Qatar shooters win 7 medals in Arab Shooting Championship

DOHA, November 21, 2018 – Qatar shooting team continued its impressive run in the 14th edition of Arab Shooting Championship 2018 to win seven medals at Losail Shooting complex in Doha on Tuesday .In rifle 50m, Kuwait's shooter Turki Al Shamari claimed the gold medal ahead of Oman's Ibrahim Al Moqbali. While in the women's rifle 50m, Qatar Aisha Al Suwaidi clinched the first place and second place went to Zahra Al Baloushi from Sultanate of Oman.In the women's pistol 10m,Qatar's Nasra Mohammed won the gold medal as the silver medal went to Wadha Al Baloushi from Oman.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.

Qatar's Al-Modaihki Elected Executive Director at the World Chess Federation

DOHA , November 20, 2018 - The World Chess Federation (FIDE) on Monday elected President of Qatar Chess Association Mohammed Al Modaihki as Executive Director for International Relations at FIDE, on the sidelines of the World Chess Championships in London.In press remarks, Al Modaihki said that the FIDE Executive Office, at its meeting in London, distributed the tasks to the new members and formed the special committees, adding that he was appointed to the position which represents a great gain for Qatar Chess and Qatari Sports.Al Modaihki noted many future goals, saying that he looks forward to include the chess game in the Olympic games again by listing it in the 2019 African Games in Morocco, as well as the Asian Games. He explained that chess was present in the Olympics from 2003 to 2015, and that Qatar was the first to include chess in the Asian Games when it hosted the event in 2006.He said that discussions are currently under way with the Olympic Council of Asia and the Ministry of Sports of China for this purpose, adding that a special file will be prepared to list the game in the 2022 Summer Youth Olympics in Dakar.Al Modaihki also announced that he was appointed as the representative of the World Chess Federation to the World Mind Sports Games, to be held in China in April, and to the 2020 World University Championships.

Qatar Youth Team wins second place in Arab Golf Championship in Morocco

RABAT, Morocco, November 20, 2018 - Qatar youth under-18 golf team won the silver medal and second place with a total of 463 strokes in the 19th Arab Golf Championship in Morocco and the 10th Golf Women Championship, which was hosted by the Kingdom of Morocco under the umbrella and supervision of the Arab Golf Federation with the participation of 36 teams in the youth under 18 and under the age of 15 years and women and representing about 120 players from 12 Arab and Gulf countries.Qatar's youth golf team achieved a historic achievement by winning the silver medal at the Arab Golf Championship after a strong competition between Morocco, Tunisia, Qatar, Bahrain and the UAE.Head of Qatari Delegation and the Secretary General of Qatar Golf Association Fahad Nasser Al Naimi, confirmed that this tournament is held under the umbrella of the Arab Golf Federation organized every year and is considered as one of the strongest championships in youth and young people because of the participation of strong Arab countries in this game, and our youth team succeeded to secure the silver medal and the second place for the first time in the history of the tournament, noting that the championship was not easy for our team, especially that the other teams were strong and the competition was hard, especially between Morocco, Tunisia, Qatar, UAE and Bahrain.Al Naimi pointed out that the youth team under 18 years managed to win the silver medal and the second place for the first time in the history of the tournament which was not easy, especially that the other teams were strong.He added that the Qatar youth team was in third place behind Morocco and Tunisia until the last moment, but thanks to determination our team succeeded to secure the second place after Morocco.

Qatar champions sparkle in Arab Shooting Championship

DOHA, November 20, 2018 - Qatar dominated on the second day of the 14th Arab Shooting Championship by clinching three gold medals in skeet with former Asian Games gold medalist Masoud Saleh Hamad pocketing a double at the Losail Shooting Range on Monday.The 45-year-old, won the individual event and later on team up to win the team gold in the skeet event for Qatar. The third gold for Qatar came in the women's team event while Reem Al Sharshani of Qatar missed the gold by a whisker in the women's individual event.On Monday, Masoud of Qatar, who made his comeback to competitive skeet shooting three months after keeping away from his favouritie sport for two years hit the eagle eye with two gold medals.The men's individual skeet has some star-studded field shooters, including London Olympic Games bronze medal winner Nasser bin Saleh Al Attiyah, Asia champion Abdullah Alrashidi from Kuwait and World Cup bronze medallist Saud Habib of Kuwait.Masoud, who had stopped the sport due to his office responsibilities, joined the action again in August and managed a lowly 23rd place in the Asian Championship in Kuwait City. However, in his very second competition in Losail yesterday, he displayed his vintage poise in the finals, clinching a thrilling gold medal match against Kuwait's Habib, winning the contest 54-53.It was a golden day for Qatar as the hosts clinched three gold medals but Kuwait's Eman Alshamaa prevented a clean sweep of the skeet titles when he performed superbly in the final to bag the title at the expense of Qatar's Al Sharshani.Masoud survived a three-way shoot-off to make it to the top six after getting locked with Habib and Abdulaziz Al Attiyah, younger brother of Nasser, at 116 each. From there he continued his surge. When the last 10 shots were left to decide the champion, he was one target ahead of Habib.Hamad maintained pressure on the 2016 Asian championship silver winner from Kuwaiti and led 51-49 after six more hits. Habib struck all the last four to get to 53. But there was a bit of drama when Hamad failed once in his first two shots. But he controlled himself admirably and fired both the final targets to emerge the champion to a warm round of applause.A delighted Hamad said: “I'm very happy with this victory. I just returned to the range after two years. I was away from it due to my office. But I started training again and contested in the Asian championship in Kuwait, which was my first event on my comeback journey.“I'm really thrilled to have won this high-quality event," he added. “I'm quite confident now and will work hard towards getting a place in the 2020 Tokyo Olympic Games," Hamad said.Rashid Saleh Hamad was pleased with the team's gold and individual bronze medal. “It was a tough competition. The strong winds made it even tougher. But I managed to get two medals. I have lots of local and international competitions lined up and I will be putting in my best to ensure my entry into the third Olympic Games in Tokyo in 2020."

Nawaf wins Qatar Asian Junior Tennis Tournament

DOHA, November 18, 2018 - Qatar's Rashid Nawaf confidently claimed the title of Qatar Asian Junior Tennis Tournament (U-14 year) 2018 after defeating Syrian counterpart Team Al Azama in two sets 6-2, 7-5 in the final match held at Khalifa International Tennis and Squash Complex on Saturday.In the same venue, the Qatari duo Rashid Nawaf and Nasser Al Yafae defeated Syrian duo Teem Al Azamah and Fadi Baydan to win double event.The tournament was jointly organised by Qatar Tennis, Squash and Badminton Federation (QTSBF) in cooperation with Asian Tennis Federation.Qatar Asian Junior Tournament is one of the most important events on the QTSBF calendar as the federation is keen to provide the players of this age group with the opportunity to develop their skills.

QOC Second Vice President opens Arab Shooting Championship

DOHA, November 18, 2018 – The Qatar Olympic Committee's Second Vice President HE Dr. Thani Abdurrahman Al Kawari attended the opening ceremony of the 14th edition of Arab Shooting Championship 2018 which got underway at Losail Shooting complex in Doha 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.