Fares Ibrahim claims bronze medal at World Weightlifting Championships

​Ashgabat, November 8, 2018- Qatar's Fares Ibrahim claimed the bronze medal of Men's 96 kilograms event at the 2018 International Weightlifting Federation (IWF) World Championships being held in Ashgabat, Turkmenistan.Ibrahim finished the Clean and Jerk event in the third place with 217kg.Iran's Olympic gold medallist Sohrab Moradi broke world standards in the men's 96 kilograms snatch, clean and jerk and total events to claim a clean sweep of titles on day seven of the championships.The 30-year-old won the snatch with 186kg before managing 230kg in the clean and jerk for a total of 416kg.Ibrahim was delighted by his achievement at the world championships and stressed that he is ready for the 2020 Olympic Games in Tokyo.The Qatari champion thanked the Qatar Weightlifting Federation and his coaching team for supporting him in his career.

SOP Competitions prove a huge success

​Doha, November 08, 2018- The sports competitions of the Schools Olympic Program (SOP) in its 12th edition continued in style on Wednesday.In Volleyball Event, Iranian Secondary School defeated Palestinian School 2-0 at Al Arabi Indoor Hall.In preparatory schools event, Al Dhayen School overpowered Muather School while Ghernata School edged past Al Wakrah School.On the other hand, Hassan Bin Thabit School and Ahmad bin Hanbal School qualified to the second round of Basketball Competitions for boys secondary schools.In Handball Event for girls preparatory schools, Zainab School defeated Amna bint Wahb School 3-1 and Al Aqsa School outplayed Souda bin Zamaa School 3-2.

SOP Basketball Competitions continue in style

Doha, November 07, 2018-The Lebanese School qualified to the second round of basketball competitions for boys preparatory schools at the Schools Olympic program (SOP) after beating Blyth Academy 22-10 and Global Academy 21-8 on Tuesday.The first round of the SOP basketball competitions was held at the Indoor Hall of the Qatar Basketball Federation (QBF).In secondary schools event, the Lebanese School also cruised to the second round with a 19-7 victory over the Palestinian school.In girls competitions for primary schools, Maymouna bint Al Harith School defeated Al Salam School 12-2 while Khadija bint Khuwailid school edged past Al Wakrah School.Moreover, Umama bin Hamza School downed Al Shefaa School and Al Shaqab school overpowered Al Refea School.The SOP basketball competitions will continue over the next two days at the QBF indoor hall.

Al Shaqab ready to host 2018 Longines Global Champions Tour

Doha, November 06, 2018 - Al Shaqab, a world-class equestrian facility and part of the Qatar Foundation, will host the thrilling finals of the 2018 Longines Global Champions Tour (LGCT) show jumping series which will be held in Doha from 8-10 November.Al Shaqab will hold an press conference on Tuesday to announce details of the Doha tour.The spectacular venue in Doha will see the best athletes in the world pull out all the stops to win their place in the prestigious LGCT individual Rankings and teams battle for the GCL title in a knife-edge climax to 2018.The electrifying finale to the season is hosted at Al Shaqab. The circuit has consistently seen the highest calibre show jumping in spectacular destinations including Mexico City, Miami Beach, Paris, London, Berlin and Shanghai, and the event will see the biggest stars in the sport ensure thrilling competition for spectators to witness in Doha.Some of the world's best show jumpers including very own Qatari riders will be competing at Al Shaqab to settle their place in the LGCT ranking. The world's premiere 5star show jumping event, LGCT spans three continents and takes place in some of the world's great cities including Paris, Monaco, Madrid, Miami Beach Shanghai and Rome.In collaboration with the Tour since 2008, Qatar has continued to build on its reputation as a global sports destination and a hub for major international sporting occasions. (QNA)

Qatar wins bronze medal in Asian Shooting Championship

KUWAIT, November 6, 2018 – Qatar's shooting star Sarah Mohammed confidently claimed the bronze medal in the Women's Skeet at the prestigious Asian Shooting Championship 2018 taking place at Sabah Al Ahmed Olympic complex in Kuwait on Monday.Sarah made impressive performance to get the bronze, behind second place winner Aseem Uranbai (Kazakhstan) and first place winner Sutiago Tushamit (Thailand).The championship is running until November 12 , bringing together 600 shooters (male and female) from 35 Asian nations.

Yousef Al Kazim elected member of AIBA executive committee

​Moscow, November 6, 2018-Qatar's Yousef Al Kazim was elected as a member of the executive committee of the International Boxing Association (AIBA) following elections held at the 2018 AIBA Congress in Moscow.Al Kazim thanked HE Sheikh Joaan bin Hamad Al Thani, President of the Qatar Olympic Committee (QOC) for his support to the Qatar boxing federation and the other federations under the umbrella of the QOC.On the other hand, Gafur Rahimov was elected as the new President of the AIBA.The 137 voting members chose Mr Rahimov with a convincing 86 vote majority, over the opponent for the position, Mr Serik Konakbayev.