Qatar 3 team win HH the Emir Beach Volleyball Cup

DOHA, March 31, 2018-Seasoned beach volleyballers Cherif Younousse and Tajin Ahmed of team Qatar-3 emerged champions at the inaugural Emir's Beach Volleyball Cup when they beat Qatar-1 by a margin of 2-1 in the final yesterday.The tournament was held during the Qatar Olympic Committee (QOC) Winter Camp.Team Qatar-1 included Julio and Martinez. Younousse and Tajin Ahmed reached the final after beating Al Shamal while Qatar-1 outplayed Al Khor 21-14, 21-8 in the semi-finals.In the third place play-off, Al Shamal defeated Al Khor 2-1 to book the podium spot.Secretary-General of the QOC, Jassim Rashid Al Buenain crowned the champions.

Qatar ITF Junior Open to conclude on Saturday

DOHA, March 31, 2018-The 2nd Qatar ITF Junior Open will be concluded at the Khalifa International Tennis and Squash Complex on Saturday.The event is organized by the Qatar Tennis, Squash and Badminton Federation in cooperation with the International Tennis Federation.The tournament brings together young tennis players from Italy, Estonia, India, China, and Hosts Qatar.Rayyan Al Jefairi, Ghanim Al Khelaifi, Mubarak Al Sulaiti, Hamad Al Mohannadi, Amna Hamoud and Mubaraka Al Naimi are representing the state of Qatar in this tournament.

QOA Effective Media Communication Course Concluded

DOHA, April 01, 2018 - The Qatar Olympic Academy (QOA) concluded its productive training course titled “ Effective Media Communication in the Sport Field" at the QOA Headquarters on Thursday.The QOA staged the five day training course in collaboration with the International Sports Press Association (AIPS) where trainees received vital lesson on arts of dealing with sport media outlets.Senior lecturers from AIPS , BeIN Sports and Asian Sport Press Association, including Martin Mazor and Raed Abid provided trainees with productive mechanisms to be used in sport comments, how to promote for sport events and the role of social media in the sport.It is worth mentioning that QOA is due to organize two training courses in October , one is on Modern Management in the sport organizations and the other on Anti-doping measures in sport field.

Qatar Olympic Committee announces busy schedule

Doha, April 1, 2018-The next nine months will be nothing short of a feast for sports fans as the state of Qatar is set to organise several mega tournaments including world, continental and regional championships, according to calendar details released yesterday.The Qatar Olympic Committee (QOC) has issued a list of 28 top competitions which will be hosted in different parts of Qatar until December 31, 2018.This year's headline event will be the 48th World Gymnastics Championships which will feature almost all the current world and Olympic medallist from around the world.The Qatar Gymnastics Federation (QGF), which has been organising the FIG Artistic World since 2007, will stage the competition from October 25 to November 3 at Aspire Academy.Doha will stage another global competition when top swimmers will descend to their favourite destination and will compete for top honours at the FINA 2018 World Cup (September 13 to 15) at the Hamad Aquatics Complex.Qatar, last month, also played host to FINA Marathon Swim World Series at Corniche. There will be a lot for football fans too. Apart from QFA-run annual competitions and the QSL, Qatar will also host the International Youth Football Championships from September 16 to 23.Another anticipated contest to be staged here will be World Super League 2018 Handball Championship which is scheduled from October 16 to 19 at the Duhail Sports Hall. Doha, also known for hosting squash events for more than two decades, will welcome the stars of the sport for Qatar Classic from October 26 to November 2 at the Khalifa International Complex Squash.Following the event will be International Open Beach Volleyball Tour (Qatar Open) in the cultural district Katara. Qatar will also host the World Junior Volleyball Championship, the schedule of which is yet to be announced.This year's calendar also includes over a dozen of other international championships including the popular IAAF Diamond League, when Doha opens the season for top track and field stars in May (3 to 5) at the Qatar Sports Club Stadium.There will be intriguing basketball action the following month as top players will be seen in action during the Doha International Basketball Championship, which will run from June 20 to 25 June at Al Gharafa Sports Club. Qatar, like every year, will also be hosting top equestrian tournaments including the Qatar International Showjumping Championships from November 29 to December 1, 2018.Several other international and Asian events including weightlifting, ice hockey, rally and handball championships have also been lined up later this year.The Qatari capital will also host a number of Gulf tournaments in 2018 including the Junior Athletics Championships from November 29 to December 1 at the Khalifa International Tennis and Squash Complex, the GulfJunior Handball Championship, and the 22nd Gulf Championship for U15 and U19.The final of Emir's Cup football (May 19) will be among the most anticipated local events along with the finals of Emir's Cup Basketball Cup (April 21), the Qatar Cup (April 27), handball (April 30) and Emir's Cup Volleyball (May 11). The most important local events also include the Qatar Handball Cup final on April 19 and the Qatar Volleyball Cup final the following day.

Curtains come down on QOC Winter Camp

​DOHA, April 1, 2018- The activities of the QOC winter camp came to an end at Sealine Beach on Friday.The winter camp hosted a multitude of activities including beach volleyball, football and basketball areas, a laser field, a kids' zone with inflatable slides, swings and games, pony rides, and an arcade dome with table tennis, billiards, video games and more.The winter camp also hosted four rugby tournaments, telematch competitions and sports days for diplomatic missions in the state of Qatar, Algerian community and ministry of education and higher education.The closing day of the QOC winter camp was attended by the QOC Secretary General Jassim Al Buenain. In attendance also were directors of the QOC Departments and representatives of the sponsoring companies.

Al Wakrah and Al Rayyan post wins in HH the Emir Basketball Cup

DOHA, April 1, 2018-Demarius Bolds scored a match-high 34 points as Al Wakrah raised their game a notch at the halfway stage and clinched an 83-75 win in the Emir's Cup basketball tournament at the Al Gharafa Sports Club yesterday.Bolds was superbly aided by Adamu Saaka who recorded 22 points of his own as Al Wakrah overcame a stumbling start to put it across their rivals in a match which Al Arabi led for 31 minutes.Al Arabi raced to a 20-12 lead after the first quarter and maintained their momentum for a substantial 33-23 advantage at the midway stage.The course of the match swung after that, however, as Al Wakrah produced 26 points in the third quarter and restricted Al Arabi to just 16.That saw the teams headed into the fourth period with the scores tied at 49, but Al Wakrah came up with a spectacular 34-point effort that left Al Arabi totally stumped.Of Bolds' 34 points, 15 came from three-pointers, and he also shot a 100% from free throws – nailing seven out of seven.For Al Arabi, William Byrd scored 29 points, while Nichlas Stover had 25 and Khalid Abdi 12.In the second match of the day, Al Rayyan defeated Qatar Sports Club 98-93 with the pattern of play similar to that of the earlier tie.Qatar Sports Club made a fast start to lead the first quarter 23-20 and then 47-41 at the halfway stage. However, Al Rayyan, much like Al Wakrah earlier turned the tables with fine displays in the final two quarters.After tying the scores at 66 at the end of the third quarter, Al Rayyan went on a scoring spree over the final 10 minutes to record 32 points.Qatar Sports Club didn't fare too badly either with 27 points, but in the final analysis that proved a futile effort.Terrel De Von Stoglin was the to-scorer for Al Rayyan with 34 points, while Mohamed Abdelkaway and Abdelrehman Abdelhaleem had 16 each.For Qatar Sports Club, Baden Jaxen scored 26, while Abdirahman Giama and Brandan Kearney scored 24 each.