Qatar goalball team to participate in Czech Tournament

DOHA, March 28, 2018-Qatar goalball team will participate in Czech Open Tournament to be staged in May 2018. The Qatar squad includes; Mohammad Hammam, Mohammad Al Kahalout, Hassan Al Kohagi, Abdulhadi Al Marri, Ahmad Ekrami and Abbad Al Shamali. Qatar's Coach Abdulqader Khadim said that the Qatari team is ready for the event. “The tournament will enable as collect more points ahead of the 2018 Asian Games in Jakarta." He added.

Mubaraka Al-Naimi qualifies to second round of Qatar ITF Junior Open 2018

DOHA, March 28, 2018-Qatar's Mubaraka Al-Naimi qualified to the second round of doubles event at the 2nd Qatar ITF Junior Open.The event is organized by the Qatar Tennis, Squash and Badminton Federation until March 31, 2018.Mubaraka Al-Naimi teamed up with Lola Marandel of France to beat Nour Dib 0f Lebanon and Mahin Qureshi of Pakistan 1-6 6-3 [10-7] and secure their spot in the second round where they will take on Na Dong of China and Lilly Elida Haseth of Norway.In boys' event, Mann Shah of India edged past Rayane Alami of Qatar to reach the second round. Rahul Jaideep of India also qualified to the second round following his 6-0 3-6 7-6(1) victory over Mubarak Al-Sulaiti of Qatar.The event 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 and Mubaraka Al Naimi are representing the state of Qatar in this tournament.

Qatar Olympic team to meet Oman in friendly

Doha, March 27, 2018- Qatari Olympic football team will play a friendly match against Oman today at No. 5 stadium in Aspire.The match is part of the Qatari team's preparations for the upcoming entitlements, which include the Asian Games in Jakarta and the U-22 Asian Cup.The Olympic team coach Unai Melgosa has called a list of 27 players for the current camp.

Clubs all set for HH the Emir Basketball Cup opening round

DOHA, March 27, 2018 – The opening round of the prestigious the19th edition of HH the Emir Basketball Cup will get underway at Al Gharfa indoor on Tuesday.Two matches are scheduled in the opening round, Qatar FC will shake hands with Al Wakrah, while in the second encounter Al Rayyan will lock horns against Al Ahli.In Wednesday's fixtures, defending champions Al-Gharafa will take on Al Shamal and Al Sadd will shake hands with Al Khor.

Qatar defeat Kazakhstan in Asia Oceania WJT Qualifying Event

Bangkok, March 27, 2018-The Qatari under 14 years tennis team began their campaign in the Asia-Oceania Final Qualifying event of World Junior Tennis Competition in Bangkok, Thailand with a 2-1 victory over Kazakhstan.Qatar's Ibrahim Al Sulaiti lost the first singles match, then Rashed Nawaf equalized in the second singles match. In the doubles match, Nasser Al Yafaie and Rashed Nawaf sealed a 2-1 victory for Qatar.In their next encounter, the Qatari team will take on hosts Thailand.The event brings together 16 teams from Thailand, Qatar, Australia, New Zealand, India, China, Korea and Japan.The state of Qatar is represented by; Rashed Nawaf, Ibrahim Al Sulaiti and Nasser Al Yafaie. Ahmad Al Obaidli chairs the Qatari delegation to the event.The 16 teams are drawn into four round-robin groups of each event before the top 2 teams in each group progress to the quarter-finals where a knock-out competition decides the champion.Top 4 teams of each events will qualify automatically to finals which will take place in Czech Republic in August.The Qatari under 14 years team secured their place in the final qualifying event after taking the second place in the pre-qualifying event held in Colombo, Sri Lanka early this month.

Tala Abu Jabara aims high in Asian Games

DOHA, March 27, 2018- Fresh from winning a gold at the Arab Indoor Rowing Championship in Kuwait, Qatar's rising star Tala Abu Jabara has now set her sights on winning a medal at the Asian Games to be held this summer in Indonesia.Abdullah Al Sulaiti, President of Qatar Sailing and Rowing Federation (QSRF), yesterday welcomed the young athlete and applauded for her 'brilliant achievement' in Kuwait saying the Qatari rower would be aiming for more medals at the international level.Tala said she is 'aiming to win a medal at the upcoming Asian Games in Jakarta'.In a statement released yesterday, Tala said it was easy to aim for the medal but to realise the dream will require a lot of effort in the coming weeks and months.The 25-year old said: “It would be amazing to win a gold at the Asian Games. It was a great honour to do well in Kuwait. The federation has given me great support. I will continue to bid for more glory."“I had put in a great deal of effort in the event held in Kuwait. The hard work I put in helped me to win the medal despite tough competition from other contestants. Some leading athletes from the region were present in Kuwait," Tala said.“I will continue to work hard," she added.Tala said she is set to continue her training in France to improve her fitness levels.“I have great ambitions to achieve more glory for my country," she said. “I want to supplement my medal by aiming for more in the future," she said.Tala also won the gold medal at the 2016 GCC Rowing Championship and at the 12th Arab Rowing Championship held in Tunisia last year.Al Sulaiti, President of QSRF, said: “Tala is a unique sporting talent. She possesses great set of skills that allow her to dominate the field of play. She needs more support and encouragement. We are confident that she will continue to improve and do well at the top level."The QSRF chief expressed his happiness at the 'outstanding achievement of Tala', the first since the silver medal won by Qatar's Walid Alsharashani at the 2006 Asian Games.Al Sulaiti said Tala's memorable achievement was the result of careful planning of the Qatar Olympic Committee (WOC) to back home-grown sporting talent in the country.A total of eight countries featured in the 2000 paddling event in which Tala produced her personal record of 7.02.7 minutes to clinch gold medal. UAE's Amana Khalfan took silver medal in the contest.