Qatar beach volleyball team win Asian Championships

Maoming, China, May 13, 2019-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 on Sunday.Top seeds Gao and Li were looking to end China's nine-year men's title drought in the Asian meet, but they had no reply to the power game of Qataris, who won in 33 minutes.Eighth at the World Tour ranking, Tijan and Younousse, had captured the gold medal at the last year's Asian Games in Indonesia before taking bronze at the last month's FIVB World Tour 4-star in Xiamen, China and finishing fifth place at home in the FIVB World Tour 4-star in Doha in March. And they continued their strong run in Maoming, where they did not lose even a single set.Tijan and Younousse will head to Hamburg next month for the FIVB Beach Volleyball World Championships in Germany brimming with confidence.In the third-place playoff, Chinese third seeds Wu Jiaxin and Ha Likejiang beat Aussies Cole Durant and Damien Schumann 2-0 (21-19 21-16).Meanwhile, in the women's category, Chinese top seeds Wang Fan and Xia Xinyi found title-holders Taliqua Clancy and Mariafe Artacho Del Solar from Australia an impossible nut to crack. The Chinese duo went down in hard-fought two-set thriller 2-0 (15-21, 30-32).In the third-place playoff, Australians Phoebe Bell and Jessyka Ngauamo outclassed Vanuatu's Sherysyn Toko and Miller Pata 2-0 (21-15, 21-12).​

HR and Sport Affairs teams reach QOC Ramadan Futsal Tournament Final

DOHA, May 13 , 2019 - Human resources and administrative affairs team and sport affairs departments team confidently reached the final stage of prestigious QOC Employees Ramadan Futsal Tournament 2019 , following their convincing victories at Qatar SC indoor on Sunday.Human resources and administrative affairs team recorded a 3-1 victory over semifinalist opponent Purchase department team to book spot in the final match, followed by sport affairs team 6-1 victory over Secretariat-General team in the semifinal clash. The tournament's title clash will take place on Tuesday between Human resources and administrative affairs team and sport affairs team. Earlier on Tuesday before the final , Secretariat-General team will lock horns against Purchase department team for the third and forth places.The Tournament is bringing together six teams pooled into two groups, A includes: Secretariat-General, Human Resources and Administrative Affairs and services team , while the group B includes, President Office team, sport affairs department team and Purchase department team.QOC organizes the tournament annually in effort to strengthening the social relations between its employees and promoting Sport For All idea.​

Qatar beach volleyball team qualify to Asian championships final

Maoming, China, May 12, 2019-Qatar's Ahmed Tijan and Cherif Younousse entered the final of the Asian Senior Beach Volleyball Championships in Maoming after thrashing third-seeds Wu Jiaxin and Ha Likejiang 2-0 (21-16 21-12) in the semifinals on Saturday.The defending champions, who have been in roaring form, had earlier defeated another Chinese pair Yan Tingyang and Li Jie 2-0 (21-13 21-12).Tijan and Younousse will meet Gao Peng and Li Yang, who are looking to win China's first gold medal in five years.Gao and Li made a strong start on Saturday with a convincing 2-0 (21-15 21-13) win against Li Zhuoxin and Zhou Chaowei in the all-Chinese quarterfinal. In the semifinals Gao and Li defeated Aussies Cole Durant and Damien Schumann 2-0 (21-13 21-14).Durant and Schumann will play Wu and Ha in the bronze medal playoff.

QOA participates in SportAccord Conference

​DOHA, May 12, 2019-The Qatar Olympic Academy (QOA) participated in the 17th edition of the SportAccord World Sport & Business Summit held in Gold Coast, Queensland, Australia from 5 – 10 May 2019.SportAccord brought together business leaders and key decision-makers from the global sports community. The conference was attended by the IOC President Thomas Bach and the UN Secretary General Ban Ki-moon.The QOA delegation included head of the QOA sports development department Dr. Ali Al Bakri and head of the QOA Media and Marketing Department Khalid Al Qahtani.Speaking during the conference, the UN Secretary General, said “The Future of Big Data and Analytics" among leaders in the sporting world. I hope all participants and colleagues of 2019 SportAccord endeavor to promote sport for development and peace in the world through the SportAccord Summit."

Stage set for QOC Ramadan Futsal Tournament Semifinals

DOHA, May 12 , 2019 - Teams are set for the semifinals clashes at the prestigious QOC Employees Ramadan Futsal Tournament 2019 at Qatar SC on Sunday.In the last four stage (semifinals) on Sunday, sport affairs department team will lock horns against Secretariat-General team, while Human resources and administrative Affairs will take on the Purchase department in the second semifinal.It is worth mentioning that in the preliminary stage fixtures on Friday, Human resources and administrative Affairs team held Secretariat-General team to a 3-3 draw, while in the second match, sport affairs department team thrashed Purchase department team 4-1.The curtains will come down on the prestigious tournament on Tuesday.The Tournament is bringing together six teams pooled into two groups, A includes: Secretariat-General, Human Resources and Administrative Affairs and services team , while the group B includes, President Office team, sport affairs department team and Purchase department team.QOC organizes the tournament annually in effort to strengthening the social relations between its employees and promoting Sport For All idea.

Qatar defeat Kazakhstan in Asian Senior Beach Volleyball Championships

Beijing, May 11, 2019 - Qatar Volleyball Team recorded their third victory at the 2019 Asian Senior Beach Volleyball Championships in Maoming, China when they defeated Kazakhstan 21-12 21-12 on Friday.The Qatari team including Cherif Younousse and Ahmed Tijan began their campaign in the championships with a straight victory over Japan's Ikeda Jumpei and Shiratori Katsuhiro on Thursday.In their second match, the Qatari duo edged past New Zealand's Nicklin Alani and Hartles Thomas.32 teams are taking part in the tournament. The Qatari team (1) held a closed training camp in China in preparation for the tournament. The volleyball association received an invitation for international referee Ahmed Hussein to participate in the Asian Senior Beach Volleyball Championships.