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Qatar organised exceptional edition of world athletics: Coe

Budapest, 5 February 2020 - President of the International Association of Athletics Federations (IAAF) Lord Sebastian Coe has expressed his pride and great appreciation of the world press family, for the role of IAAF and the Supreme Organizing Committee for the World Championships in Doha 2019, in facilitating the task of media people, while cove

Draw held for Asian Men's Youth Beach Handball Championship

Kuwait, 5 February 2020 - The draw of Asian Men's Youth Beach Handball Championship 2020 was held in Kuwait on Tuesday. Team Qatar were pooled in Group (A) alongside Chinese Taipei, Pakistan and Korea while Group (A) includes Thailand, Iran, Jordan and Saudi Arabia. The Championship will be held in Bangkok, Thailand from April 1-10, 2020.

Infantino hails Qatar's World Cup preparations

Budapest, 4 February 2020 - FIFA President Gianni Infantino has praised Qatar’s intensive preparations to host the 2022 World Cup. He was speaking on the sidelines of the ceremony of the International Federation of Sports Journalism Awards in Budapest, Hungary, which is being held in partnership with the Qatar Sports Media Committee for the

Doha set to host FINA /CNSG Marathon Swim World Series 2020

Doha, 4 February 2020 - The Qatar Swimming Association (QSA) will organize the first meet of the FINA /CNSG Marathon Swim World Series 2020, which will feature the participation of world's best long-distance swimmers on February 15. It will be the third consecutive year when the elite-level 10km men and women races will be held in the Qatari cap

The AIPS Sport Media Awards final

Budapest, 3 February 2020 - The Jury is ready for the last meeting. Finalists are arriving. Everything is ready in Budapest for the big gala of the AIPS Sport Media Awards, today at 7pm at Corinthia Hotel, with live broadcasting on AIPS Media Facebook page. Having already presented 21 finalists, it’s time to take a look at the audio catego

Al Adaam prepare for Tokyo Olympic Table Tennis Qualifiers

Doha, 3 February 2020 - Qatar's table tennis team will hold a training camp from 7-18 February in Germany in preparation for West Asian's Tokyo Olympic Table Tennis qualification scheduled from 23-27 February in Jordan. Team Qatar's players Ahmed Khalil and Mohammed Abdulwahab are keen to conduct a perfect training camp in Germany in effort to r

THE BLUE EYE, TAYF and MINSTREL win big on H.E Sheikh Joaan Bin Hamad Al Thani Trophies Day

Doha, 2 February 2020 - His Excellency Sheikh Joaan bin Hamad Al Thani crowned the winners on the H.H Sheikh Joaan Bin Hamad Al Thani Trophy Day at QREC Al Rayyan Park on Saturday, 1 February. Also present on the occasion were QREC Chairman H.E Issa bin Mohammed Al Mohannadi, QREC Vice Chairman Hamad bin Abdulrahman Al Attiyah and CEO Nasser bin

Team Qatar to participate in Arab Shotgun Championship

Doha, 2 February 2020 - The Qatari shooting team will participate in the 2020 Arab Shotgun Championship to be held in Morocco. Qatar Squad: Rashed Saled, Masoud Saleh, Ali Al Ishaq, Reem Al Sharshani, Rashed Al Athba, Mohammed Al Rumaihi, Mohammed Dablan and Saeed Abu Shareb. Qatar's delegation to the championship is led by Majed Al Naimi, Secr

Team Qatar win two medals in West Asian Junior Table Tennis Championship

Doha, 2 February 2020 - Qatar junior table tennis team claimed two medals in West Asian Championship concluded in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia on Saturday. The championship was organized by the West Asian Table Tennis Federation in cooperation with the International Table Tennis Federation with participation of 60 players. Qatar's Sultan Al Kuwari clin

Qatar beat Bahrain to reach Asian Men’s Handball Championship Final

Kuwait, 26 January 2020 - Defending champions, Qatar's handball team kept their impressive performance to defeat Bahraini counterparts 28-24 in the last four match (Semifinals) of 19th Asian Men's Handball Championship in Kuwait on Saturday. Saturday's victory over Bahrain helped the Qatari side cruised their way to the final match against South

Qatar Fencing Grand Prix to conclude on Sunday

Doha, 26 January 2020 - The 2020 edition of Qatar Fencing Grand Prix organized by the Qatar Fencing Federation at Aspire Dome will be concluded on Sunday. This year's edition brings together 494 male and female fencers from 45 nations. The preliminary rounds of women's event were held on Saturday with participation of 160 players including five

2020 Qatar Fencing Grand Prix gets underway

Doha, 26 January 2020 - The 2020 edition of Qatar Fencing Grand Prix organized by the Qatar Fencing Federation began at Aspire Dome on Friday. To conclude on Sunday, this year's edition brings together 494 male and female fencers from 45 nations. Qatar's Adam Zaki, Abdullah Sayyari, Mohammed Al Shammari and Jaber Al Faddaq failed to make it to

Team Qatar to participate in Arab Juniors Boxing Championship

Doha, 23 January 2020 - Team Qatar all set to participate in the first Arab Juniors Boxing Championship 2020 will take place from 23-29 January in Kuwait. Team Qatar is represented by Mohammed Salem Al Ezba who will compete in over 80kg event , while his teammate Abdurrahman Nasser Al Fadalla will compete in 48kg event. The prestigious event wi

Qatar, FIFA present joint World Cup 2022 Sustainability Strategy

Doha/Zurich, 22 January 2020 - Developing human capital, safeguarding workers' rights and delivering innovative environmental solutions are among the commitments outlined in the first-ever joint FIFA World Cup Qatar 2022 Sustainability Strategy presented by Qatar and FIFA. The issues and initiatives that form the framework of the strategy, which

Team Qatar ready for U-20 Arab Cup

Riyadh, 22 January 2020 - A 16-team U-20 Arab Cup will be held in Saudi Arabia next month, it was announced on Monday. The event, to be organized by Arab Football Federation (AFF) and Leadership Development Institute, will be played in three cities – Riyadh, Dammam and Khobar. Hosts Saudi Arabia will be joined by Qatar, Morocco, the UAE,

Al Adaam qualify for IHF 2021 World Championship in Egypt

Kuwait, 22 January 2020 - Defending champions Qatar's handball team made impressive performance to beat Iran and booked place in 2021 World Championship to be held in Egypt. Al Adaam booked spot in the global handball event in Egypt , following their comfortable 31-25 victory over Iran in the main round of 19th Asian Men's Handball Championship

Doha ready to host 2020 Qatar Fencing Grand Prix

Qatar to take on South Korea in Asian Championship

Kuwait, 20 January 2020 - Qatar will take on South Korea in the main round of the 2020 Asian Men's Handball Championship in Kuwait on Monday. The Asian championship, which concludes on January 27, is also a qualifying meet for the World Championships that will take place in Egypt in 2021. Qatar qualified to the main round after leading group B