Qatar to participate in Asian Men’s Junior Handball Championship

​DOHA, July 07, 2018-The Qatari men's junior handball team will head to Oman on Saturday to participate in the 2018 Asian Championship to begin on July 16.The championship will act as a qualification event to the 2019 IHF World Championship in Spain.Qatar will play in group (B) alongside Iraq, Palestine and Syria. They will begin their campaign in the championship with a match against Syria on Monday, July 16.

Qatar football team pooled in group B in Asian Games

​JAKARTA, Indonesia, July 6, 2018 – The draw ceremony of the upcoming 18th edition of Asian Games 2018 scheduled from August 18 to the second day of September was conducted in Jakarta, Indonesia on Thursday.In the football competitions, the Qatari team is pooled in group B alongside Thailand, Uzbekistan, Bangladesh, while in basketball events, Qatar is placed in group C alongside Japan, China Taipei and Hong Kong.In the handball competitions, defending champions Qatar distributed in group A beside South Korea, Japan and Pakistan, while in the volleyball competitions Qatar distributed in group F beside India, Hong Kong and Maldives.

Four Qatari athletes qualify to Youth Olympic Games

​Bangkok, July 6, 2018- Qatar's Ahmad Al‐Haj, Awab Barou, Abdulaziz Mohammad Salim and Jabor Hilal Al Moamari qualified to the 2018 Youth Olympic Games to be staged in October in Argentina after shining in the Asia Area Qualification Event being held in Bangkok, Thailand.Al Haj claimed the gold medal of discus throw event and Awab clinched the gold of 110 hurdles event.Moreover, Abdulaziz took the gold of 200m event while Jabor clocked the qualifying time in 100m event .Khalifa Abdulmalik, Director of Qatar's national athletics teams was delighted by the results of the Qatari players in the qualification event and wished them all the success in the youth Olympic games.

Qatar’s Samba storms to sixth straight victory

​Lausanne, July 6, 2018-Qatar's 400 metres hurdles sensation Abderrahman Samba romped to his sixth straight Diamond League victory at the Stade de la Pontaise in Lausanne yesterday.The Qatari remained unbeaten in the men's 400m hurdles this year, as he recorded yet another sub-48 clocking, to win in Lausanne in 47.42 seconds.Norway's Karsten Warholm, the world champion, hurtled out of the blocks, but Samba ran smartly on his inside, moving up through the second bend and away down the straight for another win.“I am happy with the race tonight. I went out stronger than usual in the first part of the race. So although it looked easy, the last 100m were tough as always. Your knees are going down and you have to fight on every step to maintain your speed," a delighted Samba said after his victory.Samba has set his sights on breaking the long-standing world record. The 22-year-old had become only the second man to go under 47 seconds for the event at last week's race in Paris, where he clocked 46.98 seconds. It was just 0.20 off the world record set by Kevin Young of the United States in winning the 1992 Olympic title.“I am happy with my fitness of the moment. I want to break the world record. It clearly is a goal for me in my career as an athlete. Now, whether it will happen this year or in the coming ones is hard to say and not really of major importance in the grand scheme of things. The objective of the season for me is the Asian Games which will take place towards the end of August," the Qatar phenomenon said.

Rashed Nawaf to participate in three ITF tournaments in France and Germany

DOHA, July 6, 2018-Qatar’s national tennis team player Rashed Nawaf will start a training camp in Paris, France on Friday in preparation for three of the most sought-after tournaments in world for boys under 14 years.The three-day training camp is held under the supervision of the international tennis federation (ITF) and will feature two Asian couches selected by the ITF.Nawaf will join this training camp to be staged in France after being selected by the ITF as one of best 5 players in Asia to participate in these three tournaments to be held in Europe.Nawaf who is studying in Mouratoglou Tennis Academy in France was selected to participate in these tournaments after winning two Asian U14 years tournaments and after shinning in the world cup qualifications.Khalid Al Khelaifi, Board Member of the Qatar Tennis, Squash and Badminton Federation (QTSBF) and Head of National Teams Committee said, “The QTSBF is proud of the fact that Rashed Nawaf is selected by the ITF as one the best Asian players to participate in these strong European tournaments“This selection came as evidence that the Qatari strategy to help the Qatari players study in the famous tennis academies began reaping its fruits, not only with Nawaf but with other players also”” he added.Al Khalaifi also stressed that the federation will provide the Qatari players with all the possible support to help them make their country proud of them.

Qatar team to play Turkmenistan in Asian U-18 Volleyball Championship

TABRIZ, Iran, July 05, 2018 – Qatar Junior volleyball team will lock horns against Turkmenistan in the conclusion of the prestigious Asian U-18 Volleyball Championship 2018 in Tabriz, Iran on Thursday.Qatar will play Turkmenistan in clash for the 15th and 16 places to end its campaign in the championship. The junior team not lived-up to the expectation in this tournament, they suffered three defeats against Malaysia, Turkmenistan and Sri Lanka.Qatar team's participation in the championship aimed to get more international experience also enable officials in charge of the team to select the best element who can be promoted to the country's first team.