QOC Secretary General meets Chairwoman of Sports Committee in the Bundestag

Doha, March 7, 2019- HE Mr. Jassim bin Rashid Al Buenain, Secretary General of the Qatar Olympic Committee (QOC) met today with Ms. Dagmar Freitag, Chairwoman of the Sports Committee in the Bundestag on the occasion of her visit to Doha.At the beginning of the meeting, the QOC Secretary General hailed relations of friendship and cooperation between of Qatar and Germany.The Chairwoman of the Sports Committee in the Bundestag hailed the sports development in the State of Qatar and the role played by the QOC in promoting the Olympic movement.The meeting discussed the promotion and development of relations between the countries in the field of sport.

Qatar to participate in 2019 Special Olympics World Games

DOHA, March 6, 2019-The state of Qatar will participate in the 2019 Special Olympics World Games to be staged in Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates from March 08 to 22, 2019. The Qatari delegation chaired by Mohammad Duhaim Al Dosari, Board Member of the Qatar Paralympic Committee left Doha Yesterday to participate in the event. 14 Qatari athletes will participate in the games including; Hamad Al Jaber, Ibrahim Al Naimi, Jarahhal Dherman, Mohammad Al Abd, Mohammad Al Mahmoud, Mubarak Al Ahbabi, Faysal Al Mari, Saoud Harban Al Sulaiti, Abdullah Abdulrahim, Bakhita Azab, Salma Hamad and Shoaa Al Abdullah. The state of Qatar will feature in six sports including Athletics, Swimming, Badminton, Weightlifting and Bowling.

CHI AL SHAQAB to begin on Thursday

DOHA, March 6, 2019-The 2019 edition of CHI AL SHAQAB will begin in Doha on Thursday. Several world-renowned athletes and horses will be participating in this year's event. They include Britain's Scott Brash, 2012 Olympic gold medallist and winner of CHI AL SHAQAB 2017 CSI 5* Grand Prix (2017), Ben Maher, also from Britain and the runner-up in the Global Champions Tour Grand Prix that took place at Al Shaqab on Sunday, and Edwina Tops, Australia's Olympic-level rider with several records to her name. Leading Qatari athletes who have been making their mark in the world of international equestrian sport have also registered to take part in CHI AL SHAQAB 2019. Proudly representing Qatar will be Sheikh Ali Bin Khalid al-Thani, who placed sixth in the 2016 Summer Olympics, Bassem Mohammed, winner of the LGCT 2017 Grand Prix of Doha, Faleh Suwead al-Ajami, Khalid al-Emadi, and Salmen Sultan A M al-Suwaidi. To ensure an ongoing festival atmosphere of fun and entertainment, Al Shaqab will continue to keep the doors to its multipurpose venue open to the public during the days leading up to the start of CHI AL SHAQAB 2019.

Rashed Nawaf wins Kungens Kanna & Drottningens Pris Tournament

Stockholm, March 6, 2019-Qatar's Rashed Nawaf claimed the title of Kungens Kanna & Drottningens Pris Tennis Tournament for Juniors under 14 years held in Stockholm, Sweden recently. In the final match, Rashed Nawaf Qatar defeated Russia's Yaroslav Demin 6-1 6-0 to be first Qatari players to win this tournament in its 119 years history. In his route to the final, Nawaf defeated Nicolas Philibert of Great Britain 6-2 6-4 in the first round, then he edged past Croatia's Patrik Jurina 6-4 6-2 in the second round. In the third round, Nawaf stunned Albert Saar of Sweden 6-2 6-2 before beating Maxim Zhukov in the quarterfinalsIn the semifinals, Nawaf defeated Serbia's Aleksa Pisaric 7-5 4-6 6-1.

SOP basketball competitions for preparatory schools enter Final Stage

DOHA, March 6 , 2019 – Basketball competitions for preparatory reached the final stage in the prestigious Schools Olympic Program 2018-2019 at Federation Indoor on Tuesday.Hamza bin Abdumotaleb school and Philippines International school –Doha have confidently booked their spots in the final match, following their convincing victories in the event .The basketball final game for preparatory school is scheduled on April 18 at the Qatar Basketball Federation at Al Gharafa club.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.

Stage set for Commercial Bank Qatar Masters 2019

DOHA, March 6 , 2019 – The organizing committee of the Commercial Bank Qatar Masters 2019 announced on Tuesday that all managerial and technical arrangements were completed to host the four day - championship at the Doha Golf Club.In a press conference on Tuesday, Mr. Fahad Nasser Al Nuaimi Assistant Secretary General of Qatar Golf Association (QGA) unveiled that, this year championship will bring together 144 golfers among them top world names .Over the recent years, the prestigious event had brought together elite professional golfers worldwide , among them the South Korean Wan Jeung-hun won Commercial Bank Qatar Masters title in 2017.Since 1998 the prestigious Qatar Masters golf tournament has been hosted by Doha Golf Club. The annual tournament is sponsored by The Commercial Bank (Q.S.C.) and is held at the beginning of each year as part of The European Tour. Many of the world's top golfers compete on Doha Golf Club's unique and challenging desert-type Championship Course, which has proven to be one of the longest par 72 courses on the tour.