Qatar team prepare for Beach Handball World Championships

DOHA, July 17 , 2018 – Qatar's Beach Handball team delegation will leave Doha on Tuesday to Russia for training program ahead of its participation in the prestigious 8th Beach Handball World Championships will take place in the Russian city of Kazan from 24 to 29 July.Qatar will start their matches against Australia on July 24, then will play against Denmark on the same day and will play the third match against Oman on July 25.The draw of the World Beach Handball World Championship put Qatar in Group C alongside Oman, Australia and Denmark. Group A comprises Croatia, Iran, Uruguay and Argentina, while Group C comprises Spain, Hungary, Vietnam and New Zealand, and Group D comprises Brazil, Russia, US and Sweden.The Qatari team seek a new achievement in the next edition, which will witness their fifth consecutive participation in World Championships.The Qatari beach handball team booked spot in the world championships after claiming the sixth Asian Championships in Thailand last year for the fourth time in a row.

Qatar to participate in World Shooting Championship

DOHA, July 17, 2018- Qatar shooting team will participate in the 2018 World shooting championship to begin in Italy on July 19.The state of Qatar will be represented by Mohammad Dablan, Nasser Al Humaidi, Saeed Abu Shareb, Kholoud Al Khalaf, Amna Al Abdullah and Nour Al Mohannadi.The tournament will feature the participation of 650 shooters from USA, France, Britain, Germany, Spain, Cyprus, Belgium, Russia, Uzbekistan, Norway, Qatar and hosts Italy.

Qatar defeat Syria in Asian Men's Junior Handball Championship

Muscat, July 17, 2018- Qatar Handball Team kicked off its 16th edition of the Asian Men's Junior (U19) Handball Championship in Salalah Oman, with a wide victory over Syria by ten goals after finishing the match with a 36-26.The Qatari team dominated the match from start to finish and kept the score difference, which settled for most of the time in its favor with eleven goals, and therefore Algerian coach Shoaib Kefi involved the largest number of players to initiate them to the atmosphere of the tournament to preserve the balance of the team and enable the team to lead the match to safety and to maintain the score difference until the end of the match.The Director of Qatar Youth Handball Team Issa Al Mulla, expressed his satisfaction with the performance of the players and the result of the team's first match in the Asian Championship against Syria.Al Mulla said that although the Syrian team is not one of the known teams in the world of handball and is also not among the candidates to achieve good ranking, but the Syrian team played well during the match but under the full control of our team.Al Mulla stressed that Qatar awaits another task in the next match against the Iraqi team on Wednesday and we hope that our players perform with the same strength and seriousness and they will control the match.The opening day of the tournament witnessed a number of matches which resulted in Iran beating India 48/17, South Korea also beat Lebanon 45/31, while Saudi Arabia and China Taipei match ended with Saudi Arabia winning 41/30. (

Qatar athletics team shine in IAAF World U20 Championship

Tampere, July 17, 2018- Qatar's Bassem Hemeida narrowly missed the gold in the 400m hurdles at the IAAF Under-20 Championship after he was beaten at the post by South African Sokwakhana Zazini in a thrilling race in Tampere, Finland on Saturday.The IAAF World Under-20 Championships in Tampere, southern Finland, took place between 10 to 15 July at Ratina Stadium, and featured eight Aspire Academy student-athletes and graduates.On last day of competition recently graduated Aspire Academy athlete and defending champion Moaaz Ibrahim was aiming to defend the Discus crown he won two years ago in Bydgoszcz, Poland. Moaaz came into the Championship boasting a world leading 66.47m attained in South Africa in February and there were hopes that such form would be good enough to get a medal of some colour.Moaaz also happened to sustain an injury to one of his fingers on his way to Shot Put gold in the Asian U20 Championships held in Japan last month and unfortunately, he struggled to find his form during the qualifying round. His first two throws were both fouls leaving him with only one attempt to move into the top 8 and secure a further 3 throws. With the pressure on Moaaz responded on his third attempt with a solid 59.87m, positioning him in 5th place and making him eligible to continue in the competition. However, despite his best efforts he was unable to improve this mark with each subsequent attempt falling just short of the 60m line.Moaaz finished the competition still in 5th place, with the eventual winner Jamaica's Kai Chang securing the win with a personal best 62.36m. While it wasn't meant to be this time around Moaaz will immediately return to training as he prepares for the Asian Games in August, his first big senior event before the World Championships come to Khalifa Stadium in Doha in October 2019.In addition to Bassem Hemeida and Moaaz Mohamed Ibrahim, other student-athletes included Owaab Barrow and Jaber Hilal Al Mamari (110m hurdles and 4x100m relay races). They were joined by Aspire graduates Nuh Anuh (high jump), Soud Abdulaziz Al-Humaidi (discus throw), Khalil Bedoui (hammer throw) and Abdulaziz Mohammed Salem (200m and 400m races), who trains with the Qatar Athletics Federation program.

Qatar diving team line up for Asian Games

​DOHA, July 16, 2018- The Qatari diving team intensified their preparations for the 2018 Asian Games to be staged in Indonesia from August 18 to September 02.Three athletes will represent the state of Qatar in diving competitions including; Mohammad Khalid Al-Malki, Abdulaziz Belgheith and Saeed Ali Al-Ali.

Qatar to face Syria in Asian Junior Handball Championship

​SALALAH, Oman, July 16, 2018 – Qatar's Junior Handball team will begin its campaign against Syrian counterparts in the 16th edition of Asian Men's Junior Handball Championship in Salalah, Oman on Monday.In the Asian Men's Junior Handball Championship, Qatar is pooled in group B alongside Iraq, Palestine and Syria. Qatar team will begin campaign against Syria, followed by second encounter against Palestine on July 17 and will face Iraq on July 18.Qatar junior team delegation to Oman is chaired by Mr. Khalifa Taiseer, the Assistant Secretary General of Qatar Handball Federation (QHF) accompanied by technical and managerial staff members and 19 players.The Asian championship acts as qualifying tournament to 2019 IHF Men's Junior World Championship 2019 scheduled in Spain