Second leg of FINA Swimming World Cup to begin on Thursday

Doha, September 13, 2018 – The state of Qatar will host the second leg of FINA Swimming World Cup 2018 which will begin on Thursday at Hamad Aquatic Centre.The first day's events include 10 races which are: women's 400m freestyle, men's 400m freestyle, women's 50m back, men's 200m back, women's 200m butterfly, men's 100m butterfly, women's 200m breaststroke, men's 100m breaststroke, women's 50m freestyle and men's 50m freestyle.Olympic and World Champion Le Clos the last year's overall winner at FINA World Cup will continue be in Doha where he picked six medals including four gold medals last year. Russian world record holder Vladimir Morozov and his compatriot Kirill Prigoda will join the South African maestro in men's battles.American Michael Andrew, who won four titles at the US Nationals this year and Aussie Mitchell Larkin have also confirmed their participation.The women line-up also offers a treat for fans as Sweden's Sjostrom the last year's overall winner and Hungary's Katinka Hosszu, famous as the 'Iron Lady' will also return to Doha, promising top-notch action.Hosszu's compatriot Zsuzsanna Jakabos, Dutchwoman Ranomi Kromowidjojo and China's Yifan Yang are among the other female stars who will also be seen in action at the Hamad Aquatic Centre.Host Qatar will field as many as 20 swimmers who will battle against the big names during the three-day competition. The squad includes Abdalla Mohamed Aboughazala, Abdulaziz Hassan Al Obaidly, Firas Binmourad Said, Abdulla Nabil Alkhaldi, Ahmad Tarek Samara, Abdulaziz Abdulla Buhendi, Mohammed Ali Al Khanji, Naser Yaser, Kareem Salama, Youssef Hesham, Mohamed Mahmoud, Abdulrahman Mohammed, Yacob Abdulaziz Al Khulaifi, Noah Abdulaziz Al Khulaifi, Omar Ashraf, Tameem Mohamed, Abdelrahman Hesham, Mohammed Fahad, Nour Eddine and Yousef Abdulaziz Al Khulaifi.The event will hold 33 competitions with qualifying rounds in the morning session, where the best eight records qualify to compete in the evening session.

QOC Secretary General meets IOC delegation

DOHA, September 13, 2018 – HE the Qatar Olympic Committee (QOC) Secretary-General Jassim Rashid Al Buenain met Wednesday with Dr. Holger Preuss, member of the Sustainability and Legacy Commission of the International Olympic Committee (IOC) and his accompanying delegation, which includes students from Johannes Gutenberg University, who are currently visiting Doha.At the beginning of the meeting, HE Jassim Rashid Al Buainain praised the cooperation between the QOC and the IOC, and its affiliated institutions.Holger and the accompanying delegation hailed the sports development witnessed by the State of Qatar and the role played by the QOC in promoting the Olympic movement in Qatar.The meeting reviewed aspects of bilateral cooperation and ways to support and develop them in the coming stage.

Doha set to host second leg of FINA World Cup

DOHA, September 12, 2018-The second leg of FINA World Cup 2018 will take place in Doha from Thursday to Saturday. The Qatar Swimming Association (QSA) will hold a press conference on Wednesday to brief media on the arrangements for event. The press conference will be attended by the QSA President Khaleel Al Jabir. Over 100 swimmers representing 20 countries, with almost all the prominent names in the sport have confirmed their participation for the Doha leg (long course), which will take place at Doha's state-of-the-art aquatic centre.Olympic and World Champion Le Clos –the last year's overall winner at FINA World Cup – will continue his love affair with Doha where he picked six medals including four gold medals last year. Russian world record holder Vladimir Morozov and his compatriot Kirill Prigoda will join the South African maestro in men's battles.American Michael Andrew, who won four titles at the US Nationals this year and Aussie Mitchell Larkin have also confirmed their participation.The women line-up also offers a treat for fans as Sweden's Sjostrom – the last year's overall winner – and Hungary's Katinka Hosszu, famous as the 'Iron Lady' will also return to Doha, promising top-notch action.Hosszu's compatriot Zsuzsanna Jakabos, Dutchwoman Ranomi Kromowidjojo and China's Yifan Yang are among the other female stars who will also be seen in action in Doha.

Qatar will stage dazzling FIG Worlds, says Al Hitmi

DOHA, September 11, 2018- The Organising Committee of the 48th World Artistic Gymnastics Championships Qatar 2018 is putting its best foot forward in a bid to host an inspiring event in Doha from October 25 to November 3 at Aspire Dome. The committee aims to raise Qatar's profile in the sporting world by making the first such event in the Middle East a roaring success. On the challenge and readiness of hosting the 48th World Artistic Gymnastics Championships Qatar 2018, Al Hitmi said: “The organisation of the world championship is certainly a challenge for all of us, whether it is the Organising Committee, the Olympic Committee or the Ministry of Culture and Sports. This edition is an honourable demonstration that confirms that Qatar is not only aiming to achieve excellence but is keen to dazzle the world through exceptional hosting at all levels.“The tournament is very different from the previous versions because it will witness the participation of 85 countries with an unprecedented number of athletes but we are ready for this challenge and to reach the success level we look forward to," he added.Al Hitmi was confident that Qatar will be ready for the event that will see participation of the largest number of competitors.“We have a strategy that suits this large number of participants and we are convinced that whoever will participate and whoever will see this tournament over two weeks will find tremendous national capabilities." He also hoped that the mega event will benefit Qatar 'in the time of crisis'.“Attention of all participating countries from all over the world will be towards Qatar, at a time when we are subjected to an unjust blockade, and false news is being spread that Qatar suffers but we respond to those lies," he said.“The indicators also confirm that the presence will be strong not only from Asian countries, but also from Arab countries as the tournament is held for the first time in the Middle East, and we are expecting a special audience."Al Hitmi said the organisers will not struggle to accommodate athletes due to a large number of participation.“We do not find that difficult because of the excellent infrastructure in Qatar, especially at Aspire," he said.On requests from participating countries to set up camps in Doha ahead of the event," he said: “Yes, we have already received requests from some countries such as China and Brazil, and other countries, seeking acclimatise and to adapt to the time difference. We have agreed for their early arrivals and we have confirmed our readiness to receive them." On the aspirations of the Qatari champions who will be keen to rub shoulders with world stars under Aspire Dome," Al Hitmi said: “Our goal is to see that one of our players makes it to the finals. That will be an achievement because the tournament will witness the presence of top gymnasts of the world. Our gymnasts will be participating both in the boys' (Ahmad Al-Diani and Ahmed Nabil) and girls' competitions (Kiki Jana). There will be a preparation camp for them and we wish them all the success."

PlayStation 4

The Qatar Olympic Committee invites you to participate in the PlayStation 4(FIFA 2018) Tourmament, which will be held on September 15-16, 2018According to the following conditions:1- The tournament will be held in two categories:• Children (8 to 12 years old)• Adult (13 years and above)2 – Will be played in individuals 3 - The game time is 10 minutes.4 - Allows to play a club or national team.5 - The two opponents can play with the same team .- There are additional conditions will be given to players on the day of the game.Awards:(Adult Category)First position: 7000 / QAR Second place is 5000 / QAR Third place: 3000 / QAR(Young Category) In-kind awardsParticipation forms are available at Qatar Olympic Committee Building 08:00 am - 14:00 pm and on the Qatar Olympic Committee website at the following link:https://bit.ly/2MeIvbkPhone: 44944053Note : • Please kindly have a personal photo + a copy of your ID card or passport.

Qatar goalball and athletics teams line up for Asian Para Games

DOHA, September 10, 2018- Qatar's goalball and athletics national teams will participate in the 2018 Asian Para Games to be held in Jakarta, Indonesia next month.The Qatari goalball squad will include Hassan Al Kohaji, Abbad Al Shamali, Mohammad Hamam, Mohammad Al Kahalout and Abdulhadi Al Marri.Qatar's delegation will head to Jakarta on October 01.