Qatar handball team line up for Olympics Qualifiers

​Doha, July 26, 2019- The Qatari handball team will begin their training camp on Saturday in preparation for the Asian men's handball qualifiers for the Olympic Games which will be held in Doha October 17 to 27.The Qatari handball team were drawn in Group A alongside Saudi Arabia, India, and Hong Kong, while the second group included Bahrain, South Korea, Iran, and Kuwait.The first-place winners qualify only for the Olympic Games (Tokyo 2020), while the second-placed will play-off for qualification.It will be the second time in a row that Qatar hosts the Asian Men's Handball Qualifiers for the Olympic Games, after hosting the 2015 Qualifiers for the 2016 Rio Olympics.

Qatar to take on Brazil in Tokyo FIVB Beach Volleyball Championship 2019

Tokyo, July 26, 2019- Qatar team (1) including Cherif Younousse and Ahmed Tijan, will play Brazil's Alison Cerutti and Alvaro Morais Filho on Friday in the fifth group of Tokyo FIVB Beach Volleyball Championship, which kicked off on Wednesday.To conclude on July 28, the event features the participation of 43 teams representing 19 countries.It's worth mentioning that the Qatari duo of Cherif Younousse and Ahmed Tijan claimed the fourth place in the FIVB world ranking issued recently.

Qatar's Nada Arakji takes 4th place in Women’s 100m Freestyle heats

GWANGJUE, South Korea, July 26, 2019 – Qatar's Nada Arakji took the 4th place in in Women's 100m Freestyle heats in 2019 FINA World Championships in South Korea's city of Gwangjue on Thursday.On Friday, Qatar's Yaqoub Al Khelaifi will participate in Men's 100m Butterfly event while Feras Al Saidi will compete in Men's 50m freestyle event.Qatar swimmers' participation in FINA World Championships comes in the frame of Qatar Swimming Association plan to increase their experience, regardless of the results they will get, that to prepare them for upcoming swimming events.

FIBA Asia Cup 2021 Qualifiers schedule confirmed

Beirut, July 25, 2019 –The FIBA Asia announced the match schedule of 2021 Asian Cup qualifiers on Wednesday.Qatar will play in Group (E) alongside Syria, Iran and Saudi Arabia. The Qatari team will begin their campaign in the qualifiers with a match against Saudi Arabia on February 20, 2020 then they will take on Iran on February 23.In their third match, the Qatari team will shake hands with Syria on November 27 then they will face Saudi Arabia on November 30 before their fifth match against Iran on February 18, 2021.In their last match in the qualifiers, Qatar will take on Syria on February 21, 2021.With the conclusion of the Qualifiers, the top two teams from each Group will directly qualify for the FIBA Asia Cup 2021, while the six 3rd-placed teams will advance to play a qualifying tournament for the remaining four FIBA Asia Cup 2021 tickets.

Qatar's Al Saidi to compete in 50m event at FINA World Championships

GWANGJUE, South Korea , July 25 , 2019 – Qatar's Faras Al Saidi will compete in the Men's 50m event in 2019 FINA World Championships in South Korea's city of Gwangjue on Thursday.Meanwhile his teammate, Yagoob Al Kholaifi will swim in the Men's Butterfly 100m event on the same day.Qatar swimmers' participation in FINA World Championships comes in the frame of Qatar Swimming Federation plan to increase their experience , regardless of the results they will get , that to prepare them for upcoming swimming events.

QIHF participates in IIHF development camp

DOHA, July 22, 2019-Qatar Winter Sports Committee and Qatar ice hockey federation (QIHF) participated in IIHF development camp 2019 held in Vierumaki, Finland from 6-13 July 2019. The event is the main IIHF development gathering having several different countries and nationalities during the week in Finland. QIHF is happy to participate into such important event worldwide and is grateful to belong into the global hockey. QIHF sent one junior male player and one management member to represent Qatar for this international event including Thawab Mohammed Alsubaey and Thamer Abdulla Almohannadi. The camp program is used as a platform to launch the IIHF's development and education programs, specifically aimed at assisting each National Association to achieve their objectives, leading to global growth and development of the game