Qatar beach volleyball duo win Asian Games opener

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September 19, 2023
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19-September-2023

Qatar beach volleyball duo win Asian Games opener

Hangzhou: Beach volleyball duo Mahmoud Essam and Abdullah Nassim got Qatar’s Hangzhou Asian Games campaign rolling with a 2-0 victory over South Korea yesterday.

Beach volleyball, football and volleyball events kicked off yesterday in Hangzhou, but the multi-sport event proper will begin from September 23, with  the  opening  ceremony  also  scheduled the same day.

 Yesterday,  Essam  and  Naseem  were clinical as they eased past their South   Korea   opponents   in   their   opening group fixtures. The duo are slated  to  face  teams  from  Iran  and  Macau next.

Meanwhile, Qatar’s top beach volleyball pair Ahmed Tijan and Cherif Younousse will begin their defense of the gold medal today, as they take on the Indonesia pair.

Tijan and Younousse are third in the world rankings with 6,580 points, and   will   fancy   their   chances   of   retaining the gold they won in 2018 in Jakarta