, Sweden third with 6 points, Australia fourth with 4 points, America fifth with two points and Oman last with no points.

Fan zone offers thrilling experience for all at ANOC World Beach Games

13th October 2019, DOHA-QATAR: Fans attending the inaugural edition of the ANOC World Beach Games Qatar 2019 will have the privilege of enjoying an array of entertaining events and activities lined up at the Fan Zone at the Katara Beach. Located behind the basketball competition arena, the zone, which opens to the public between 4pm-11pm each day till the closing ceremony of the competition on October 16, offers spectators the unique hospitality and entertainment Qatar is globally known for.As a family-themed arena, children will equally have the opportunity of participating in several entertainment activities and games specially packaged for them as the adults also catch their fun. A number of giveaways and prizes are also lined up for spectators at some of the sports arena at the Games.Entry to the Fan Zone is free and it gives visitors a chance to sample the excitement of the five-day long sports extravaganza in a truly thrilling atmosphere.Speaking about the Fan Zone, the LOC Director of Marketing Sheikha Asma Al Thani said, “The ANOC World Beach Games Qatar 2019 is not just about sports but a truly entertaining event specially packaged for the entire family. The fan zone is also a platform to unite communities and cultures from across the world . Every one is welcomed at the Fan Zone to enjoy array of activities lined up for them."The ANOC World Beach Games holds from October 12 to 16 at four venues namely Katara Beach, Al Gharaffa Stadium, Aspire Park and the Ritz Carlton Hotel in Doha.

Qatar defeat Indonesia in beach volleyball event

Doha, October 13, 2019- Hosts Qatar got off the mark with a 2-1 win over Indonesia in Beach Volleyball 4x4 tournament at the ANOC World Beach Games.The first two sets were scrappy, but the visitors took their foot off the gas in the third and Qatar, featuring Olympian Cherif Younousse, pulled away to win 16-21, 21-14, 15-7.Team Qatar were pooled in Group (A) alongside USA, Germany and Indonesia while Group (B) includes Poland, Chile, Australia and Mozambique.On the other hand, Qatar's Sultan Khalfan and Mubarka Al Naimi suffered a straight set defeat at the hands of Japan's Naoaki Yamamoto and Erina Otsuka in beach tennis mixed doubles event.Basketball event will begin at Katara on Sunday where Team Qatar will go up against Cote d'Ivoire in their first match of Group C by 5:30pm before facing Togo by 8:50pm same day.Team Qatar's 3X3 basketball men's team are not only targeting a podium finish at the inaugural ANOC World Beach Games Qatar 2019 but a repeat of their 2014 exploits, where they took the world by storm to claim an historic win at the FIBA 3x3 World Championships in Moscow, Rashid Al Abdulla, the team manager, has said.

Qatar in handball quarters with unbeaten streak

DOHA, October 13, 2019 - Qatar continued their impressive run in the ANOC World Beach Games handball as hosts entered quarter-finals yesterday at the Al Gharafa Sports Complex.Asian champions Qatar had an easy outing yesterday as compared to the opening day, defeating Uruguay and Tunisia in straight sets to remain the only unbeaten team after the second day of the Group 'B' matches. Qatar started the day with 2-0 (19-18, 22-18) victory over Uruguay in the morning and later finished the day with 2-0 (18-12, 18-14) win over Tunisia.“Yes, I am very pleased with our performance. I was not expecting to win both the matches on the first day. Boys are combining very well and they are playing like a team. It is always tough to play two big matches in a day, but I am satisfied with the progress," Qatar coach Khaled Hasan told Gulf Times after the match against Tunisia.Hero of the Qatar's shoot-out win on the first day, goalkeeper Rasheeed Yusuf, was again in good form as he saved nine shots out of 20 attempts on the goal. Qatar defender Morgan Ahmed and right winger Mustafa Alsaltialkrad were their main scorers.For Tunisia, left winger Ahmed Safar's shots were on target 80 percent of the time as he scored four times out of five attempts. The handball schedule during the Games is very heavy as each team has to play two games in a day. On the first day, Qatar managed to beat strong European rivals Croatia and Hungary in shoot-outs. Croatia too qualified from Group B.Qatar will play Spain, who lost to 2018 world champion bronze medallist Hungary in straight sets 2-2 (20-21, 16-19), in the last group match at 11.30am today. “Right now our focus is on tomorrow's Spain match, our last group match. Spain is a good team, but they are coming with a loss in their last game and hopefully we will keep the winning momentum going before the quarter-finals," he said.“As we are already in the quarter-finals we have to plan our strategy differently according our opponents," he said. In the other matches of the day, Denmark advanced to the next round after causing a major upset, handing Brazil a 2-0 loss in their men's Group A match. The loss was the only one in the preliminary round for the world champions, which meant they had gone through too. Sweden too reached the next round, despite a breezy Danish 2-0 win in a Scandinavian classic.DENMARK UPSETS BRAZIL Before falling to Denmark, Brazil had equalised the tournament's scoring record, registering 27 points in the first set against Australia. The record was originally set by Denmark (vs the USA) on Day 1 of the competition. The United States managed to grab one win against Oman — 2-0 (20-15, 16-12) — but they were defeated by Sweden 2-0 (23-18, 19-18). As for Australia, after they were demolished by Brazil, they bounced back to defeat Oman 2-1 (18-19, 20-14, 7-6) in the shootout. In the women's bracket, Brazil faced no troubles and remained unbeaten in preliminary group A. Argentina and Denmark also punched their tickets for the quarter-finals. Greece and Spain advanced from preliminary group B, after getting their fourth straight win in as many matches yesterday morning. Reigning world champions Greece managed to survive the big scare Vietnam gave them 2-0 (24-22, 16-15) and continued with another hard-fought shootout victory against Poland.

Sheikh Joaan opens World Beach Games Qatar 2019

Doha, October 13, 2019- (QNA) - Under the patronage of HH the Amir Sheikh Tamim bin Hamad Al-Thani, HE President of Qatar Olympic Committee (QOC) Sheikh Joaan bin Hamad Al-Thani opened Saturday at the Cultural Village (Katara) the first edition of the World Beach Games Qatar 2019.The opening ceremony was attended by Acting President of the Association of National Olympic Committees (ANOC) Robin Mitchell and a lineup of Their Excellences of ministers, Heads of National Olympic Committees and guests of the Games.The opening ceremony started with a presentation film about the Games then the entry of participants. Following that HE QOC Secretary-General, Jassim bin Rashid Al Buenain Vice-President and General-Director of the ANOC World Beach Games Qatar 2019 delivered the speech of the organizing committee, in which he greeted the guests and participants.HE Al Buenain expressed pride at hosting the first edition of the games, pointing that such sports events contribute to the rapprochement between nations and promote understanding between them to serve peace and the peoples of the world.He stressed that the State of Qatar attaches great importance to sports and athletes, as well as the development of sports infrastructure, thanks to the support and directives of wise leadership of the State. He pointed out that sport is one of the active factors in the pillars of Qatar National Vision 2030.Concluding his speech, Al Buenain extended thanks the Association of National Olympic Committees for their trust and cooperation, and to all those who contributed to the organization of this sporting event. He also extended thanks and appreciation to the volunteers and wished the participating delegations success.Acting President of ANOC Robin Mitchell delivered a speech where he expressed happiness at holding the first edition of the World Beach Games in the State of Qatar, noting the warm welcome accorded to the committees and delegations participating in tournament.Qatari Handball Referee Ali Al Yazeedi took the oath for the referees, and triathlon athlete Abdullah Al Kaabi took the oath for the players. The opening ceremony also included an operetta entitled Darkum Qatar (Welcome Home in Qatar). (QNA)