Qatar wins 8 medals in Special Olympics World Summer Games

Abu Dhabi, March 20, 2019- The Qatari Special Olympics team claimed 8 medals at the Special Olympics World Summer Games – Abu Dhabi 2019 to conclude on Wednesday. Qatar's Saud Al Sulaiti claimed the gold medal of Badminton event while Salma Al Hamad took the gold medal of 100 event. Mohammad Ikhlas clinched the silver medal of Shot Put event while Nayef Al Jassim took the silver medal of badminton event. Mohamed Al Dosari, Head of Qatar' delegation in the Games wished all success for the Qatari players on the closing day of the event. Al Dosari said that the Qatari delegation will return to Doha on Friday.

FIG Artistic Gymnastics World Cup 2019 Kicks Off Wednesday

Doha, March 20, 2019 (QNA) - The 12th FIG Artistic Gymnastics World Cup will kick off on Wednesday in Doha with participation from a number f world and Olympic champions. The four-day event qualifies for the 2020 Tokyo Olympics.In a statement to Qatar News Agency (QNA), Executive Director of the Organizing Committee and President of the Qatar Gymnastics Federation Ali Al Hitmi said that all participants are from 55 countries, 16 more than 2018, and is the largest participation in the history of the tournament after the 2018 World Artistic Gymnastics Championships, which was also hosted by Doha and witnessed impressive success in October 2018, especially because it is the first time the tournament was hosted in the Middle East.Al Hitmi added that the technical committee of the tournament has developed a schedule of exercises so that every participant receives full opportunity to train on the devices that are part of the tournament to ensure fair chances for all.He explained that the qualifying will be held Wednesday and Thursday for men and women, while the finals and medal presentations will be held on Friday and Saturday.Al Hitmi stressed that the committees working in the championship held many meetings to arrange everything before the start of competitions, noting that the Organizing Committee also held technical meetings of the championship with the heads of delegations. The meeting dealt with the schedule, schedule of transport, results and other artistic objects, he added.He affirmed that the Qatari championship has become a global destination for all the champions and champions of the world who are keen to attend, participate and seek to win the first place due to its importance among the rest of the World Cup rounds.For her part, Competition Manager for the 12th FIG Artistic Gymnastics World Cup Abeer Al Buainain said that the Qatari team will have strong presence in the tournament from start to finish, with the number roughly 150 qualified Qatari youth who have gained great experience over the past years.Al Buainain pointed out that the Qatar Gymnastics Federation is also participating alongside the referees of the International Gymnastics Federation, and that it will also participate as an international referee in the tournament, pointing out that the number of referees are 110, including a number of Qatari participants. The organizing committee of the tournament had announced the participation of six Arab countries along the hosts Qatar, namely Morocco, Egypt, Iraq, Syria, Jordan and Libya.The new logo of the Gymnastics Federation has also been unveiled, which carries with it hopes for a period to come and aspirations for a future.Three players from the Qatar gymnastics team will participate in the tournament. They are Ahmed Al Dayani, Ahmed Mosa and Raslan Saoud, who will make his debut as a senior in a major competition. The head of the gymnastics federation said the national team had prepared well for the tournament, hoping that they would pass the qualification stage and qualify for the finals.Top star featuring in the event includes world champions Xiao Ruoteng and Zou Jingyuan of China and Epke Zonderland of the Netherlands.World's oldest Olympian Oksana Chusovitina, 43, who is targeting her record eighth appearance at the Games, will also be competing in Doha along with Belgium's reigning world champion Nina Derwael.Several Olympic and world champions are among the stars who are taking part in the four-day event in Doha.A total of 128 male and 60 female gymnasts from 57 countries will be seen in action in the highly-anticipated event, which QGF is organizing for the 12th consecutive year.

QOC organises Performance Appraisal Work Shop

DOHA, March 20, 2019 - The Human Resources and Administrative Affairs Department at Qatar Olympic Committee staged a productive workshop titled " New instrument for employee performance appraisal 2019" at the QOC Tower on Monday.The three–day long training workshop aims to take employees performance to greater professional standards to help executing QOC strategy which also aims to create a new qualified generation of Qatar sport leaders and cadres , as well as to boost Doha reputation as a global sport capital in compliance with Qatar 2030 vision.This workshop's initial stage is targeting directors of Department, Head of sections and units, while the second stage will be arranged for the QOC employees.The workshop key lecturers are Hassan Al Kholaifi, senior expert at HR Department and Sheikha Al Sahli, Head of training and development Unit at HR Department.

Shooting competitions concluded at SOP

DOHA, March 19 , 2019 – The shooting competitions for secondary and preparatory educational stages were successfully concluded in the Schools Olympic Program 2018-2019 at Tarek bin Ziyad Secondary school on Monday.In the air rifle 10m event for secondary schools, student Abdurrahman Mohammed Al Yafe from Omar bin Khatab school won the first place. While in rife 10m event, Musab bin Omair school claimed the first place.In air rifle 10 m event for preparatory schools, Saad Ahmed Al Sulaiti from Al Razi school won the first place.In the air pistol for preparatory stage, Ibraheem Saad Al Mohannadi from Omar bin Khattab school won the first place.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.​

FIG Artistic Gymnastics World Cup to begin on Wednesday

DOHA, March 19, 2019- The 12th FIG Artistic Gymnastics World Cup will begin at Aspire Academy on Wednesday. Since this individual apparatus competition will also form the basis of qualification for the 2020 Tokyo Olympics, the Qatar Gymnastics Federation (QGF) has received confirmation from a large number of gymnasts.QGF, which is holding this event for the 12th consecutive year, will thus see a total participation of 128 male and 60 female gymnasts from 57 countries at the four-day event.The state of Qatar will be represented by three players including Ahmed Al Dayani, Ahmed Mousa and Raslan Saoud. Having organised the 48th FIG World Gymnastics Championships at the Aspire Dome last October (the first of its kind to be staged by an Arab nation and in the region), the QGF has already received kudos for its excellent organisation and hosting with the event being termed as the 'best-ever' edition of the Worlds.The tournament director Abeer Al Buenain stressed that the promotional campaign of the event has reaped its fruits as the federation has completed its arrangements to host the event. ​

SOP Taekwondo competitions conclude

DOHA, March 18 , 2019 – Taekwondo competitions at the prestigious Schools Olympic Program 2018-2019 were successfully concluded at Aspire Academy on Sunday.At the first level competitions, student Hassan Mohammed from Newton International school grabbed the gold medal, while in the 25kg event , student Mazin Mohammed from Royal school won the first place.In the 33 kg competitions, student Baraa Tarek from Tunisian school claimed the first place and in the 37kg, Mohammed Ashraf from Palestinian school seized the first place.At the victory ceremony, Fajr Al Kubaisi, board member of Qatar School Sports Association and Abdo Ibrahim from Taekwondo Federation crowned the 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.​