Qatar goalball team defeat Saudi Arabia in West Asian Para Games

Amman, September 19, 2019- The Qatari goalball team defeated Saudi Arabia 11-1 on Wednesday in the 2019 West Asian Para Games. The games began in Amman, Jordan on September 15 with participation of 7000 athletes from 12 nations including; Qatar, Kuwait, Lebanon, Saudi Arabia, Syria, Iraq, Oman, Palestine, Yemen, UAE, Bahrain and hosts Jordan. Team Qatar began their campaign in the event with a 10-10 draw with Iraq. Qatar's Squad: Mohammed Hamam, Hassam Al Kohaji, Abbad Al Shemali, Abdullah Bo Falasa, Abdulhadi Al Mari and Mohammed Al Kahalout.

Qatar beat Bangladesh in Asian U16 qualifiers

DOHA, September 19, 2019-Hosts Qatar began their campaign in the AFC U-16 Championship 2020 with a 2-0 victory over Bangladesh on Wednesday.Rashid Al Abdulla and Abdulrahman Al Dosari struck in the second half to secure Qatar a 2-0 win over Bangladesh at the Aspire Dome Indoor Stadium.Bangladesh displayed defensive discipline to hold the Qataris to a goalless draw heading into the half-time break.Their resistance, however, was broken in the 55th minute as Al Abdulla found the back of the net to break deadlock.Bangladesh tried to fight back but Al Dosari seal the win for Qatar right at the end.Qatar will play Yemen on Friday while Bangladesh will face Bhutan.Qatar's Squad: Abdullah Mohammed Abdul Rauf, Talal Ateeq Al Shaabi, Mohammed Salem Saad Al Qurashi, Nayef Hamid Musleh, Abdul Rahman Faisal Al Dosari, Mohammed Imad Fayez, Yousef Abdullah Al Ishaq, Issa Abdul Basit Al Najjar, Mubarak Al Khalidi, Rashed Abdulaziz Al Abdullah, Mubarak Mohammed Al Jassem, Meshaal Ibrahim Al Tamimi, Mubarak Shanan Khader, Manaf Abdul Karim Al Adwan, Talal Mohammed Taleb Blanc, Adnan Ali Saleh, Mahdi Salem Al Mujiba, Abdulrahman Khalid Mohammed, Hassan Mohammed Hassan, Abdul Aziz Fahad Al Naimi, Nabil Erfan, Sami Mazen Issa, Awab Ali and Abdulrahman Nasser Al Shaiba.

LOC to announce ANOC World Beach Games Qatar 2019 sponsors

DOHA, September 19, 2019- Local Organising Committee (LOC) of the ANOC World Beach Games Qatar 2019 will announce the roster of sponsors for the event which will be held from October 12 to 16 in Doha.The ANOC World Beach Games Qatar 2019 is an inaugural international beach multi-sport event organized by the Association of National Olympic Committees (ANOC). More than 1,200 athletes from a total of 97 National Olympic Committees (NOCs), representing all the five continents, will be competing in 14 disciplines across 13 sports at the event.The featuring 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.

Qatar to take on Bangladesh in Asian U16 qualifiers

DOHA, September 18, 2019-Hosts Qatar will kick off their campaign in the AFC U-16 Championship 2020 against Bangladesh in their Group E match at the Aspire Academy Indoor Stadium on Wednesday.Yemen and Bhutan are the other teams in the group.Qatar coach Abdul Razzaq Haider has named a 24-member team for the qualifying campaign that would give the young footballers a great exposure.The Qatari juniors underwent a training camp in Italy from August 1 to 13 followed by their participation in a tournament from Aug 25 to 30 which also featured Jordan, Indonesia, Maldives and Lebanon.The Qatar Football Association focuses a lot on its youth teams which has done well in the past. With FIFA 2022 World Cup taking place in the country, the junior squads are expected to be a talent pool which can boost the senior side in future.SQUAD: Abdullah Mohammed Abdul Rauf, Talal Ateeq Al Shaabi, Mohammed Salem Saad Al Qurashi, Nayef Hamid Musleh, Abdul Rahman Faisal Al Dosari, Mohammed Imad Fayez, Yousef Abdullah Al Ishaq, Issa Abdul Basit Al Najjar, Mubarak Al Khalidi, Rashed Abdulaziz Al Abdullah, Mubarak Mohammed Al Jassem, Meshaal Ibrahim Al Tamimi, Mubarak Shanan Khader, Manaf Abdul Karim Al Adwan, Talal Mohammed Taleb Blanc, Adnan Ali Saleh, Mahdi Salem Al Mujiba, Abdulrahman Khalid Mohammed, Hassan Mohammed Hassan, Abdul Aziz Fahad Al Naimi, Nabil Erfan, Sami Mazen Issa, Awab Ali and Abdulrahman Nasser Al Shaiba.

Team Qatar beat Oman in Asian Men's Volleyball Championship

TEHRAN, IRAN, September 18, 2019 – Team Qatar confidently defeated their Omani opponents 3-0 on Tuesday in the clash for places from 9-12 at the prestigious Asian Senior Men's Volleyball Championship taking place in Iran's capital of Tehran.Team Qatar made impressive performance in Tuesday's match to secure deserving victory over Oman (25-18,25-20 and 25-16) on Tuesday. 16 teams are competing in this top-flight competition to vie for the top honour, with top 8 teams, except Tokyo 2020 hosts Japan, eligible for the AVC Men's Continental Olympic Qualification Tournament in Jiangmen, China from January 7 to 12.

Stage set for Qatar Fencing Grand Prix

DOHA, September 18 , 2019 – Doha city will host the prestigious Qatar Fencing Grand Prix 2020 from 24-26 January under the supervision of Qatar's Weightlifting and Fencing Federation (QWFF) and amid participation of world's top seed fencers.In the frame of preparation for the prestigious event , the QWFF announced on Tuesday the names of heads of championship's working committees.The Higher Organising Committee consists of Mohammed Yousef Al Mane (chairman), Khaled Issa Al Hammadi (championship Director), Fahad Abdulla Al Mulla ( Head of media committee) and Abdulla Al Maadeed ( Head of financial committee).Qatar Fencing Grand Prix is one of the most significant world sport championships hosted annually by the Qatar's Weightlifting and Fencing Federation (QWFF) since 2004.