Qatar to participate in AVC Volleyball Cup

​DOHA, August 01, 2018-The delegation of Qatar's volleyball team headed to Chinese Taipei on Tuesday to participate in the 2018 AVC Volleyball Cup to begin on August 06.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 defeat Iraq in Arab Table Tennis Championships

​CAIRO, Egypt, August 1, 2018 - Qatar U-21 team recorded a deserving 3-0 victory over Iraqi counterparts in group B clash at the Arab Table Tennis Championship 2018 in Cairo on Tuesday.Meanwhile Qatar's Men team suffered a shock 2-3 defeat at the hands of Bahraini counterparts on Tuesday, likewise Qatar's women team was defeated 3-1 by Algerian counterparts .Qatar's Men team will shake hands with Lebanon a crucial match on Wednesday.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 Goodwood Festival kicks off

​London, August 01, 2018- HE President of Qatar Olympic Committee Sheikh Joaan bin Hamad Al-Thani was present Tuesday during the first day of the Qatar Goodwood Festival at Goodwood Racecourse, UK.The event will conclude on August 4 oat the renowned Goodwood Racecourse and is sponsored by Qatar for the fourth straight year. Watan won the fifth race in the card impressively. The chestnut colt schooled by Richard Hannon was steered by Ryan Moore to win the six-furlong race reserved for two-year-old maidens. The trophy presentation ceremony was held after the race. Executive Director of Al Shaqab Khalifa bin Mohammed Al Attiyah received the first place trophy.The Executive Director of Al Shaqab, was very pleased with the Watans win of the fifth race on the first day of the Qatar Goodwood Festival, particularly as it was a race for maidens and Watan is one of the horses bred by Al Shaqab Racing."Watans win today at Qatar Goodwood Festival is very special", said Al Attiyah, "especially as he was bred by Al Shaqa as a son of Toronado, who himself won the Sussex several years ago. We consider this win very significant to us at this stage.""Arguably we have started to reap the rewards of our attention to breeding in Al Shaqab and the performance and form of Watan today are a demonstration of this. He excelled and won the race impressively. We will run Watan in tougher races in the near future as he is up to that. We will maintain Al Shaqabs policy of paying due attention to breeding because we want Al Shaqabs breeding to be prominent in this type of racing. We have been working to this end and we have the opportunity to realise better results and to enhance breeding in Al Shaqab", he added. (QNA)

ATTF unveils features of Arab Table Tennis Championships

CAIRO, Egypt, July 31, 2018 - Arab Table Tennis Federation (ATTF) has unveiled the administrative and organizational features of the Arab Table Tennis Championship 2018 which got underway in Cairo on Monday.At a press conference held by the event's organizing Committee on Monday , Mr. Khaleel Ahmed Al Mohannadi, the President of both Qatar and Arab Table Tennis Federations appreciated the event and called for redoubling effort to promote the game in all Arab countries.The prestigious event is bringing together a number of 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.

Stage Set for 2018 IHF Super Globe

​DOHA, July 31, 2018- The Qatari Capital city of Doha will host the 2018 Edition of IHF Super Globe from 16 to 19 October.The event will bring together 8 clubs including; Al Sadd of Qatar, Barcelona of Spain, Hammamet of Tunisia, Al-Najma of Bahrain, Sydney University of Australia, Handebol Taubate of Brazil, Montpellier of France and Füchse Berlin of Germany.Barcelona claimed the title of the last edition after beating Füchse Berlin 29-25 in the final match.

Qatar chess team sparkle in Biel International Festival

DOHA, July 31, 2018- Qatar's Chess team sparkled in Biel International Chess Festival to be concluded in Switzerland on Wednesday.After the sixth rounds, Qatar's Mohammad Nasser Al Sayed claimed 3 points while Hussain Aziz collected 3.5 points.Moreover, Saleh Al Hur claimed 5 points while his teammate Ghanim Al Shammari took 3.5 points.The Qatari chess team will also participate in the 43rd World Chess Olympiad to be staged in Georgia from September 22 to October 06, 2018 and the 6th Francophone Chess Championship to be held in Albania from August 25 to September 02, 2018.