Qatar to face Hong Kong in Asian U-18 Volleyball Championship

​TABRIZ, Iran, July 04, 2018 – Qatar Junior volleyball team will lock horns against Hong Kong on the prestigious Asian U-18 Volleyball Championship 2018 in Tabriz, Iran on Wednesday.Qatar will play Hong Kong in clash for the 15th and 16 place before curtains come down on the event on Friday.It is worth mentioning that Qatar junior team suffered their third defeat on row at the hands of Sri Lanka on Monday.

Qatar sailing team line up for Asian Games

​DOHA, July 03, 2018- The Qatari sailing team will hold a training camp in Poland in preparation for the 2018 Asian Games to be staged in Indonesia.The Qatari squad includes Waleed Al Sharshani and Abdulrahman Al Nasr.It's worth mentioning that Al Sharshani claimed the silver medal of the 2006 Asian Games held in Doha.

Qatar Shooting Team to start training camp in Italy today

Doha, July 03, 2018- Qatar Shooting Team will begin their training camp on Tuesday in Rome, Italy, and will continue until July 15, in preparation for participating in the tournaments qualifying for Tokyo 2020 Olympic Games.The head of the mission Ibrahim Al-Mohannadi, said in a press statement yesterday that this camp is important, especially that most of the teams preparing for the tournaments and external participants to camp in Italy.Al-Mohannadi said that the Qatari team has ambitious and promising elements who seek to reach the best positions, and that opportunities are available for all Qatar's athletes in the shooting sport to make achievements.For his part, Shooter Hamad Al-Marri considered this camp as a good opportunity for him as he will enter a special preparation program that contributes to achieving good result during the upcoming tournaments.

Qatar beat Iraq to enter second round of the Asian qualifiers for FIBA World Cup

DOHA, July 3, 2018 - Qatar's basketball team defeated their Iraqi counterparts 84-79 on Monday in the Group D match to qualify for the second round of the Asian qualifiers for the 2019 FIBA World Cup in China.Qatar put in a strong performance in the game as Mansour Atif El Hadary netted scored 21 points and Trey Johnson scored 15 points, grabbed seven rebounds and handed out five assists for the winners at the Al Gharafa sports hall in Doha yesterday.The top three teams from each group climb to the second stage, which includes 12 teams, divided into two groups, each with six teams.Three teams from each group in the second stage will qualify, directly to the 2019 World Cup in China as well as the best in fourth place. Asia secured seven seats in the World Cup in the next qualifying round through qualifications, especially as China has qualified as the host country of the global competition.

Qatar lose to Sri Lanka in Asian U-18 Volleyball Championship

​TABRIZ, Iran, July 03, 2018 – Qatar Junior volleyball team suffered their third defeat on row at the hands of Sri Lanka in the prestigious Asian U-18 Volleyball Championship 2018 in Tabriz city, Iran on Monday.Now, the team will take on Hong Kong or Malaysia on Wednesday in a clash for the places from 8 to 18.The Team Manager Khalid Al Kuwari said that the main goal of Qatar's participation in this event is providing the players with opportunity to compete with the other teams.Al Kuwari added that the tournament will help the association select some players to join the national youth team to participate in the Asian Championship.

Qatar to face Angola in IHF World Men's Handball Championship

BASEL, July 2, 2018 – The International Handball Federation (IHF) announced the official match table of the prestigious IHF World Men's Handball Championship which will take place from 10-27 January 2019 in Germany and Denmark.The match table announcement came during the draw ceremony of the prestigious championship took place in Switzerland on Monday.The Qatari side is pooled in group D alongside Sweden, Hungary, Argentina, Egypt and Angola. Qatar will begin the campaign against Angola on January 11.