Qatar volleyball team to take on Australia in a friendly match

Taipei, August 7, 2018- Qatar volleyball team will take on their Australian counterparts in a friendly match on Tuesday in preparation for the 2018 AVC Volleyball Cup to begin in Chinese Taipei on Wednesday.The AVC Cup will feature 10 teams divided into three groups. Qatar are in Group C, also comprising Australia, Vietnam and Thailand.Group B constitutes Iran, China and Chinese Taipei while Japan, Kazakhstan and South Korea are in Group A.Qatar will start their campaign against Vietnam on August 8.The Qatari volleyball team will also participate in the 2018 Asian Games to be held in Indonesia.

Qatar handball team ready for Asian Games

DOHA, August 7, 2018-Qatar handball team will take on Lisbon of Portugal in a friendly match at Duhail Arena on Tuesday.The match comes as a part of preparations for the 18th Asian Games to be held in Indonesia from August 18 to September 2.The Qatari handball team will leave for Indonesia next Saturday to participate in the 2018 Asian Games.At the 18th Asian Games, Qatar will play in Group A alongside Iran and Malaysia. Qatar claimed the gold medal of the last edition with a 24-21 victory over South Korea in the final match.

Qatar team win two silver medals in Arab Table Tennis Championship

​CAIRO, Egypt, August 7, 2018 - Qatar team confidently claimed two silver medals in double finals for both Youth and grassroots at the conclusion of Arab Table Tennis Championship 2018 in Cairo, Egypt on Monday.Qatar youth duo Mohammed Abdulwahab and Abdurrahman Al Nagar claimed the silver medal , following their lost at the hands of Egyptian Ali Ghalab and Omar Gamal Al Hamsi in the final clash , while Bahrain team clinched the third place.On the same track of victory, Qatar grassroots duo, Sultan Al Kowari and Rowad Akaram won the runners places after defeated by Egyptian Yaseen Wail and Yaseen Yassir in doubles final.The prestigious event brought together 17 Arab nations including Morocco, Algeria, Tunisia, Libya, Yemen, Palestine, Sudan, Iraq, Oman, Bahrain, Qatar, Lebanon hosts Egypt who are competing in different categories.Around 386 players competed in five different categories of Under-21, Under-18 and Under-15 years.

Qatar handball team beat Lisbon 27-22

​DOHA, August 6, 2018-Qatar handball team beat Lisbon 27-22 yesterday in their first test match at Duhail Sports Hall as part of preparations for the 18th Asian Games to be held in Indonesia from August 18 to September 2.The Qatari team will play against Lisbon in a second match on Tuesday, their last test match before leaving for Indonesia next Saturday for the Asian Games.The Qatari team recently played two matches against the Iranian team, winning the two matches 28-16 and 27-17 respectively.At the 18th Asian Games, Qatar will play in Group A alongside Iran and Malaysia.Qatar team is keen to retain the gold medal they won in the last edition of the Asian Games held in the Korean city of Ansan in 2014 after a 24-21 win in the final against Korea.

Qatar to play youth and grass root finals in Arab Table Tennis C'ship

CAIRO, Egypt, August 6, 2018 - Qatar team all set to play two finals in doubles event (Youth and grassroots) at the Arab Table Tennis Championship 2018 in Cairo on Monday.In Youth's final (doubles event) , Qatar's duo Mohammed Abdulwahab and Abdurrahman Al Nagar will shake hands with Egyptian counterparts Ali Ghalab and Omar Gamal Al Hamsi.In grassroots final (doubles event) Qatar's Sultan Al Kowari and Rowad Akaram will take on Egyptian Yaseen Wail and Yaseen Yassir.The prestigious event is bringing together 17 Arab nations including Morocco, Algeria, Tunisia, Libya, Yemen, Palestine, Sudan, Iraq, Oman, Bahrain, Qatar, Lebanon hosts Egypt who are competing in different categories.Around 386 players competing in five different categories of Under-21, Under-18 and Under-15 years.

Qatar’s Younousse-Tijan finish third at Vienna beach volleyball

​Vienna, August 6, 2018-Qatar's Cherif Younousse and Ahmed Tijan clinched their first podium placement in a five-star event of the Beach Volleyball World Tour in Vienna yesterday. “It was a tough match with the Dutch," Cherif said of their third-place match against Dutch pair of Brouwer and Meeuwsen. “They're a really good team but we played with our hearts. We're very satisfied with our result and now we just need some rest before we head to our next tournaments."It was their first podium finish since they joined forces at the start of the season.Norway's Anders Mol and Christian Sørum defeated Polish Grzegorz Fijalek and Michal Bryl to finish at the top.