Curtains come down on Tennis competitions at SOP

DOHA, April 26 , 2019 – The Tennis and Chess competitions of the Schools Olympic Program 2018-2019 were successfully concluded at the Aspire Academy indoor playground on Thursday.The closing scene of the tennis competitions has seen strong performance and high skills from students who represented different schools and several age groups.At the victory ceremony on Thursday , Mr. Rabea Al Kaabi, the President of School Sport Federation and Tarek Darweesh Zainal, Secretary General of Qatar Tennis Federation crowned the top winners in a festive sport scene.The SOP is held annually as a collaborative effort of Qatar School Sports Federation (QSSF) and Ministry of Education and Higher Education, with hundreds of student athletes competing from all over Qatar.The SOP committee aims to spread a culture of sports throughout Qatar's schools and to engage the entire community in active and healthy lifestyles while retaining local values and traditions.

Al-Arabi Win HH the Amir Handball Cup

Doha, April 26, 2019 - Al-Arabi has been crowned the champions of HH the Amir Handball Cup after winning 26/25 against Al-Gharafa in the final match held at the Duhail Sports Hall yesterday. Al-Arabi claimed the title for the first time in their history.Following the match, HE First Vice President of the Qatar Olympic Committee Sheikh Saud bin Ali Al-Thani, accompanied by President of the Qatar Handball Association (QHA) Ahmed Mohammed Al Shaabi, and HE President of Al-Arabi Club Shaikh Khalifa bin Hamad Al-Thani, handed Al-Arabi the Cup and gold medals, while Asian Handball Federation Treasurer Bader Al Theyab and Secretary General of QHA Mohammed Jaber Al Mulla handed Al-Gharafa silver medals.The final was strong and exciting and Al-Arabi deserved to win after good performance, especially in the second half.Al Shaabi congratulated Al-Arabi Club for winning HH the Amir Cup for the first time in his history, saying that Al-Arabi deserved to win, while also praising Al-Gharafa who strongly played until the last minute of the final match, and who also reached the final for the second time this season after the Qatar Cup, although they did not win any title.Al Shaabi attributed Al-Arabi's victory to the great work and efforts of the administrative and technical bodies and the players, in addition to the support of the club's board and the team. He pointed out that Al-Arabi's win of HH the Amir Cup for the first time reflects the development of their level in the last two years, as they were crowned last year with the Super Cup Arab, and finished the third place in the last Arab Champions League Championships held in Tunisia.Vice president of handball section at Al-Arabi Club Mohamed Al Emadi expressed his happiness with winning HH the Amir Cup, saying the Amir Cup is a great achievement because it is achieved for the first time in the history of Al-Arabi club, praising the team performance in the quarter-finals and semi-finals against Al-Rayyan and Al-Wakra. Indeed, the players were on time and performed well and eventually won the Cup, he said.

Qatar defeat Kuwait in GCC Tennis Championship

DOHA, April 25, 2019-The GCC Tennis Championship for Men and Juniors (U12&16 Years) began at the Khalifa International Tennis and Squash Complex on Wednesday.The championship is organized by the Qatar Tennis Federation (QTF) in cooperation with the GCC Tennis Organizing committee.In addition to Qatar, the tournament features the participation of Kuwait and Oman.The Qatari national team began their campaign in the event with a 3-0 victory over Kuwait.

7 Qatari members in OCA standing committees (2019-2023)

DOHA, April 25, 2019- The Olympic Council of Asia (OCA) announced the names of presidents and members of its standing committees for the term from 2019 to 2023.Seven Qatari nominees were selected as members in the OCA standing committees including Ishaq Al-Hashemi in Sports Committee, Alanoud Saaed Al-Mesnad in Women and Sports Committee, Nasser Saleh Al Attiyah in Athletes Committee, Hamad Yousif Al Obaidli in Media Committee, Saif Mohammed Al Naemi in Education Committee, Rashid Saed Adiba in Sport For All Committee and Abdul Wahab Al Musleh in Medical Committee.The OCA consists of 18 standing committee including Advisory Committee, Athletes Committee, Culture Committee, Coordination Committee, Education Committee, Ethics Committee, Entourage Committee, Finance Committee, Information and Statistics Committee, International Relations Committee, Media Committee, Medical Committee, Peace Through Sport Committee, Rules Committee, Sports Committee, Sports For All Committee, Sports And Environment Committee and Women And Sports CommitteeTheses posts come as a new credit for the sport posts tally assumed by Qatari officials at continental and international level , that in line with QOC's vision to benefit from young and qualified-Qatari officials in different sport organizations.The QOC aims to promote integrated sport system consists of highly qualified and professional Qatari cadres as per the QOC's strategy to take care and develop the Olympic movement in the country.The Qatari candidates honorably received the confidence of Olympic Council of Asia as per the required terms and qualifications. Qatar has elite of national sport leaders and cadres in all fields that helped the country hosting the sport events and championships over the past decades and organized many programs and initiatives in all fields.HE Dr. Thani bin Abdulrahman al-Kuwari, the Second Vice-President of the Qatar Olympic Committee (QOC), was elected Vice-President of the Olympic Council of Asia (OCA) for west Asian for a term from 2019 to 2023 during the OCA 38th General Assembly meeting held in Bangkok, Thailand in March 2019 under the chairmanship of the OCA President HE Sheikh Ahmad Al-Fahad Al-Sabah.

Team Qatar enjoys success throughout Asian athletics championships

Doha, April 25, 2019-Team Qatar claimed six medals throughout the Asian Athletics Championships, with the home nation exciting throughout the competition.The closing day of the championships was attended by HE Sheikh Joaan bin Hamad Al Thani, President of the Qatar Olympic Committee.Welcoming 41 other nations to Doha, the competition was tough across all disciplines with numerous Championships records being broken each day.Athletics fans in Qatar and throughout Asia witnessed successes with Men's 400m Hurdles star Abderrahman Samba winning Qatar's first gold with an impressive performance, before a second gold was added, thanks to Abubaker Haydar Abdalla's victory in the Men's 800m, whilst fellow countryman Jamal Hairane claimed bronze.The final day of the Championships also saw Ashraf El Seify win silver in the Men's Hammer Throw whilst Musaab Ali won bronze in the Men's 1500m and the Men's 400x4 Relay Team also won a bronze medal as the Championships came to a close.Speaking after his success in the Men's 800m, Abubaker Haydar Abdalla commented:“Winning gold is an incredible feeling, but to do it in Doha, in this fantastic stadium is extra special.“Having the rest of Team Qatar supporting each other throughout training and the Championships is very important and makes a such a big difference. I'm delighted to celebrate this victory with everybody in Doha."The 23rd Asian Athletics Championships drew to a close at the Khalifa International Stadium on Wednesday evening after 129 medals were awarded throughout the four-days, in a successful event that leads to the excitement of the IAAF World Athletics Championships Doha 2019 which gets underway 27 September.Fans can ensure they are part of Team Qatar by supporting the athletes and seeing all of the action live by purchasing tickets online via https://iaafworldathleticschamps.com/doha2019/tickets

Qatari to take part in GCC Swimming Championship in Kuwait

Doha, April 25, 2019 - Qatar swimming team will take part in the GCC Swimming Championship short course (25 meters) to begin in Kuwait on Friday.The Qatari team will be represented by 17 swimmers: Abdulaziz Al Obaidli, Yousef Al Khulaifi, Fares Al Saidi, Ahmed Samara, Mohammed Mahmoud, Omar Ashraf, Mohamed Fahd, Khaled Fahad, Karim Salah, Tamim Mohammed, Ali Al Naimi, Abdullah Ahmed, Saif Adel, Ibrahim Ahmed, Abdulrahman Al Khunji, Abdullah Al Khunji and Walid Dalloul.The Qatari delegation will be headed by Khalid Abdullah, member of the board of directors of the Qatar Swimming Association, along Ibrahim Al Rumaihi as manager of the team, coaches Nasser Al Saqiri, Omar Khadash, Anton Rodionov and Shukri Al Qafasi.The championship competitions include public stages and junior (11-12, 13-14, 15-17) and 10-year.