QOC organizes Electronic Games Tournament

DOHA, September 16, 2018 - The Qatar Olympic Committee (QOC) has organized the 12th edition of Electronic Games Tournament (FIFA 2018) on Saturday.Rashid Abdulrahman won first place in the adult category (13 years and above) ahead of Ahmed Issa in the second place while Jassim Al Khunji took the third place. In the junior category (8 to 12 years old), Joseph Nizam claimed the first place. Ahmed Al Yafi and Hadi Mohammed occupied the second and third places respectively.The 12th edition of the FIFA 2018 electronic games tournament, which was held by the knockout system, saw a massive turnout of around 150 players.The QOC organizes the electronic games tournament every year as part of its activities within the community activities plan in an effort to increase the participation of the community in sport and entertainment activities. The first edition of the tournament was held in 2007.

Qatar handball team aim high in Asian Men's Youth Championship

Amman, September 16, 2018- The Qatari men's youth handball team will take on UAE on Sunday in the beginning of their campaign at the 2018 Asian Men's Youth Handball Championship to be held in Amman, Jordan.14 teams divided into four groups will take part in the eighth edition of the Asian Men's Youth Handball Championship. Qatar has been drawn in Group D with Japan, UAE and Iran, while the first group includes Bahrain, Saudi Arabia, China and Oman, and the second group includes Jordan, Taipei and Syria and the third group South Korea, Iraq and India.Qatar men's youth handball team will play against Iran on Monday (September 17) and play their third match against Japan on Tuesday (September 18).The first and second team of each group will qualify for the main round in which the eight teams will be divided into two groups of four teams in each group, with the first and second qualifying to the semi-finals.Qatar men's youth handball delegation left Doha yesterday with 17 handball players in preparation for the Asian Event.

Eighth edition of Advanced Sport Management Course begins

DOHA, September 16, 2018-The eighth edition of Advanced Sport Management Course (ASMC) organised by the Qatar Olympic Academy (QOA) under the supervision of International Olympic Committee (IOC) began on Saturday.The seven-month course brings together 45 trainees. The first chapter of the course highlights the structure of the Olympic committees and the Importance of the Olympic Movement.The course lecturer Dr. Holger Preuss from Gutenberg University focused lights on nature of Olympic sports organizations and the optimal governance at these organizations. Mr. Saif Al Naimi, Executive Director of the QOA said that the course mainly aims to provide advanced training to the administrative staff and the sport officials in effort to increase their experience and career in the sport field.

Second leg of the FINA Swimming World Cup concludes

DOHA, September 16, 2018-The second leg of the FINA Swimming World Cup 2018 came to an end at the Hamad Aquatic Centre in Doha on Saturday. The event witnessed five new world cup records, two of them by the Swedish swimmer Sarah Sjostrom, who participated in five races and got five gold medals! Katinka Hosszu, from Hungary, was the star in the Qatari capital, by attending 15 finals and winning seven gold, one silver and four bronze. In the last day of the Doha leg, the Russian Yuliya Efimova, the Australian Mitchell Larkin and the American Blake Pieroni, all succeeded to win their third gold medal in the meet. The first final of the last day was the men's 400m individual medley, where the Hungarian David Verraszto won the gold and established a new world cup record in a time of 4:13.44. The silver medal went to Maksym Shemberev from Azerbaijan with 4:13.61, and the bronze was for Tomas Peribnio Avila from Ecuador in 4:17.02.Sarah Sjostrom set her second WCup record in Doha with a time of 56.46 in the final of the women's 100 butterfly. She was followed by Kimberly Buys from Belgium with 58.23 and Ranomi Kromowidjojo from the Netherlands with 59.40. Sarah's second gold of the session came in the final of the women's 100m freestyle, with a time of 53.13. Ranomi Kromowidjojo from the Netherlands and her teammate Femke Heemskerk came second and third with 53.29 and 53.34 respectively.Hosszu won three gold medals and two bronze in the final day. She first won the women's 800m freestyle with a time of 8:34.58. The second was the Chinese Chanzhen Zhou with 8:35.67 and the bronze went to Spain's Andrea Galisteo Zapatero with 8:43:99. Katinka's second gold came in the final of the 200m backstroke, in a winning time of 2:11.00, followed by Kira Toussaint from the Netherlands with 2:13.24 and the Chinese Yuru Jiang with 2:14.54. The seventh gold medal for Hosszu was achieved in the 200m individual medley with a time of 2:11.57. The second place was for Russia's Yuliya Efimova with 2:13.60 and the third was Sishi Zhang from China in 2:14.23.The fifth World Cup Record in Doha was improved by the Ukrainian Andrii Govorov in the final of the men's 50 butterfly in a time of 22.82. Michael Andrew from the USA came second with 23.21 and the South African Ryan Coetzee was third in 23.54.The Australian Larkin Mitchell won his third gold in Doha in the final of the men's 100 backstroke in a time of 53.68. The silver medal went to US Michael Andrew with 54.11 and the bronze went for the Russian Vladimir Morozov with 55.07.The American Blake Pieroni also won his third gold in Doha. He came first in the final of the men's 200m freestyle with a time of 1:47.20. Kyle Stolk from the Netherlands came second with 1:49.45 and Lorenz Weiremans from Belgium was third in 1:49.68.The Russian swimmer Yulia Efimova excelled in breaststroke, winning her third gold medal in Doha in the final of the women's 50 breaststroke with a time of 30.43. The second place was for her compatriot Vitalina Simonova with 32.01 and the third was Hosszu in 32.81.In the final of the men's 200m breaststroke, Anton Chupkov (RUS) won the gold in a time of 2:08.77. Arno Kamminga from the Netherlands came second with 2:11.21 and the third was the Russian Kirill Prigoda with 2:11.61.The last event in the second leg of the FINA Swimming World Cup 2018 was the mixed 4x100m medley relay. The Dutch team won the gold in a time of 3:49.18. The silver went to China with 3:58.36 and the bronze was for the Hungarians in 3:59.43. (FINA)

Qatar line up for Asian Men's Youth Handball Championship

Amman, September 15, 2018- The Qatari men's youth handball team will take on UAE on Sunday in the beginning of their campaign at the 2018 Asian Men's Youth Handball Championship to be held in Amman, Jordan.14 teams divided into four groups will take part in the eighth edition of the Asian Men's Youth Handball Championship. Qatar has been drawn in Group D with Japan, UAE and Iran, while the first group includes Bahrain, Saudi Arabia, China and Oman, and the second group includes Jordan, Taipei and Syria and the third group South Korea, Iraq and India.Qatar men's youth handball team will play against Iran on Monday (September 17) and play their third match against Japan on Tuesday (September 18).The first and second team of each group will qualify for the main round in which the eight teams will be divided into two groups of four teams in each group, with the first and second qualifying to the semi-finals.Qatar men's youth handball delegation left Doha yesterday with 17 handball players in preparation for the Asian Event.

Second leg of FINA Swimming World Cup 2018 kicks off

Doha, September 14, 2018 - The second round of the FINA Swimming World Cup 2018, organized by the Qatar Swimming Association, kicked off at Hamad Aquatic Centre on Thursday.The opening of the three-day event was attended by HE First Vice President of the Qatar Olympic Committee Sheikh Saud bin Ali Al-Thani, HE Second Vice President of Qatar Olympic Committee Thani Abdulrahman Al Kuwari, HE Secretary General of the Olympic Committee Jassim Rashid Al Buenain, Qatar Swimming Association President and head of the organizing committee of the championship Khaleel Al Jabir, FINA's Executive Director Cornel Marculescu, and a number of the tournament's guests.Sweden's Sarah Sjostrom and American swimmer Michael Andrew set early pace as the FINA Swimming World Cup 2018 Thursday.Sjostrom, who set a new World Cup record in women's 50m freestyle heats in Kazan last week, continued her domination in the event claiming top position with a time of 24.21.The duo from the Netherlands - Ranomi Kromowidjojo (24.78) and Femke Heemskerk (24.92) - finished second and third respectively.Andrew, 19, was ahead of Ukraine's Andrii Govorov and Russia's Vladimir Morozov in the men's 50m freestyle heats.The American clocked 21.92 with Govorov finishing second with a time of 22.31. Morozov, who cracked World Cup record in the same event in last meeting, took 22.35 to reach the finish line.It was Andrews second victory as he won the men's 100m butterfly with a time of 52.55.He was followed by Mathys Goosen (53.54) of the Netherlands, and Belgiums Dries Vangoetsenhoven, who finished the race in 53.59.The men's 200m backstroke saw Australia's Mitchell Larkin easily take the gold in a time of 1:57.45. He was followed by Spain's Manuel Bacarizo and Hungary's David Verraszto.