Al Shammari wins pistol title in HH Amir Shooting Championship

​DOHA, April 09, 2019 - Qatar's Shooter Ahmed Al Shammari confidently claimed the pistol event title at the prestigious HH Amir Shooting Championship 2019 took place at Losail shooting range on Monday.Al Shammari grabbed the first place and gold medal ahead of Ali Hassan who settled in second place , while the bronze medal went to Mosfer Al Marri.In Tuesday's fixtures, shooters will compete in air pistol (10m event) for men and the same day will see the final round of air rifle competition.

Qatar team in group B at Toulon football Tournament

​PARIS, France , April 09, 2019 – Qatar Olympic team was pooled in group B alongside France, Brazil and Guatemala, following the event's draw ceremony took place in Paris , France on Monday.Meanwhile group A will includes, Argentina, Chili, Japan and Portugal and group C includes Mexico, Ireland, China and Bahrain.The prestigious championship will run from 1-15 June and will bring together 12 international Olympic teams.Qatar will open its campaign against home side France on second day of June.

Presidents of GCC National Olympic Committees to meet on Tuesday

Muscat, April 9, 2019-The 31st meeting of the Council of Presidents of GCC National Olympic Committees will be held in Muscat, Oman on Tuesday.The meeting will discuss the recommendations of executive board of the Council of Presidents of GCC National Olympic Committees and representatives of the GCC organizing committees.The meeting will also discuss the results of the meetings held on the last two days with attendance of representatives of GCC Olympic Committees and GCC Organizing Committees.The 15th joint meeting of the executive board with the chairmen and representatives of GCC Games Organizing Committees was held on Monday with attendance of HE Mr. Jassim bin Rashed Al Buenain, Secretary General of the Qatar Olympic Committee.On the other hand, the Executive Board Members of the Council of Presidents of GCC Olympic Committees met with Mr. Hussain Al Musallam, Director General of the Olympic Council of Asia.Mr. Taha al Kishry, Secretary General of the Oman Olympic Committee welcomed the distinguished guest and stressed that the meeting will help to enhance the sports and Olympic movement in the GCC countries.

Qatar Beach Volleyball team in second place at World rankings

DOHA, April 7, 2019- Qatar's Beach Volleyball team consists of Sharif Younis and Ahmed Tijan were classified in the second place in the world rankings for qualifying teams to 2020 Tokyo Olympic Games.Qatar's team got 1880 points to secure the second place behind Russian rivals who seized the first place with 2,560 points.It is worth mentioning that this rankings is temporary shall be amended monthly according to the points collected by the participating teams in the international championships.

Qatar win West Asia Rugby Championship 2019

Doha, April 07, 2019-The Qatari rugby team claimed the title of West Asia Rugby Championship 2019a fter beating Lebanon 13-10 in the final match held in Doha on Saturday. The event featured the participation of three nations including Qatar, Jordan and Lebanon. The win puts an end to Lebanon's recent success in the competition having won the previous two tournaments in 2017 and 2018.The title was a culmination of a dominant performance by the Qatar team, who had finished third in the last edition. “We are very pleased with the Qatar team's win in the championship and also the women's team's second straight title victory" Qatar Rugby, Cricket and Hockey Federation president Yousef Jeham al-Kuwari said.

Qatar's Saud Al Mohannadi elected FIFA Council Member

Kuala Lumpur, April 07, 2019- Vice President of Qatar Football Association (QFA) Saud Al Mohannadi has been elected a member of International Association of Football Federations (FIFA) council for the session 2019-2023, on the sideline of the Asian Football Confederation (AFC) Congress in the Malaysian Capital Kuala Lumpur.Al Mohannadi received 37 of the 46 votes.In addition to Saud Al Mohannadi, Du Zhaocai of China, Praful Patel of India, Kohzo Tashimaof Japan and Mariano Araneta of the Philippines were elected to the FIFA next session.FIFA President Gianni Infantino was present at the 29th general meeting of AFC.The AFC Congress also approved Qatar's proposal to amend a provision in the Statute that prevented candidacy for two posts and thus Al Mohannadi also retained, by acclamation, his position as AFC Vice-Chair for West Asia.Moreover, the AFC General Assembly re-elected Sheikh Salman bin Ibrahim Al Khalifa as its President for a new term of four years.Sheikh Salman has been elected by acclamation for the position he has held since 2013, after the withdrawal of his rivals to the presidency, AFC Vice President Saud Al Muhannadi, and Chairman of the General Authority for Sport in the UAE Mohammed Khalfan Al Rumaithi.