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Al Harith makes glory for Qatar at Arab Gymnastics Championship

Tunis, 31 October 2019 - Qatar's Youth artistic gymnastic team star, Rakan Al Harith confidently claimed three medals on Wednesday at the prestigious Arab gymnastics Championship taking place from October 25 to November 3 in Tunisia. Al Harith displayed impressive performance in the youth category to open his campaign with gold medal in the ring

30 Oct

Team Qatar win six medals in GCC Women’s Games

Kuwait, 30 October 2019 - The Qatari athletics team claimed six medals in the 6th GCC Women's Games to conclude in Kuwait on Wednesday. Rania Al Naji claimed the gold medal of hammer throw event while Mona Al Saadi took the gold medal of discus throw event for people with special needs. Kenzi Al Alawi clinched the silver medal of heptathlon eve

30 Oct

QOC to mark World Walking Day

Doha, 30 0ctober 2019 - The Qatar Olympic Committee (QOC) will celebrate the 7th World Walking Day 2019 on Thursday in Katara. The event is under the Association For International Sport for All (TAFISA), which is responsible for sport for all in the world. The event is held in collaboration with the Qatar Diabetes Association and Katara. It hig

29 Oct

Generation Amazing and B4Development join UNITAR for UN forum

New York, 29 October 2019 - Driving forward their mission to deliver social change through sport, Generation Amazing and B4Development collaborated with the United Nations Institute for Training and Research (Unitar) to organise an event in New York, titled Using Behavioural Insights and Sports: Preventing Violent Extremism.The event took place a

29 Oct

Schools Olympic Program kicks off at Aspire Academy

Doha, 29 October 2019 - HE Qatar Olympic Committee (QOC) Secretary General Jassim Rashid Al Buainain announced that a new edition and strategy will be launched to support the School Olympic Program (SOP) in the coming period, while pointing out that the continuity of the program confirms to achieve the desired objectives so far. Al Buain

29 Oct

Team Qatar athletes shine to win four medals at GCC Women's Games

Kuwait, 29 October 2019 - Team Qatar confidently claimed four medals on the second day of the prestigious GCC Women's Games 2019 in Kuwait on Monday . Qatar's Bashayer Obeid won the gold medal in the triple jump, while her teammate Mariam Fareed clinched the silver medal in the 400m steeplechase. On the same track of glory, Mona Al Saadi won th

29 Oct

Team Qatar to participate in Arab Mountain Bike Championship

Tunis, 29 October 2019 - The Qatari cycling team will participate in the 3rd Arab Mountain Bike Championship being held in Tunisia from October 28 to November 02, 2019. The event brings together nine countries including Qatar, Morocco, Algeria, Libya, Lebanon, Qatar, Saudi Arabia, Oman, Iraq and hosts Tunisia. Qatar's Squad: Abdulllah Afif, Mar

28 Oct

Qatar wins seven new medals at GCC Women’s Games

Kuwait, 28 October 2019 - Qatar's Sarah Masoud claimed the gold medal of discus throw event for people with special needs at the 6th GCC Women's Games in Kuwait City yesterday. In athletics competitions, Alaa Riyad took the bronze medal of 100m hurdles event while Rima Fareed clinched the silver medal of long jump event. Sarah Al Manai grabbed t

28 Oct

Stage set for FINA Swimming World Cup

Doha, 28 October 2019 - The Qatar Swimming Association (QSA) stepped up its preparations for the seventh round of FINA Swimming World Cup 2019 to be held at the Hamad Aquatic Centre, Aspire Zone next month. The competition, which will take place from November 7 to 9, will be the last meet of the FINA Swimming World Cup 2019 series, involving sev

27 Oct

Team Qatar defeat Saudi Arabia to take third place in Olympic qualifiers

Doha, 27 October 2019 - Qatar defeated Saudi Arabia 31-21 on Saturday to take the third place in the Asian Men's Handball Qualification Tournament for Tokyo 2020 Olympics. Bahrain qualified to Tokyo 2020 Olympics after beating South Korea 34-29 in the final match held at Al Duhail Arena. On the other hand, Qatar youth handball team will take on

27 Oct

Rich haul for Qatar at GCC Women's Games

Kuwait, 27 October 2019 - Qatar won the gold medal in the handball competition of the 6th GCC Women's Games in Kuwait City after defeating UAE 24-21 in the final on Saturday . Earlier, Qatari taekwondo player Amina Abdulkarim won the gold medal in the 53kg class while Maryam Ali Ben Ali won the silver medal in the 73kg weight category. Qatari w

27 Oct

Stage set for World Squash Championships

Doha, 27 October 2019 - -The online sales of tickets for the 2019/20 PSA Men's World Championships will go live today afternoon and will be available on the federation's official website (www.qatarsquash.org). The $335,000 total prize-money event, to be held from November 8 to 15 at the Khalifa International Tennis and Squash Complex in Doha, wi

24 Oct

Nasra Mohammed wins pistol gold in GCC Women's Games

Kuwait, 24 October 2019 - Qatar's Nasra Mohamed claimed the gold medal of 25m Pistol event at the sixth edition of GCC Women's Games 2019 in Kuwait. Aysha Al Beraiki of Bahrain took the silver medal while her compatriot Moza Ali finished third. Moreover, Qatar's skeet team including Amal Ahmed, Fatima Saeed and Aysha Ahmed clinched the bronze m

24 Oct

Draw held for Gulf Cup

Doha, 24 October 2019 - The five teams that will take part in the 24th Arabian Gulf Cup in Qatar now know their path after the draw ceremony for the tournament took place in Doha on Wednesday. Hosts Qatar will be joined by defending champions Oman, ten-time winners Kuwait, Iraq and Yemen, with all matches to be played at Khalifa International St

24 Oct

Qatar to take on Bahrain in semis of Olympic qualifiers

Doha, 24 October 2019 - Qatar will take on Bahrain in the semifinals of the Asian Men's Handball Qualification Tournament for Tokyo 2020 Olympics on Thursday. Only the winners of the tournament, being held at Al Duhail Arena, is assured of a place in the Tokyo Games. Qatar finished their group engagements with six points, from three wins over Sa

23 Oct

Arabian Gulf Cup draw today

Doha, 23 October 2019 - The official draw for the 24th Arabian Gulf Cup will take place at Marsa Malaz Kempinski Hotel, The Pearl today. This tournament which will be hosted by Qatar, will see five teams in action from November 27 to December 9, 2019. The draw will be held in the presence of representatives of the participating teams which are Q

23 Oct

Visa Presale offers first chance to buy tickets for FIFA Club World Cup Qatar 2019

Doha, 23 October 2019 - Fans are one step closer to the action today with the opening of the Visa Presale for the FIFA Club World Cup Qatar 2019™ presented by Alibaba Cloud. As of 2:00 PM (Doha time), Visa cardholders can purchase tickets to see the club champions of each confederation, along with Al Sadd SC representing hosts Qatar, battl

22 Oct

Qatar defeat Saudi Arabia in Olympic qualifiers

Doha, 22 October 2019 - Qatar defeated Saudi Arabia 29-20 in the Asian Men's Handball Qualification Tournament for Tokyo 2020 Olympics on Monday. It was Qatar's third straight victory and it helped them top Group A. Qatar will take on Group B runners up in the semifinals on Thursday. The tournament sees eight teams competing for a single ticket