Qatar beat Oman to finish seventh in Asian Men's Junior Handball Championship

​Muscat, July 25, 2018- Qatar men's junior handball team wrapped up their participation in the 16th Asian Men's Junior Handball Championship with a 25-23 victory over hosts Oman on Tuesday.The event is taking place in Oman's Salalah with the participation of 14 teams.Tuesday's victory braced Qatar to take the seventh place in the tournament after failing secure one of the top three qualifying positions for the world championship in Spain next year.

Qatar Beach Handball Team qualifies for second round of World Championship in Kazan

​Kazan, July 25, 2018 - Qatar Beach Handball Team qualified for the second round of the 8th Beach Handball World Championship, which kicked off yesterday in Kazan, Russia, and continues until July 29 after beating Australia and Denmark.Qatar won the first match against Australia 2-0, and won the second match against Denmark with the same result.The Qatari team will play against Oman on Wednesday at the end of the preliminary round matches. They are playing in Group C alongside the teams of Oman, Australia and Denmark, while Group A includes Croatia, Iran, Uruguay and Argentina, and Group B includes Spain, Hungary, Vietnam and New Zealand, and Group D Brazil, Russia, America and Sweden.The Qatari handball team is seeking a new achievement in the current championship, which is the fifth consecutive participation of the team in the World Championship starting from the 2010 edition in Turkey where the team won the tenth place, and then the 2012 edition in Oman and finished in seventh place, and in Brazil 2014, where the team finished third, and finally the 2016 version in Hungary, where Qatar finished third.The Qatari team had qualified for World Beach Handball Championship in Kazan after winning the sixth Asian Championship in Thailand last year for the fourth time in a row. (QNA)

HH the Amir meets members of Qatari team who crossed English Channel

​London, July 25, 2018- (QNA) - HH the Amir Sheikh Tamim bin Hamad Al-Thani met yesterday with members of the Qatari team that crossed the English Channel at His Highness's residence in London.At the beginning of the meeting, HH the Amir congratulated members of the team for their sporting achievement, wishing them more progress and achievements, stressing his highness' continued support for youth initiatives.For their part, the members of the team expressed their thanks and gratitude to HH the Amir for holding the meeting, expressing their happiness and pride with their achievement that raised the name of Qatar, pointing out that this achievement is only a real translation of the support of HH the Amir to youth initiatives, which is a catalyst for giving more in the future. (QNA)

Qatar’s riders to participate in Longines Global Champions Tour in Berlin

​Berlin, July 25, 2018,– Qatar's riders will participate in the twelfth leg of the prestigious Lingines Global Champions Tour this weekend in Berlin, Germany.The prestigious three-day event will bring together the best riders in the world, who compete in several classes.Before this leg, Qatar's Sheikh Ali bin Khalid Al Thani occupied the 28th place in the event's general standings while Doha Fursan Qatar Team including Sheikh Ali bin Khalid Al Thani and Bassem Hassan settle in the 12th place.

Qatar to face Oman in Asian Men's Junior Handball Championship

Muscat, July 24, 2018- Qatar men's junior handball team will wrap up their participation in the 16th Asian Men's Junior Handball Championship, which is taking place in Oman's Salalah with the participation of 14 teams.Qatar will face Oman on Tuesday to determine the seventh and eighth places after they both exited the championship and failed to secure one of the top three qualifying positions for the world championship in Spain next year.Semifinal matches are scheduled for today as Group A winners South Korea play Group B second-place Saudi Arabia, while Group B winners Japan take on Group A second-place Bahrain.Another match is also scheduled to determine the fifth and sixth place with Iraq facing Iran.Qatar enter the match today after five matches in the championship, of which they won two, lost two and drew one. The team seek to achieve a morale-boosting victory in the final match after missing out on a spot in the World Cup.The team prepared for the match in the gym hall, especially for the players who did not participate in the match against Japan, while others were given rest and light exercise after playing three consecutive matches in three days.

Qatar lose to Iraq in Asian U-20 Volleyball Championship

Manama, July 24, 2018- Qatar U-20 Volleyball team suffered a 1-3 defeat at the hands of their Iraqi counterparts at the 2018 Asian Men's U20 Volleyball Championship on Monday23 teams are taking part in the tournament after the withdrawal of Uzbekistan.With this defeat, the Qatari occupied the last place in their group behind Bahrain and Iraq to play for the places from 9th to the 16th on Wednesday.