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Qatar Team shine in GCC Aquatics Championships

Kuwait, 9 September 2019 - The Qatari swimming team claimed the title of junior competitions at the 27th GCC Aquatics Championships concluded in Kuwait on Sunday. Qatar claimed 34 medals including 17 gold medals, 10 silver medals and 7 bronze medals. Qatar's Abdullah Ahmed won the gold medal of 100m freestyle event for the 11-12 years c

09 Sep

Team Qatar to prepare for AFC U-23 Championship finals with a friendly against Jordan

Doha, 9 September 2019 - Qatar's Olympic football team will lock horns against Jordanian counterparts in a second international friendly on Monday , that in preparation for AFC U-23 Championship finals will take place from 8-26 January in Thailand. AFC U-23 Championship 2020 acts as a qualifying tournament to the prestigious 2020 Tokyo Summer Ol

08 Sep

Team Qatar win 17 medals in GCC Aquatics Championships

Kuwait, 8 September 2019 - The Qatari swimming team claimed 17 medals on Saturday in the 27th edition of GCC Aquatics Championships 2019 in Kuwait. In Morning session, Qatar's Mohammed Fahad Hussain claimed the bronze medal of 800m freestyle event while Karim Salah won the gold medal of 50m freestyle event. Moreover, Abdullah Ahmed and Mohammed

08 Sep

Team Qatar prepare for Tokyo Olympics qualifiers

Madrid, 8 September 2019 - Qatar men's handball team will hold two week long training program in Spain until September 19 in the frame of their preparation for AHF men's qualification event for Tokyo Olympics 2020 will take place from 17-26 October in Doha. Qatar's men handball team have played two friendly matches recently in Doha before headin

05 Sep

Local Organising Committee holds media workshop ahead of Doha 2019 World Championships

Doha, 5 September 2019 - The Local Organising Committee (LOC) of the IAAF World Athletics Championships Doha 2019 are expecting more than 2,000 media personnel from more than 500 media outlets across the world, including broadcasters and television personnel, when the track and field stars descend on the Qatari capital later this month. The cham

05 Sep

Qatar to take on Afghanistan in Joint Qualifiers for 2022 World Cup and AFC Asian Cup

Doha, 5 September 2019 - Qatar will take on Afghanistan on Thursday at Jassim bin Hamad Stadium in the second round of the joint qualifiers for the 2022 FIFA World Cup in Qatar and 2023 AFC Asian Cup in China. Qatar won the AFC Asian Cup for the first time in its history, which was held in the UAE earlier this year after beating Japan (3-1) in t

05 Sep

Team Qatar to participate in GCC Aquatics Championships

Kuwait, 5 September 2019 - Team Qatar will participate in the 27th edition of GCC Aquatics Championships 2019 which will get underway in Kuwait on Thursday. Team Qatar held their international training camp from 12-30 August in Romania in preparation for the GCC Aquatics Championships 2019. Qatar's squad: Abdurrahman Hesham, Abdulaziz Al Obaidl

03 Sep

FIFA World Cup Qatar 2022™ Official Emblem revealed

Doha, 3 September 2019 - The Official Emblem of the 22nd edition of the FIFA World Cup™ was unveiled today as FIFA and host country Qatar reached another major milestone on the road to the world's greatest football showpiece. The official unveiling took place in Qatar's capital, Doha, at 20:22 local time, with thousands of spectators witne

03 Sep

Supreme Committee cautions against misuse of FIFA IP

Doha, 3 September 2019 - In a cautionary notice published in all newspapers, Supreme Committee for Delivery and Legacy (SC) warned against infringement, misuse or unauthorised use of FIFA's Intellectual Property Rights and also requested residents to report any such misuse. The half-page notice that was published read as, “SC draws the att

03 Sep

Anti Doping Commission Chief confirms all arrangements are finalized for 2019 IAAF World Athletics Championships

Doha, 3 September 2019 - Mr. Nasser Saad Aman Al Saad, Head of Anti Doping Commission at IAAF World Athletics Championships Doha 2019 has confirmed on Monday that the commission finalized all technical and managerial arrangements to perform its challenging task at the global athletics event will run from September 27 to October 6 in Doha amid int

03 Sep

Team Qatar to participate in GCC Aquatics Games in Kuwait

Doha, 3 September 2019 - Team Qatar is preparing to participate in the 27th edition of GCC Aquatics Games 2019 will get underway in Kuwait on Thursday. Team Qatar delegation is chaired by Mr. Ahmed Al Nimah, Assistant Secretary General of Qatar Swimming Association, Ibraheem Al Rumaihi, team director, Nasser Al Suqairi, Administrator, alongside

02 Sep

ANOC and Sports: Understanding the Synergic Link

Doha, 2 September 2019 - When the inaugural edition of the World Beach Games Qatar 2019 officially kicks off in the beautiful city of Doha on October 12, all eyes are not only going to be on the host nation but also on the main organisers, Association of National Olympic Committees (ANOC), who are putting together this great competition for the f

02 Sep

Sanchez names Qatar squad for World Cup and Asian qualifiers

Doha, 2 September 2019 - Qatar coach Felix Sanchez yesterday named a 24-member squad for the 2022 FIFA World Cup and 2023 AFC Asian Cup joint qualifiers. Qatar, who are in Group E, will open their campaign against Afghanistan on September 5th, before taking on India five days later. Both matches will be played at the Jassim bin Hamad Stadium. Oma

29 Aug

Sanchez appointed as Head Coach for Qatar Olympic Team

Doha, 29 August 2019 - The Qatar Football Association's executive committee has decided to appoint Felix Sanchez as the head coach of the Olympic national team. The Spaniard will replace his compatriot Albert Fernandez, and will also remain at the helm of the senior national team, a position he has held since July 2017. The federation's appoint

28 Aug

Kuwait and South Korea to host 2020 and 2021 AIPS Asia Congresses

Amjad Aziz Malik - Secretary General - AIPS ASIA Kuala Lumpur, 28 August 2019 - The general assembly of AIPS Asia has unanimously ratified a previous agreement for Kuwait to host the upcoming AIPS Asia Congress in August 2020 and for the South Korean capital of Seoul to host the electoral congress of January 2021. It was also agree

28 Aug

ANOC World Beach Games Team Sports Official Draw takes place in Doha

Doha, 28 August 2019 - The official team sports draw for the Beach Soccer and Beach Handball competitions at the ANOC World Beach Games Qatar 2019 took place in Doha Yesterday , with 24 soccer and 24 handball male and female teams drawn into ten different groups. The official draw took place at the headquarters of the Qatar Olympic Committee (QO

28 Aug

Team Qatar participate in 2019 World Curling Federation Adult Camp

Prague, 28 August 2019- The Qatari Curling team participated in the 13th WCF Adult Camp held in Prague last week alongside 60 campers from 23 countries. During the very busy week all aspect of the game was covered by World Class instructors. The campers were able to work with many technical aids like Smartbroom, lasers, Dartfish and wireless ti

27 Aug

Anticipation builds ahead of ANOC World Beach Games Draw

Doha, 27 August 2019 - The draw of handball and football events at the ANOC World Beach Games, Qatar 2019 will be held at the QOC headquarters on Tuesday. The international beach multi-sport event is organized by the Association of National Olympic Committees (ANOC) and hosted by the Qatar Olympic Committee (QOC) from October 12 -16 in Doha. Th