Qatar boxer Thulasi shine in Asian Games

JAKARTA, Indonesia, August 27, 2018 – Qatar's boxer Thulasi made an impressive performance in the 69 kg event at Asian Games, defeated his Nepalese opponent Gil Gorang 5-0 in the last 16 stage and booked his spot in last eight stage in Jakarta, Indonesia on Sunday.Qatar's boxer will shake hands with Jordanian counterpart Ziad Ashasha in the last eight stage scheduled on Tuesday.Boxing event at Asian games brings together 194 boxers (male and female) from 31 countries who are competing in 10 weights.

Qatar beach volleyball team qualify to Asian Games final

Jakarta, August 27, 2018-Qatar's beach volleyball gold medal hopes Cherif Younousse and Ahmed Tijan took another step forward as the Qatari duo qualified to the final of the 2018 Asian Games on Sunday.In the semifinals held in Jakarta, Younousse and Tijan edged past China's Gao/Li 20 (21-18, 26-24).On the other hand, Qatar volleyball team qualified for the quarter-finals of the 18th Asian Games in Indonesia after beating Myanmar 3-0 (25-21, 25-18 and 25-20) in the round of 16.The Qatari team dominated the game since the beginning and played at a top level.Qatar will take on Japan in the quarter-finals on Tuesday.

Haroun, Elseify win gold in Asian Games

​Jakarta, August 27, 2018- Qatar's Abdalelah Haroun and Ashraf Elseify delivered a gold each in the 400m and hammer throw respectively at the Asian Games on Sunday.Sprinter Tosin Ogunode also joined the party with a silver in the 100m as Qatar finally got into the groove, eight days after the second-biggest multi-sport event in the world was formally declared open in the sprawling Indonesian capital.The 21-year-old clocked 44.88 pipping India's Mohammad Anas (45.69) to the second while Bahrain's Khamis Ali was only a second behind for the bronze.Sunday's haul took the country's tally to five – Hamad al-Marri and Fares Ibrahim had earlier bagged a bronze and silver in shooting and weightlifting, respectively – and brought a sense of relief to the contingent that had been doing its best to hide its despair at not hearing the national anthem at medal ceremonies during the first week of the Games.

Al Attiyah misses skeet final in Asian Games

Palembang, August 27, 2018-Qatar's Nasser Al Attiyah and Rashed Al Athba failed to qualify to the final of men's skeet event at the 2018 Asian Games on Sunday.In Women's Event, Sarah Mohammad took the 17th place with 102 targets.Meanwhile, in 3x3 men's basketball, China beat Qatar 21-18 in the quarterfinals on Sunday.Following their win, the Chinese also overcame Iran 21-19 to advance into the final.In other quarterfinals, Iran slogged before winning 18-17 against Chinese Taipei 18-17, Thailand beat Japan (21-13) while South Korea beat Kazakhstan 17-13.

Qatar Athletics Team aim high in Asian Games

Jakarta, August 26, 2018- Qatar's Abdalelah Haroun qualified to the finals of 400m event at the 2018 Asian Games on Saturday.Hamdi Al Amin also reached the finals of High Jump Event after taking the sixth place in the qualifiers held on Saturday. Qatar's champions look forward to continuing their successes in the Asian Games and athletics in particular, as they had won many colorful medals in various races and competitions. In the field games, Ashraf Al Saifi and Ahmed Al Saifi are taking part among others. In the hurdle race, among those who will participate are Qatar's Saud Al-Humaidi in the 110m race, Hashim Salah in the 3000m race, and the champion Yasir Mubarak will participate in the 3000m. On the other hand, Qatar's Hakan Erseker suffered a 0-5 defeat at the hands of Nurlan Kobashev in Men's boxing event.

Beach Volleyball team reach Semifinals stage at Asian Games

PALEMBANG, Indonesia, August 26 , 2018 - Qatar's beach volleyball team confidently booked place in the last stage of Beach Volleyball event after defeating Iranian counterparts 2-1 Asian Games in Palembang city of Indonesia on Saturday .Qatar's beach volleyball team consists of Younes Sherif and Ahmed Tijan made impressive performance to defeat Iranian counterparts in a thrilling game.Saturday's result braced Qatar beach volleyball team to shake hands with Chinese counterparts in clash for the final stage on Sunday.