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Nasser, Rashid to lead Qatar’s Challenge at Asian Shooting in Losail

Doha, 4 November 2019 - London Olympics bronze medallist Nasser Saleh Al Attiyah and Rashid Saleh Al Athba will lead Qatar's challenge at the 14th Asian Shooting Championships which will be held at Losail Shooting Range from November 4 to 14. A total of 38 Olympic quota places will be up for grabs in the continental tournament in Qatar organised

04 Nov

Qatar team win two gold medals at Arab Judo Championship

Amman, 4 November 2019 - Team Qatar confidently clinched two gold medals on Sunday at the prestigious Arab Judo Championship 2019, which taking place in Jordanian's capital of Amman. Qatari duo, Waleed Aziz Hanafi and Nasser Al Ansi confidently won the gold medal in the Nage-no-Kata class, while their teammate Saleha Al Badi went on the same tra

03 Nov

Team Qatar to participate in FINA 2019 World Cup

Doha, 3 November 2019 - Qatari swimmers Abdullah Al Khaledi and Kareem Salah will participate in the sixth round of the 2019 FINA Swimming World Cup to begin in Russian city of Kazan on Friday. Al Khaledi and Salah's participation come as part of Qatari swimmers' participation in all the FINA Swimming World Cup rounds. Doha will host the sevent

03 Nov

Draw held for Asian Men's Handball Championship 2020

Kuwait, 3 November 2019 - The draw of the 2020 Asian Men's Handball Championship was held in Kuwait on Saturday. The event will be held in Kuwait from January 16-27, 2020 and will serve a qualification tournament for 2021 World Men's Handball Championship to be held in Egypt. Team Qatar were drawn in Group (B) alongside Japan and China. The tou

31 Oct

Team Qatar sparkled to win 34 medals at GCC Women's Games

Kuwait, 31 October 2019 - Team Qatar continued their winning streak on Thursday to raise the country's tally to a total of 34 medals in closing day of the prestigious GCC Women's Games 2019 in Kuwait. Qatar's athletes have displayed a remarkable performance to win a total of 34 medals , 9 gold, 14 silver and 11 bronze . Qatar athletics team won

31 Oct

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