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Education City Stadium to host FIFA Club World Cup Qatar 2019™ final

Doha, 1 October 2019 - Education City Stadium will officially open on 18 December 2019 – Qatar National Day – when it hosts the FIFA Club World Cup™ semi-final, before hosting the tournament's final three days later. The 40,000-capacity arena, nicknamed the 'Diamond in the Desert', will become the third FIFA World Cup Q

01 Oct

Qatar's Samba wins 400m hurdles bronze at Doha Worlds

Doha, 1 October 2019 - Abderrahman Samba had to be content with a bronze medal for now.But the Qatari star, who was gunning for world record after clocking 46.98 in June 2018 in Paris before slipping away because of injuries, will surely come back to challenge his opponents Karsten Warholm of Norway and Rai Benjamin of the US. At the World Athle

01 Oct

Seikha Asma Al-Thani: Doha World Athletics Championships is most prominent event in 2019

Doha, 1 October 2019 - Director of Marketing and Communications at the Organizing Committee of IAAF World Athletics Championships Doha 2019 Sheikha Asma Al-Thani said that the tournament organized by the state of Qatar for the first time in the region is the world's premier sporting event this year. In remarks on Monday evening, Sheikha Asma sai

30 Sep

HE Sheikh Joaan crowns Men's 100m winners

Doha, 30 September 2019 - HE Sheikh Joaan bin Hamad Al Thani, President of Qatar Olympic Committee (QOC) and Chairman of the Doha 2019 World Athletics Championships crowned the top three winners in the Men's 100m race took place at Khalifa International Stadium in Doha on Sunday. Christian Coleman of the United States lived up to his top billing

30 Sep

Home favourite Samba looks for glory in 400m hurdles Final on Monday

Doha, 30 September 2019 - Qatar's athletics star, Abderrahman Samba will compete in the Men' 400m hurdles Final of IAAF World Athletics Championships at Khalifa International Stadium in Doha on Monday. On Monday, it will be a three-way battle for the Men's 400m hurdles gold medal as home favourite, Samba will face USA's Rai Benjamin and reigning

30 Sep

Team Qatar claim three gold medals in Asian Shotgun Championships

Almaty, 30 September 2019 - Qatar's Hamad Al Akhan Al Marri claimed the gold medal of Men's Double Trap event at the 9th Asian Shotgun Championships concluded in Almaty, Kazakhstan Yesterday. In team event, Qatar's Hamad Al Akhan Al Marri, Rashed Al Athbi and Masoud Al Athba took the gold medal. Team Qatar's participation in the event comes in

29 Sep

HH the Emir Attends Part of IAAF World Athletics Championships Doha 2019

Doha, 29 Septmber 2019 - HH the Emir Sheikh Tamim bin Hamad Al-Thani attended Saturday evening part of IAAF World Athletics Championships Doha 2019 at Khalifa International Stadium. HH the Amir attended the mixed 4x400m relay, hammer throw, long jump, and men's 100m final. HE President of the International Olympic Committee Dr. Thomas Bach, HE

29 Sep

HE Sheikh Joaan meets IOC President

Doha, 29 Septmber 2019 - HE President of Qatar Olympic Committee (QOC) Sheikh Joaan bin Hamad Al-Thani, Chairman of the organizing committee of the IAAF World Athletics Championships Doha 2019, met with HE President of the International Olympic Committee (IOC) Dr. Thomas Bach and the IOC Deputy Director-General for Relations with the Olympic Move

29 Sep

Qatar's Samba qualifies to 400m hurdles Final

Doha, 29 Septmber 2019 - Qatar's Abderrahman Samba comfortably moved into the final of the 400m hurdles at the IAAF World Athletics Championships at Khalifa International Stadium in Doha on Saturday. In the semifinal third heat, Samba clocked 48.72 to come second behind Benjamin Rai of the US, who finished in 48.52. "So far I am enjoying these

28 Sep

HH the Emir Opens IAAF World Athletics Championships Doha 2019

Doha, 28 September 2019 - HH the Emir Sheikh Tamim bin Hamad Al-Thani announced the opening of the IAAF World Athletics Championships Doha 2019 on Friday evening, wishing all participating delegations success and a pleasant stay in Qatar. The opening ceremony of 17th edition of the IAAF World Athletics Championships was attended by HH Personal R

28 Sep

HH the Emir Meets President of International Olympic Committee

Doha, 28 September 2019 - HH the Amir Sheikh Tamim bin Hamad Al-Thani met Friday with HE President of the International Olympic Committee Thomas Bach, on the occasion of his attendance of the opening of the World Athletics Championships Doha 2019. The meeting focused on reviewing bilateral cooperation and the means to enhance them, in addition t

28 Sep

Sheikh Joaan: Doha Occupies Prominent Place in the Global Sports Arena

Doha, 28 September 2019 - HE President of Qatar Olympic Committee (QOC) Sheikh Joaan bin Hamad Al-Thani, Chairman of the organizing committee of the IAAF World Athletics Championships Doha 2019, said that Doha has hosted many continental and international events and tournaments for decades, making it a prominent place in the global sports arena,

27 Sep

HH the Emir to open IAAF World Athletics Championships today

Doha, 27 September 2019 - HH the Emir Sheikh Tamim bin Hamad Al-Thani will open the IAAF World Athletics Championships Doha 2019 on the Doha Corniche on Friday evening. The 17th edition of the IAAF World Athletics Championships is hosted by Qatar from September 27 to October 6.

27 Sep

Sheikh Joaan meets President of International Olympic Committee

Doha, 27 September 2019 - HE Sheikh Joaan bin Hamad Al-Thani, President of Qatar Olympic Committee (QOC) and Chairman of the Doha 2019 World Athletics Championships organizing committee, met Thursday in Doha with HE President of the International Olympic Committee Thomas Bach and his accompanying delegation upon their arrival in Hamad Internation

27 Sep

2019 IAAF World Athletics Championships to kick off today

Doha, 27 September 2019 - The eyes of the world will turn to Doha on Friday with the start of the 17th edition of the IAAF World Athletics Championships (Doha 2019), hosted by the State of Qatar for the first time in the Middle East region. With an unprecedented participation of the world athletics champions, about 2,000 participants from 209 cou

26 Sep

Al Thawadi speaks of sport’s transformational power on sidelines of UNGA

New York, 26 September 2019 - H.E. Hassan Al Thawadi said Qatar would welcome everyone to enjoy the first FIFA World Cup™ in the Middle East in three years' time. Speaking on the sidelines of the 74th United Nations General Assembly (UNGA) in New York, the Secretary General of the Supreme Committee for Delivery & Legacy said Qatar 2022

26 Sep

Beach handball sets to take centerstage at ANOC World Beach Games

Doha, 26 September 2019 - Despite being one of the “new comers" to the world stage, beach handball is rapidly gaining traction globally and the sport will be one of the major centerpieces as the maiden edition of the ANOC World Beach Games, also known as Qatar 2019, kicks off on October 12 in Doha. Beach handball, whose first major interna

26 Sep

Team Qatar ready for Challenge at Doha World Athletics Championships

Doha, 26 September 2019 - Qatar's 18-athlete squad for the upcoming IAAF World Athletics Championships boasts of Asian record holders in world high jump champion Mutaz Essa Barshim, 400m hurdler Abderrahman Samba, 100m & 200m sprinter Femi Ogunode, and the 4x400m Relay team. Qatar team also includes two women athletes. The meet begins at the