Qatar U-19 Team to Participate in Spain International Friendly Football Championship

​Doha, June 8, 2018 - Qatar U-19 will participate in the international friendly football championship which will be held in Spain from July 28 to August 8, as part of the preparations for the AFC U-19 Championship in Indonesia from October 18 to November 4.The Qatar U-19 ended their participation in the Toulon international friendly in France after beaten by the South Korean team (1 -2) on Tuesday in the match to determine the 11th and 12th places, to finish the 12th place in the tournament, after they finished 4th in Group A in the first group along with Mexico, England and China.

Qatar's Samba and Barshim sparkle in IAAF Dimond League in Oslo

OSLO, NORWAY, June 8, 2018 - A stunning meeting record of 47.60 by Qatar's Abderrahman Samba in the men's 400m hurdles proved the highlight of the Bislett Games in Oslo on Thursday night (7), the fifth stop of the 2018 IAAF Diamond League.The race was billed as a head-to-head clash between Samba and close rival Karsten Warholm, the 2017 world champion from Norway who was relishing the chance to compete in front of a home crowd after his national record of 47.82 in Rome last week.Warholm again blitzed through the opening 300 metres after the gun set the eight athletes on their way, but once again it was Samba who finished stronger, the Asian record holder powering over the final two barriers with crisp technique – something Warholm struggled with over the final two barriers – to come home in 47.60 to Warholm's 48.22. Turkey's Yasmani Copello finished third in 48.54.“That was Samba over the hurdles," said Samba, in reference to the Brazilian dance style. “I cannot say I was confident coming into the last hurdle, but I have better endurance in the last metres. I'm enjoying life and hoping to continue to run fast next time in Stockholm."Warholm was far from disconsolate in second. This is the second best race of my career and I'm happy with it," he said. “I'm excited to sit down with my coach and see where I can improve before Stockholm on Sunday."On the same track of victory, Mutaz Essa Barshim made it an even more successful night for Qatar, the world champion once again peerless in the men's high jump, which he won with a best of 2.36m, which he cleared at the first attempt to beat rival Danil Lysenko into second, the neutral athlete managing a best of 2.33m.“I really wanted to break the meet record but it was not to be today," said Barshim, who will next compete in Ostrava.

Qatar gear-up for Beach Handball World Championships

DOHA, June 7, 2018 – Qatar's beach handball team has resumed its training sessions in Doha in preparation for the upcoming 2018 Beach Handball World Championship will take place from 24-29 July in Kazan city, Russia.Around 16 players are performing the training sessions under the supervision of coach Khalid Mohammed , the team is looking for glory and honor in this international handball event.Qatar team is pooled in group C alongside Oman, Australia and Denmark, while group A includes, Croatia, Iran, Uruguay and Argentina, Group B includes, Spain, Hungary, Vietnam and New Zealand, while group D, includes, Brazil, Russia, USA and Sweden.

Qatar to participate in Ostrava Beach Volleyball Open 2018

DOHA, June 7, 2018- The Qatari beach volleyball team will participate in Ostrava Beach Open 2018 to begin on June 20.The Qatari squad includes Cherif Younousse and Ahmad Tejan.The Qatari team participated in Itapema beach Volleyball Open and qualified to the second round, but they suffered a defeat at the hands of the swiss team.Earlier in May, Younousse and Tejan reached the second round of Lucerne Open where they were knocked out by the German team.

Qatar’s Barshim and Samba aim high in Oslo

​DOHA, June 7, 2018-Qatar's high jump superstar Mutaz Essa Barshim and 400m hurdles upstart Abderrahman Samba have created an early buzz in the 2018 IAAF Diamond League Series and the two will be under the global glare once again when the fifth leg takes place in Oslo on Thursday.Barshim has made it two out of two, after posting a world lead jump of 2.40m at the home round in Doha on May 4. Samba is also drawing rave reviews from the world media as the 22-year-old runner clinched both the races so far with new Diamond League records.Entering the season with a world lead and personal best of 47.90 in Potchefstroom in South Africa on April 19, the one-lap dasher created sensation in Doha on May 4 with a DL mark and crushed the field, raising his time to 47.57.Then he came to the Rome leg last month and did the same. His effort were more significant this time as world champion Karsten Warholm from Norway was also present. Samba overtook him in the closing metres and produced another DL record, along with a new Asian record, a meet record and a personal best.

Qatar champions to compete in all stages of Longines Global Champions Tour

​DOHA, May 31, 2018 – Global Champions Tour Foundation has announced on Wednesday the rankings and the names of horse riders who are competing in all rounds of Longines Global Champions Tour for the season 2018.Qatar horse riders Bassim Hassan, Sheikh Ali bin Khalid, Hamad Al Attiyiah and Rashid Toweim are competing in the individual and team events of the prestigious championship.According to Wednesday's rankings, Qatar's Sheikh Ali Bin Khalid managed in the 37 place and his teammate, Bassim Hassan settled in the 29 place.