HE Sheikh Joaan leads QOC delegation at ANOC Meetings

TOKYO, Japan, November 29, 2018 - President of the Qatar Olympic Committee (QOC), His Excellency Sheikh Joaan bin Hamad Al Thani chaired QOC delegation at the ongoing General Assembly of the Association of National Olympic Committees (ANOC) taking place in Japanese's capital of Tokyo on Wednesday.The ANOC meeting is bringing together 1400 sport personalities worldwide representing all National Olympic Committees (NOCs), IOC, International Sport Federations and Olympic Games organizing committees.The Qatar's delegation to ANOC meeting also includes HE Dr. Thani Al -Kawari, The QOC Second Vice President and HE Jassim Al Boenein, the QOC Secretary General.The meeting has seen approval on the new executive Office , the assembly also seen presentations from the two remaining bids for the 2026 Winter Games , Stockholm and Italian joint bidders Milan and Cortina d'Ampezzo , following withdrawals from five other bids including the Japanese city of Sapporo.On Thursday, the Tokyo 2020 organizing committee will give a report on the status of the host city's preparations amid an intense period of Olympic activity in the capital.

Stage set for AVC Aspire Beach Volleyball Qatar Master

DOHA, November 28, 2018 – The competitions of the seventh edition of the Asian Volleyball Confederation (AVC) Aspire Beach Volleyball Qatar Master 2018 will get underway at the Aspire Park on Wednesday. The event is jointly organized by the Qatar Volleyball Association (QVA), the Qatar Olympic Committee (QOC) and Aspire Zone Foundation (AZF(.The prestigious championship will bring together 16 teams representing 8 Asian countries, including Australia, Iran, Japan, Oman, Thailand, Kazakhstan, New Zealand, hosts Qatar.

SOP girl schools competitions get significant praise

DOHA, November 28, 2018 – The girl schools competitions in the basketball, handball, volleyball and tennis at the prestigious Schools Olympic Program (SOP) received an overwhelming praised from SOP organizing committee on Tuesday.The SOP technical committee has lauded the girls perfect performance in all competitions, saying that the girls enjoyed high sport spirit and fair competition in the SOP events.Mr. Ali Al Hitmi, the Vice- President of SOP's Organizing Committee said the program unveiled a number of talented female athletes played vital role boosting both Qatar sport movement and Qatar's Women Sport Committee to greater heights.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.

Qatar to participate in Finland Table Tennis Championship

DOHA, November 25, 2018 - The national teams committee at the Qatar Table Tennis Association (QTTA) announced on Saturday that Qatar's' duo Mohammed Abdulwahab and Abdurrahman Al Nagar will participate in Finland International Table Tennis Open Championship will take place from6-9 December.The Qatari table tennis duo will leave Doha on Tuesday to Denmark for a one week training camp before begin their official participation in Finland Open Championship.Finland International Table Tennis Open Championship will bring top world paddlers from different countries, where the first place winner will get Euro 7000.

Qatar shooters lead Arab Championship standings

DOHA, November 25, 2018- Qatar shooters confidently clinched the leading position at the 14th Arab Shooting Championships with total 47 medals, including 18 gold, 14 silver and 15 bronze at Losail shooting Arena on Saturday.Oman claimed the runner-up position with total 44 medals, including 13 gold, 18 silver and 13 bronze, while the third place went to Kuwaiti shooters who got total 32 medals including 12 gold, 11 silver and 8 bronze.In this prestigious championship shooters competed in several categories including Rifle, Pistol, Skeet, Trap and Double Trap which took place from 16-24 November.The event brought together more than 200 shooters (men and women) representing many countries including Oman, Sudan, Iraq, Jordan, Palestine, Kuwait, Lebanon, Libya, Morocco and hosts Qatar.

Qatar shooters victorious in Arab Championship

DOHA, November 24, 2018- Qatar shooters continued their impressive run at the 14th Arab Shooting Championships as Ahmed Zayed Al-Shammari and Riaz Khan finished first and second in the 25m standard pistol men's event on Friday.At the Losail Shooting Range, Al-Shammari with a total of 565-11x finished first. Khan scored 559-14x to finish ahead of the third-placed Omani Muad A-Balushi, who shot 558-14x.“I am satisfied with my performance in the championships. It was a very tough event as I was pitted against strong shooters from Kuwait and Oman. I give credit of my success to Qatar shooting federation's technical staff," al-Shammari said.In the mixed trap event, Qatari pair of Rashid Hamad Al-Athba and Amna Al-Abdulla shot 31 to finish third.Lebanon's Moussa and Ray Bassil scored 43 to win the event, while Kuwait's Abdulrahman al-Faihan and Sarah al-Hawal came second with 39.Qatar youth shooters also performed admirably as Al-Maha Mishal Al-Ali with her dazzling performance won the 10m air rifle junior title. She fired 231.7. Second-placed Hadil Ahmed Al-Harbi of Oman scored 227.5 and her compatriot Arwa Samir Al-Touqi came third with 203,2.In the 10m air rifle men youth, Khalid Nasser Al-Naemi came third. Qatar's Al-Dana Al-Mubarak and Osama Nasser Al-Shaiba also won the 10m air pistol mixed team gold.Qatar's Shahd Al-Darwish won 10m air rifle youth women silver. The 10-day long championships will end on Saturday.In this prestigious championship shooters are competing in several categories including Rifle, Pistol, Skeet, Trap and Double Trap which will take place from 16-25 November.The event is bringing together more than 200 shooters (men and women) representing many countries including Oman, Sudan, Iraq, Jordan, Palestine, Kuwait, Lebanon, Libya, Morocco and hosts Qatar.