Qatar Beach Handball Team Wins Asian Championship for Fifth Time in Row

WEIHAI , China June 25 , 2019 (Qatar News Agency) - Qatar's beach handball team won the AHF Asian Beach Handball Championship for the fifth time in a row after beating Oman 2-0 on Monday in the final of the seventh edition, which ended in the Chinese city of Weihai with the participation of 12 teams.In this tournament, Qatar team qualified for the next edition of the World Championships (Italy July 2020) and also secure the participation in ANOC World Beach Games in October in Doha.Following this victory, the President of the Qatar Handball Association, and AFC Vice President Ahmed Shaaby offered this achievement to HE President of Qatar Olympic Committee Sheikh Joaan bin Hamad Al-Thani , and to all supporters of Qatari handball. He praised the players and congratulated them on their outstanding performance throughout the tournament.Qatar national team manager Salem Al Dosari expressed his pleasure of winning the title after winning all the matches and said that it is rare for a beach team to win in all games, so the management is very happy and proud of the players. Al Dosari also thanked the players who were with the team in the preparation phase, and did not participate in the tournament.

HH the Amir Participates in IOC General Assembly Meetings

LAUSANNE, Switzerland, June 25, 2019 - (Qatar News Agency) - HH the Amir Sheikh Tamim bin Hamad Al-Thani participated in the meetings of the General Assembly of the 134th session of the International Olympic Committee (IOC), held in Lausanne, Switzerland, on Monday.The meetings discussed a number of topics on the agenda related to the development of sports and Olympics at the global level. The participants also voted on the city that will host the 2026 Winter Olympics, which will be hosted by the Italian cities of Milan and Cortina.

HH the Amir Meets President of the International Olympic Committee

LAUSANNE, Switzerland, June 25, 2019 , (Qatar News Agency) - HH the Amir Sheikh Tamim bin Hamad Al-Thani met Monday with HE President of the International Olympic Committee (IOC) Dr. Thomas Bach, on the sidelines of the meetings of the 134th session of the IOC General Assembly, currently in session in Lausanne, Switzerland.At the outset of the meeting, HH the Amir congratulated Dr. Bach on the occasion of the inauguration of the new headquarter of the International Olympic Committee "The Olympic House", which coincides with the 125th anniversary of founding of the Committee.The meeting also reviewed areas of cooperation between the State of Qatar and the IOC and ways of promoting them.HE President of Qatar Olympic Committee Sheikh Joaan bin Hamad Al-Thani attended the meeting.

Qatar , Oman in title clash of Asian Beach Handball Championship

WEIHAI, China , June 24 , 2019 – Defending champions, Qatar team is looking for new glory when they shake hands with Omani counterparts in the final of prestigious Asian Beach Handball Championship 2019 in Chinese's city of Weihai on Monday.Qatar's Beach Handball Team aspires to win the title for a fifth time, after winning it in 2011, 2013, 2015 and 2017. The team have already booked its spot in the 2020 IHF Men's Beach Handball Championships in Italy for the fifth time.In this Asian Beach handball campaign, the winners and runners-up will book spots in 2020 IHF Men's Beach Handball Championships in Italy while champions only will qualify to ANOC World Beach Games 2019.Twelve teams were distributed into two groups for qualifying for the 2020 IHF Men's Beach Handball Championships in Italy, with Qatar, Vietnam, Chinese Taipei, Afghanistan, Indonesia and the Philippines are participating in the first group, and Oman, Iran, Thailand, Pakistan, Japan and Saudi Arabia taking part in the second.Qatar were crowned champions of the Asian Championship in Pattaya in 2017, after defeating Oman in the final 2-0.In previous years, Qatar placed tenth in 2010 in Turkey, 7th in 2012 in Amman, 3rd in 2014 in Brazil, 3rd in 2016 in Hungary, and ninth in 2018 in Russia.

QOC celebrates Olympic Day 2019

DOHA, June 24 , 2019 - The Sport Affairs Department of Qatar Olympic Committee (QOC) in partnership with, Qatar Swimming Federation (QSF) and Qatar University organized the 7th edition of " Swimming For All Tournament" at Hamad Aquatics Complex in Doha on Sunday.QOC as a governing Olympic body in the country has staged the event to mark the IOC's 125th Anniversary which coincides the 23rd of June every year.Sunday's prestigious event has brought together 130 participants from three age groups, U-17, U-23 and 24 and over , to compete in three sport classes: 50m freestyle, 100m freestyle and 4x50m freestyle for all age groups.Accredited referees from the Qatar Swimming Federation have managed the competitions based on FINA's refereeing system, by counting all results and times of any event in each age group.In the U-17 category, Mohammed Al Masri clinched the first place, Abdulaziz Al Obaidely seized the runner-up positon, third place went to Faras saify.In the U-23 category, Malasovic won the first place ahead of Waleed Daloul who snatched the second place, while Marwan took the third place.In 24 category and over, Justin Cortez won the first place, Mostafa Mostafa finished and Ahmed Ghaith Attari clinched the third place.At moments of victory ceremony, Mr. Khalil Ibrahim Al Jaber, Director of Sport Affairs Department honored the top winners, amid attendance of QSF staff and employees of QOC's sport affairs department.

Al Adaam wins Swiss Beach Volleyball Championship

GENEVA, Switzerland, June 24, 2019 – Qatar's beach volleyball team claimed the title of the Swiss national Championship after defeating home side Switzerland 2-0 in the final.Qatar Ahmed Tijan and Sherif Younis overcame swiss opponents 21-18 and 27-25 to win the title.The tournament was part of Qatar's team preparations for participation in the FIVB 2019 Beach Volleyball World Championships in Hamburg, Germany, from June 28 to July7 for men and women, with a prize of one million dollars.Qatar participates in the World Championship with two teams. Qatar A plays in Group D along with Belgium, Czech, and Sierra Leone. Qatar B participates in Group E along with Russia, Brazil, and the USA.