Qatar qualify for second round of Asian Men's Youth Handball Championship

​Muscat, July 19, 2018 - Qatar's youth handball team qualified for the second round of the 16th Asian Men's Youth Handball Championship being held in the Omani city of Salalah, following their victory over Iraq 26/21 in the match between the two teams at the end of Group C matches.Iraq qualified with the Qatari team to the second round of the tournament, in which eight teams will be divided into two groups, the first team includes Qatar and Saudi Arabia, Japan and Iran and Qatar will play against these teams successively and will start with Saudi Arabia on Friday, while all teams are resting on Thursday, and Group B includes South Korea, Iraq, Bahrain and Oman.Algerian coach Shoaib Kefi said after the match that the Iraqi team is a respected team and has players with a high talents and distinguished by the fighting spirit which made them able to stand in front of our team.Kefi stressed that the next phase of the tournament in its second round will be decisive, pointing out that only strong and ambitious teams will qualify for the next round.The team coach pointed out that the opportunity will be available for the qualification of teams of high readiness and only those who improve significantly will have the final word.

Youth team gear-up for COTIF Football Tournament

DOHA, July 19, 2018 – Qatar's Youth football team intensified its training sessions in preparation for COTIF Football Tournament will take place in Spain by the end of the current July.In COTIF Football Tournament, Qatar youth team will lock horns against Valencia team, followed by the second match against Uruguay on July 30 and Qatar youth will conclude their campaign against Russian counterparts on August 2.The prestigious championship will bring together ten nations, including Argentina, where five teams will play in one group and only two of them will cruise their way into semifinals stage.

Waleed Mahmoud optimistic ahead of World Championship and Asian Games

DOHA, July 18, 2018- The Qatari sailing team began their training camp in Poland in preparation for the 2018 Laser Standard World Championship to be held in Denmark and the 2018 Asian Games to be staged in Indonesia. The Qatari squad included Waleed Mahmoud and Abdulrahman Al Nasr. Waleed Mahmoud stressed that he is aiming at winning another medal at the upcoming Asian games after winning the silver medal of the 2006 Asian Games in Doha.

Qatar women athletics team prepare for Asian Games

​DOHA, July 18, 2018 – Qatar's Women Athletics team is intensifying its training sessions ahead of its participation in the upcoming Asian Games scheduled from August 18 to the second day of September, 2018 in Indonesia.The women athletics team is conducting a productive training program in Poland under the supervision of coaches Mohammed Amin and Awatif Al Hamrouni.Elite women athletes including Rania Nagi and Mariam Fareed are aspiring to honor the country and make glory at upcoming Asian Games in Indonesia.

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

SALALAH, Oman, July 18 , 2018 – Qatar's Junior handball team will shake hands with Iraqi counterparts on Wednesday in group B clash at the ongoing 2018 Asian Men's Junior Handball Championship 2018 taking place in Salalah , Sultanate of Oman.It is worth mentioning that the Qatar side opened its campaign in the prestigious event with a comfortable 36-26 victory over Syria on Monday.In this Asian handball championship, Qatar is pooled in group B alongside Iraq and Syria, while group A includes, South Korea, Japan, China and Lebanon, group C includes KSA, Bahrain, Uzbekistan and China Taipei and group D includes Oman, Iran, India and Yemen.2018 Asian Men's Junior Handball Championship serves as qualifying tournament for 2019 Men's Junior World Handball Championship scheduled in Spain.

Qatar to take on Vietnam in a friendly football match

​DOHA, July 18, 2018 – Qatar senior football team will play a friendly match against their Vietnamese counterparts on December 31 or January 02 in preparation for upcoming AFC Asian Cup 2019 which will take place in United Arab Emirates from January 05 to February 01.Qatar will play in group E alongside Lebanon, North Korea and Saudi Arabia. The Qatari team will also play another friendly match against Switzerland on November 14.