Curtains come down on Asian Para Games in Indonesia

​JAKARTA, Indonesia, October 14, 2018 - Curtains came down on the prestigious 2018 Asian Para Games which concluded successfully in Indonesia's capital Jakarta on Saturday.Qatar team made impressive performance in both Goal Ball and athletics. In the games closing ceremony on Saturday, Qatar's Mohammed Hammam was the flag bearer of the country delegation.Qatar's Sarah Masood earned the country's sole medal in the event when she claimed the silver medal in the Women's Shot Put F33.Qatar delegation to the Games was headed by Mr. Abdulgader Al Motwa, the Assistant Secretary General of Qatar Paralympics Committee.Under the logo (Unity in Diversity) the 2018 Asian Para Games brought together 3000 athletes with various disabilities from 43 Asian nations who competed in 18 sport event.

Al Haj looks for achievement in Youth Olympic Games

BUENOS AIRES, Argentina, October 14 , 2018 – Qatar's Ahmed Al Haj is looking for achievement in the Discus Throw on the second day of the prestigious Youth Olympic Games taking place in Argentina's city capital, Buenos Aires.It is worth mentioning that Al-Haj competed on the first day and recorded 51.39 meters in the Men's Discus Throw to finish in the tenth place.The 17- year old qualified to the Youth Olympic Games after topping the Asian qualifiers.

Qatar beach volleyball team lose to Canada in Yangzhou Tournament

Yangzhou, China, October 14, 2018 – Qatar beach volleyball team including Ahmed Tijan and Cherif Younousse suffered a 0-2 defeat against Canada on Saturday in the second round of in the FIVB Beach Volleyball World Tour Yangzhou 4-star.Earlier on Friday, Qatar's Ahmed Tijan and Cherif Younousse recorded a 2-1 victory over China's Gao Peng and Ha Likejiang to reach the second round of the tournament.Top ranked teams from Italy, Belgium, Russia, Latvia, Germany, China, the Netherlands, US, Australia and Poland are taking part in the tournament.

Al Haj begins Qatar athletics campaign at Youth Olympic Games

​BUENOS AIRES, Argentina, October 13 , 2018 – Qatar's Ahmed Al Haj began Qatar's athletics campaign at the prestigious Youth Olympic Games in Argentina's city capital, Buenos Aires on Friday.Al Haj made impressive performance in the Athletics' opening day , throwing 51.39 meters in the Men's Discus Throw to occupy the tenth place.The 17- year old qualified to the Youth Olympic Games after topping the Asian qualifiers.

Qatar concludes its participation in Asian Para Games

Jakarta, October 13, 2018 – The players of team Qatar concluded Friday their participation in the Asian Para Games, which will come to an end on Saturday.The games featured the participation of more than 3000 athletes from 43 countries.Qatar's Mohammed Ali Al Abd came fifth in the shot put category f20, with a best of 11 meters and 23 cm. The result was a good one given the player was struggling with fever.Dubais Khalifa Al Doussari meanwhile came eighth in Javelin, achieving a best of 14 meters and 61 cm.

Qatar beach volleyball team qualify to second round of Yangzhou Tournament

​Yangzhou, China, October 13, 2018 – Ahmed Tijan and Cherif Younousse made a late run in the third set to win 2-1 (21-19, 16-21, 15-10) against China's Gao Peng and Ha Likejiang in the FIVB Beach Volleyball World Tour Yangzhou 4-star.After losing their first match in the pool play round, Ahmed Tijan and Younousse's game started to pick up when they posted a 2-1 (26-24, 18-21, 15-8) win over Italy's Marco Caminati and Enrico Rossi.In their second match, the Chinese pair led in the third set 8-5, but the Qataris became more consistent and coherent in their plays and staged a 10-2 run, snatching set and match.“It was a good match and an important match for us," Cherif said. “We had a bad start in the competition, so that was our wake up call. We had a nice fight against Italy in the morning and we also had a good one against China.“The third set was very tight. It was tied at 5-5 and then suddenly they were leading 8-5. We had to do something and it was sort of a go hard or go home situation, so we fought back. I even did a miracle ace and I think that broke their momentum."“We communicated very well and we were mentally strong coming into this match," Ahmed Tijan said. “We didn't give up and we kept fighting. In the end, it was our opponents who gave up."