Team Qatar continues its winning streak in Arab Chess Cup

AMMAN, Jordan, July 24, 2019 – The players of Qatar's Chess team have continued their winning streak in the 2019 Arab Chess Cup in Jordan's capital of Amman on Tuesday.Qatar's Lian Mansoor Qasabi defeated Iraq's Al Zahra Abdo Ameer before beating Jordan's Aisha Abass.Tuesday's victories braced Lian to raise her tally to 3 points in the eighth place, just two points behind leader. Meanwhile her sister, Rowdah Qasabi defeated Iraq's Retaj Saad Hassan.The event brings together 276 players representing 16 teams including Qatar, Algeria, Morocco, Lebanon, Iraq, Tunisia, Libya, Syria, Palestine, Yemen, UAE, KSA, Bahrain, Oman and hosts Jordan.

Qatar’s Mubaraka Al Naimi sparkles in Amman International Junior Tennis Tournament

Amman, July 24, 2019-Qatar's Mubaraka Al Naimi claimed the title of girls doubles event at Amman International Junior Tennis Tournament concluded recently.Al-Naimi teamed up with Mariana Ramirez Nieto of Colombia to beat Semra Aksu of Turkey and Feriel Mahbouli of Tunisia in final match.Al Naimi also took the second place in another International Junior Tournament held Amman from 8-12 July 2019.After the tournament, Al Naimi said “I feel so happy after winning doubles title in Amman International Tournament in the biggest achievement in my career" and added that the victory will give her an extra motivation before the upcoming events.Al Naimi will also participate in Izmir Kulturpark ITF Junior Cup to begin on July 24.

Team Qatar to participate in Beach Volleyball Tokyo Qualification Tournament

Lausanne, Switzerland, July 23, 2019 - Fifteen National Federations per gender have now confirmed their participation in the FIVB Beach Volleyball Tokyo Qualification Tournament after obtaining a quota place through the FIVB Beach Volleyball World Ranking on July 16. The qualification tournament is set to take place from September 18 to 22 in Haiyang with teams from host nation China completing the entry list of 16 teams per gender.The men's event will feature the participation of Norway, Russia, Poland, Qatar, the Netherlands, Brazil, Germany, Italy, Spain, Latvia, USA, Czech, Chile, Canada, Australia and hosts China.The state of Qatar will be represented by Cherif Younousse and Ahmed Tijan.The two play-off winners per gender at the Tokyo Qualification Tournament will each earn one quota place for their NOC/NF at the Beach Volleyball tournament of the Tokyo 2020 Olympic Games.The tournament will consist of four phases starting with four groups of four teams each (Pools A, B, C and D). The top three teams from each group in Phase I will advance and play in four pools of three pairs each (Pools E, F, G and H).Phase III will feature two groups of four teams each (Pools I and J). The top two teams in each group advance to the Final Phase where the Pool I winner will play the Pool J runner-up and the Pool J winner will meet the Pool I runner-up. The two winners of the matches will get the quota place for their National Olympic Committee/National Federation at the 2020 Summer Olympic Games in Tokyo, providing they meet the Athlete Eligibility requirements stipulated in the qualification system.In total, the Olympic beach volleyball tournament will feature 24 men's teams and 24 women's teams. The Tokyo Qualification Tournament is one of four pathways via which teams can qualify for the Tokyo 2020 Olympic Games, also including the FIVB Beach Volleyball World Championships (1 team per gender), the Olympic Ranking List on June 15, 2020 (15 teams per gender) and the FIVB Beach Volleyball Continental Cup (5 teams per gender). The Olympic tournament hosts (Japan) are guaranteed one quota place per gender.National Federations have until the end of July to register the teams which will represent them at the qualification tournament in Haiyang in September. The pool composition of Phase I will also be determined in the coming weeks after completion of team registration.

Qatar's Al Khalifi Finishes Fourth in 200M Freestyle World Championship

GWANGJU South Korea, July 23, 2019 - Qatari swimmer Yaqoub Al Khalifi Monday won the fourth place in the 200 meter swimming freestyle competition within the swimming competition at the 18th FINA World Championships 2019 being held in Gwangju, South Korea, and continues until July 28.Al Khalifi recorded a time of 1:56.57 minutes.Al Khulaifi will swim 100 meters butterfly on Friday, and Firas Saidi will swim in the 100m freestyle Wednesday and the 50m freestyle on Friday. Nada Arakji will take part in the women's 50m freestyle on Saturday.Qatari swimmers will participate in the first three rounds of the 2019 World Championships with Abdulaziz Al Obaidli and Fires Al Saidi taking part in the first round in Tokyo, Japan, from August 2 to 4, Omar Ashraf and Karim Salamah in the second round in Jinan, China, from 8 to 10 August, and Yaqoub Al Khulaifi and Yousuf Al Khulaifi in the third round to be held in Singapore from August 15 to 17.

Qatar beach volleyball team lose to Canada in Espinho Tournament

Espinho, July 21, 2019-The Qatari beach volleyball team (1) including Cherif Younousse and Ahmed Tijan suffered a 1-2 defeat at the hands of Canada's Padlaw/Schachter in the second round of the four-star Espinho stop on the 2019 FIVB Beach Volleyball World Tour on Saturday. The Qatari duo qualified to the second round after taking the second place in their group in the first round. Younousse and Tijan defeated Italy's Abbiati/Andreatta 2-0 (21-16 21-14) in their first match then they went down fighting against of Spain's Herrera/Gavira in the second match on Friday. The tournament brings together 50 teams representing 26 countries. It's worth mentioning that the Qatari duo of Cherif Younousse and Ahmad Tijan claimed the fourth place in the FIVB world ranking issued recently.The Qatari team collected 5120 points after participating in a huge of number international and continental tournaments. Christian Sorum and Anders Mol of Norway led the way with 7600 points ahead of Russia's Krasilnikov/Stoyanovskiy in the second place and Poland's Bryl/Fijalek in the third place.​

HMC , MPH Doping controllers participate in QADC Workshop

DOHA, July 21 , 2019 - The Qatar Anti Doping Commission (QADC) organized a two –day fruitful workshop for local doping controllers at the QOC's Losail hall.​Around 95 doping controllers from Hamad Medical Corporation (HMC) and Ministry of Public Health took part in the workshop which focused lights practically and theoretically on the vital role, responsibilities and goals of QADC over the upcoming period.At the workshop, trainees received valuable lessons practically and theoretically on electronic test system to examine athletes during the championships including the upcoming IAAF World Athletics Championships Doha 2019 will take place from September 27 to October 6.Dr. Hassan Al Emam, QADC test coordinator Appreciated the workshop outcomes in terms of briefing the trainees on new regulations and updates and how they use the measures applicable in doping testing.