Qatar Tops its Group in FIBA 3x3 Asia Basketball Cup

​BEIJING, China, May 24, 2019 - (QNA) - Qatar team topped the first group in the FIBA 3x3 Asia Basketball Cup, which is currently held in Changsha, China, and will continue until Sunday.The Qatari team topped its group after winning their matches against Iran 17/16 and Thailand 19/10.The Qatari team also won yesterday Samoa by 21/16, and the Philippines by 21/17.The Qatari team will play Saturday against New Zealand and China.

Qatar Handball Team line up for 2020 Olympics Qualifiers

Doha, May 23, 2019-The Qatar Handball Association announced the training program of Qatar handball team in preparation for the Asian qualifications for the 2020 Olympic Games.The event will be held in Doha from October 17 to 27, 2019.The training program will begin on July 27, then the Qatari national team will hold a training camp in Spain from 9 to 19 September before returning to Doha to complete their program.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.The first-place winners qualify for the 2020 Olympic Games in Tokyo, while the runners-up play a playoff.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.

Qatar beach volleyball team retain fifth place in world ranking

DOHA, May 22, 2019-Qatar's national beach volleyball team including Cherif Younousse and Ahmad Tijan retained the fifth place in the FIVB world ranking issued recently.The Qatari team collected 4720 points after participating in 14 international and continental tournaments.Qatar's Ahmed Tijan and Cherif Younousse defended their Asian Senior Beach Volleyball Championships title after overpowering Chinese top seeds Gao Peng and Li Yang 2-0 (21-13, 21-18) in the final match.They also claimed the bronze medal at the last month's FIVB World Tour 4-star in Xiamen, China and finished fifth place at home in the FIVB World Tour 4-star in Doha in March.Christian Sorum and Anders Mol of Norway led the standings with 6040 points.

Al-Mudahka elected Vice President of International Mind Sports Association

Hengshui, May 21, 2019- Qatar's Mohamed Al-Mudahka was elected as a Vice President of the International Mind Sports Association (IMSA) during the association's General Assembly meeting held recently in Hengshui, China on the sidelines of the 2019 IMSA World Masters Championship.Speaking after the elections, Mohamed Al-Mudahka said, “I'm proud of the trust of the IMSA executive committee during its meeting held in China"Al-Mudahka was also appointed as a representative of World Chess Federation at the 2020 Universities International Championship.“This achievement will help promote the Chess in the state of Qatar and will have a positive impact on the game in the coming period." Al-Mudahka added.

Qatar's Abdulrahman Samba qualifies for Tokyo Olympics 2020

Doha, May 19, 2019 - Qatar's rising star Abdulrahman Samba opened his 2019 Diamond League season in style with a world leading time of 47.27 seconds to set the men's 400-meter hurdles meet record in Shanghai yesterday.The 23-year-old, who won Diamond Prize with a unbeaten record last year, clocked 47.27s to smash the meet record of 48.63s set by Bershawn Jackson of the United States in 2017.Rai Benjamin of United States finished second in 47.80s, followed by Irishman Thomas Barr in 49.41."It is a great feeling for the first Diamond League race of the season. It was a great race as Rai and I pushed each other to the line," said Samba, who sizzled 47.51 to win the gold medal at the Asian Championships last month."The main goal of the season for me is the World Championships in Doha. This year is a big year and I feel better this year," he added.With this result, Samba became the second member of Qatar's Athletics Team to qualify for the Olympic Games in Tokyo 2020, after his teammate Abu Bakr Haydar, who finished fourth in the 800m race held in Doha last week.Secretary-General of the Qatar Athletics Federation Mr. Mohammed Issa Al Fadalah expressed his happiness with the achievement made by Samba. "We dedicate this victory win to HE Sheikh Joaan bin Hamad Al-Thani, Chairman of the Qatar Olympic Committee and to the Qatari people," he said. ​

Ambassadors and representatives of countries celebrate IAAF World Athletics Championships 2019 in Doha

DOHA, May 19, 2019 - Senior world officials including Ambassadors and representatives of countries in Doha came together to celebrate the IAAF World Athletics Championships Doha 2019 to be held the first ever time in the Middle East.The local Organizing Committee delivered an exhaustive presentation on the upcoming prestigious event in front of representatives and ambassadors of European, African, Asian countries and USA.HE Major- General, Dahlan Al Hamad, Vice Chairman of the Higher Organizing Committee and Championship Director welcomed the guests. The foreign embassies in the state of Qatar encouraged their communities, families and friends to contribute to the success of the 2019 IAAF World Athletics Championships to feature the participation of 213 countries for the first time in the Middle East.On this occasion, HE Dahlan Al Hamad, said “We want the championships to be a celebration for everyone around the world, and an opportunity for athletics fans to watch their heroes competing for the title"​