Abdullah Al- Tamimi books place in Squash Quarterfinals

JAKARTA, Indonesia, August 24, 2018 - Qatar's Abdullah Al Tamimi made impressive performance, defeating Japanese opponent Tosokor (14-12, 9-11, 11-5 and 11-9) to book place in Squash quarterfinals in Asian Games 2018 in Jakarta on Thursday.Abdullah Al Tamimi will shake hands with Malaysian counterpart in clash for the last four stage of the prestigious event.In another arena , Qatar handball team will shake hands with Japanese counterparts in the last match of preliminary round on Friday . Also Qatar athletes are set to begin campaign in Asian Games on Friday.In the swimming event, Qatar teams made impressive performance and got positives results in all classes at the Asian Games.

Qatar bowlers ready for Asian Games campaign on Thursday

JAKARTA, Indonesia, August 23, 2018 – Qatar bowling team will begin campaign in the triple event at the Asian Games 2018 in Jakarta, Indonesia on Thursday.Qatar's bowling team (A) consists of Ali Al Janahi, Ahmed Ziab and Yousef Abdulrhman Al Jaber and team (B) comprises of Jassim Al Muraikhi, Mohammed Al Muraikhi and Ganim Abo Gosoum are due to compete in the triple event on Thursday.On other hand, Qatar's squash team consists of Abdullah Al Tamimi and Al Said Amgad will begin campaign in the last 32 event (Individual class).Meanwhile Qatar sailors Waleed Al Sharshani and Abdulrhman Al Naser are due to participate in Laser standards and laser 4.7 on Thursday.

Qatar beat Saudi Arabia, qualify for Handball Semi-finals

​Jakarta, August 23, 2018 - Qatar handball team qualified for the semi-finals of the 2018 Asian Games after beating Saudi Arabia (28-23) in their match held yesterday in the second Men's Handball Main Round - Group A.The Qatari team dominated the game, finishing the first half with a score of 16-10 points in their favor.Qatar toped the group with 4 points followed by Japan, while Saudi Arabia were third with one point, and Iraq finished fourth after losing to Japan 24-27.Qatar secured their first group qualification before their final game against Japan on Friday in the third and final Group A matches, in which Saudi Arabia will also face Iraq.The Qatari win is the team's fourth in the tournament, having won the first round matches against Iran (35-20), Malaysia (64-11), and the first round of the main round against Iraq (26-20).

Volleyball team lead group F at Asian Games

​JAKARTA, Indonesia, August 23 , 2018 - The Qatar's Volleyball team topped its respective group F, after a deserving 3-0 victory over India ( 25-15, 25-2 and 25-20) in volleyball event at the Asian Games in Jakarta, Indonesia on Wednesday.HE Dr. Thani Al Kowari, the second vice president of Qatar Olympic Committee (QOC) and HE Jassim Al Boenin, the QOC Secretary General attended the match.Qatar team will shake hands with Hong Kong in the last match of group F in the volleyball event at the Asian Games.

Tala Abujbara to participate in her third race on Thursday

Jakarta, August 23, 2018- Qatar's Tala Abujbara will participate in her third race in women's 2000M rowing event at the 2018 Asian Games on Thursday. Abujbara failed to qualify to the finals after taking the third place in the last two rounds. On the other hand, Ali Yafei took the 13th place in Paragliding event to be concluded on Thursday. In Men's Epee Event, Qatar suffered a 45-31 defeat at the hands of Hong Kong on Wednesday. Qatar was represented by Mohammad Merza and Mohammad Al Shammari.

Al Marri, Al Saadi ready for Double Trap Event

​Palembang, August 23, 2018-Qatar's Hamad Al Marri and Abdulbaset Al Saadi will participate in Men's Double Trap event in the 2018 Asian Games on Thursday.Moreover, Mohammad Abu Taima will participate in Men's 10m Running Target Event.On other hand, Qatar's shooting ace Nasser Al Attiyah will hold his final training session on Thursday in preparation for his campaign in Men's Skeet Event.In Golf Event, Qatar's Saleh Al Kaabi, Abdulrahman Al Shahrani and Jeham Al Kuwari will participate in Men's Singles Event on Thursday.