Qatar to take on Bangladesh in Asian qualifiers

Dhaka, October 10, 2019-Qatar on Thursday will be looking to return to winning ways when they take on Bangladesh in a Group E clash of their FIFA World Cup Qatar 2022 and AFC Asian Cup China 2023 Asian Qualifiers.Qatar, who played a goalless draw against India last month, make their first away trip of the campaign to face Bangladesh in Dhaka.In this joint qualifiers, team Qatar were pooled in group E alongside Bangladesh, Afghanistan, India and Oman.Qatar coach Felix Sanchez has announced a 26-member list ahead of team Qatar's matches against Bangladesh and Oman in the joint qualifiers for the 2022 FIFA World Cup and 2023 AFC Asian Cup.The list included Saad Al Dossari, Fahd Younis, Mohammed Bakrei, Pedro Miguel, Salim Al Hajri, Bualem Khkhohi, Tarek Salman, Hassan Al Haydos, Akram Afif, Abdulkqreem Hassan, Bassam Al Rawi, Al moiz Ali, Karim Boudiaf, Ali Afif, Ismail Mohammed, Musaab Khidr, Fahd Shenein, Ahmed Fathi, Yousef Abdulrizaq, Abdulaziz Hatim, Mohammed Alaa, Madi Ali, Ahmed Alaa, Abdulsalam Al Ahraq, Abdulrahman Mohammed and Ahmed Moien.

Team Qatar swimmers look for glory at ANOC World Beach Games 2019

DOHA, October 10, 2019 - Host nation's swimming star, Abdurrahman Hisham is preparing to compete in the Men's 5m open water event at the prestigious ANOC World Beach Games Qatar 2019 which will take place from 12-16 October in Qatar's capital city of Doha.On the same track of ambition, Qatar's Nada Mohamed Wafa Arkji will compete in the Women's 5km event. Both races will be organized at the Katara Beach's open water on Sunday.It is worth mentioning that, Qatar's Abdurrahman Hosham has claimed Men's 5km bronze medal at the GCC Swimming Championship took place in Kuwait in last April.ANOC World Beach Games Qatar 2019 will take place from 12-16 October in Doha and will bring together more than 1200 athletes (men and women) who representing 96 national Olympic committees.

Team Qatar off to Dhaka for joint qualifiers of 2022 FIFA World and 2023 AFC Asian Cup

DOHA, October 9, 2019 – Qatar's senior football team left Doha on Tuesday to Dhaka to face Bangladesh national team on Friday in the fourth round clash of the Joint qualifiers for the 2022 FIFA World Cup and 2023 AFC Asian Cup.In this joint qualifiers, team Qatar is pooled in group E alongside Bangladesh, Afghanistan, India and Oman.Qatar coach Felix Sanchez has announced a 26-member list ahead of Al Annabi's matches against Bangladesh and Oman in the joint qualifiers for the 2022 FIFA World Cup and 2023 AFC Asian Cup. The list included Saad Al Dossari, Fahd Younis, Mohammed Bakrei, Pedro Miguel, Salim Al Hajri, Bualem Khkhohi, Tarek Salman, Hassan Al Haydos, Akram Afif, Abdulkqreem Hassan, Bassam Al Rawi, Al moiz Ali, Karim Boudiaf, Ali Afif, Ismail Mohammed, Musaab Khidr, Fahd Shenein, Ahmed Fathi, Yousef Abdulrizaq, Abdulaziz Hatim, Mohammed Alaa, Madi Ali, Ahmed Alaa, Abdulsalam Al Ahraq, Abdulrahman Mohammed and Ahmed Moien.

Qatar defeat Iran in Handball Friendly

DOHA, October 9, 2019 - Qatar handball team beat Iran in the first test match held on Tuesday between the two teams in Duhail Sports Hall in the framework of their preparations for the Asian qualifiers for the Olympic Games (Tokyo 2020), which will be held in Doha from October 17 to 26.Qatar handball team imposed its superiority throughout the game, where the Qatari team finished the first half by 16-11 and moved further in the second half to seal the win in the end by 18 goals difference.The two teams will meet in a second match on Thursday, which will be the final test of the Qatari team before the qualifying matches for the Olympic Games (Tokyo 2020).The Qatari team will play in the qualifying first group which includes Saudi Arabia, India and Hong Kong, while Iran will play in the second group against Kuwait, Bahrain and South Korea.

Qatar handball team to face Iran on Tuesday

Doha, October 08, 2019- Qatar's handball team will take on Iran in a friendly match on Tuesday at Duhail Arena. The match comes as a part of their preparations for the Asian men's handball qualifiers for the Tokyo 2020 Olympic Games, which will be held in Doha on Oct. 17-26.The two teams will play a second match later on Thursday.Qatar's handball squad currently includes 18 players: Ahmed Maddi, Rafael Capote, Jovan Gacevic, Alaeddin Balrachid, Abdulrahman Tariq, Hamdi Ayyad, Amir Denguir, Amin Zakar, Daniel Saric, Anis Al Zawawi, Wagdi Sinan, Ahmed Magdy, Mustapha Heiba, Nidal Issa, Yassine Sami, Mohamed Obaidi, Marwan Sassi and Mario Tomic.The draw for the men's Asian qualifiers for the 2020 Olympic Games put the Qatari team in Group A along with the teams of Saudi Arabia, India, and Hong Kong, while the Group B included Bahrain, South Korea, Iran, and Kuwait.It will be the second time in a row that Qatar has hosted the men's Asian handball qualifiers for the Olympic Games. In 2015, Qatar hosted the 2016 Rio Olympics qualifiers, where the Qatar handball team qualified for the Olympics for the first time in the history of Qatari handball.

Organisers declare free access to ANOC World Beach Games

Doha, October 8, 2019-The organisers of the inaugural ANOC World Beach Games, also known as Qatar 2019, has announced that the event will be free entry and open to everyone to attend.The five-day ANOC World Beach Games, also known as Qatar 2019, will kick off with a spectacular opening ceremony at the Beach side of the Katara Cultural Village in Doha on October 12.Holding for the first-time ever, Qatar 2019 promises to be fun-filled, relaxing and entertaining besides being a competition for the entire family.More than 1,200 athletes from 97 NOCs, representing all the five continents, will be competing in 14 disciplines across 13 sports during the competition which takes place at four venues– Katara Cultural Village, Aspire Zone, Al Gharaffa Stadium and Ritz Carlton Hotel – in Doha.Featured sports include aquathlon, 3X3 basketball, climbing bouldering, beach handball, karate kata individual, kitefoil racing, skateboarding, beach soccer, open water 5km swimming, beach tennis, beach volleyball 4X4, waterski, wakeboard and beach wrestling.As per the schedule, aquathlon, 3X3 basketball, karate kata individual, kitefoil racing, beach soccer, open water 5km swimming, beach tennis and beach wrestling will all take place at Katara Beach while Al Gharafa will be the venue for beach handball and beach volleyball 4X4. Climbing bouldering and skateboarding, on the other hand, will be hosted at Aspire Park and Ritz Carlton Canal will take care of the waterski and wakeboard events.Commenting on the gesture, Sheikha Asma Al Thani, Director of Marketing and Ceremonies for Qatar 2019, said: “We are happy to offer everyone the opportunity of getting involved in the competition in one way or the other and it is a pleasure for us to declare this historical event free-entry. ANOC World Beach Games Qatar 2019 is a unique event and this is the first time an event of this magnitude that combines all the beach sports together is being held. This is a competition for the entire family and I believe the fans will come out in large numbers to cheer their darling teams while at the same time enjoy themselves on the beautiful beaches in Doha."ANOC World Beach Games Qatar 2019 will be held from October 12 to 16 in Doha.