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Qatar Team conclude participation in Arab Chess Cup

Amman, 28 July 2019 - Qatar's Chess team have concluded their positive participation in 2019 Arab Chess Cup in Jordan's capital city of Amman on Friday. Team Qatar have earned good results through the duo sisters, Lian and Rowdah Qasabi. On the same track , Qatar's promising player , Abdullah Al Hameed has successfully got 3.5 points in the U-14

28 Jul

Qatar's Nada Arakji takes 4th place in Women’s 100m Freestyle heats

,Gwangjue/ South Korea, 26 July 2019 – Qatar's Nada Arakji took the 4th place in in Women's 100m Freestyle heats in 2019 FINA World Championships in South Korea's city of Gwangjue on Thursday. On Friday, Qatar's Yaqoub Al Khelaifi will participate in Men's 100m Butterfly event while Feras Al Saidi will compete in Men's 50m freestyle event.

25 Jul

Five key facts about ICT innovations at Al Janoub Stadium in Al Wakrah City

Doha, 25 July 2019 - The latest FIFA World Cup Qatar 2022ä stadium to be launched is one of the most technologically advanced arenas of its type in the world. Al Janoub Stadium in Al Wakrah City was showcased for the first time when it hosted the 2019 Amir Cup final between Al Duhail and Al Sadd in May. The 40,000-capacity venue, designed

25 Jul

Qatar's Al Saidi to compete in 50m event at FINA World Championships

Gwangjue/ South Korea , 25 July 2019 - Qatar's Faras Al Saidi will compete in the Men's 50m event in 2019 FINA World Championships in South Korea's city of Gwangjue on Thursday. Meanwhile his teammate, Yagoob Al Kholaifi will swim in the Men's Butterfly 100m event on the same day. Qatar swimmers' participation in FINA World Championships comes

25 Jul

FIBA Asia Cup 2021 Qualifiers schedule confirmed

Beirut , 25 July 2019 - The FIBA Asia announced the match schedule of 2021 Asian Cup qualifiers on Wednesday. Qatar will play in Group (E) alongside Syria, Iran and Saudi Arabia. The Qatari team will begin their campaign in the qualifiers with a match against Saudi Arabia on February 20, 2020 then they will take on Iran on February 23.

24 Jul

Focus on Goal Click Qatar: Geraldine Menezes

Doha, 24 July 2019 - Earlier this year the Supreme Committee for Delivery & Legacy handed out disposable cameras to more than 50 people across Qatar. The brief for each participant was simple: take photos of what football means to you. The project was organised in collaboration with Goal Click, which is active in more than 40 countries and a

24 Jul

Mubaraka Al Naimi sparkles in Amman International Junior Tennis Tournament

Amman, 24 July 2019 - Qatar's Mubaraka Al Naimi claimed the title of girls doubles event at Amman International Junior Tennis Tournament concluded recently. Al-Naimi teamed up with Mariana Ramirez Nieto of Colombia to beat Semra Aksu of Turkey and Feriel Mahbouli of Tunisia in final match. Al Naimi also took the second place in another Internat

23 Jul

Al Rayyan Stadium work progressing rapidly

Doha, 23 July 2019 - The Supreme Committee for Delivery & Legacy tweeted pictures of the upcoming stadium for FIFA World Cup Qatar 2022 in Al Rayyan, the work on which is progressing rapidly. The stadium will also be the new home of Al Rayyan Sports Club.Built on the site of Ahmed Bin Ali Stadium, the new Al Rayyan Stadium will incorporate sy

23 Jul

Qatar's Al Khalifi Finishes Fourth in 200M Freestyle World Championship

Gwangju, 23 July 2019 - Qatari swimmer Yaqoub Al Khalifi Monday won the fourth place in the 200 meter swimming freestyle competition within the swimming competition at the 18th FINA World Championships 2019 being held in Gwangju, South Korea, and continues until July 28. Al Khalifi recorded a time of 1:56.57 minutes. Al Khulaifi will swim 100 m

23 Jul

Team Qatar to participate in Beach Volleyball Tokyo Qualification Tournament

Lausanne, 23 July 2019 - Fifteen National Federations per gender have now confirmed their participation in the FIVB Beach Volleyball Tokyo Qualification Tournament after obtaining a quota place through the FIVB Beach Volleyball World Ranking on July 16. The qualification tournament is set to take place from September 18 to 22 in Haiyang with team

22 Jul

Qatar's Barshim wins second place at London Diamond League

London, 22 July 2019 - Qatar high jumper Mutaz Barshim finished second at the IAAF Diamond League here on Sunday . Syria's Majd Eddin Ghazal won the men's high jump with a leap of 2.30m, beating world champion Mutaz, who returned to action after 13 months. The 28-year-old Qatari leapt 2.27m while Bulgaria's Tihomir Ivanov came third (2.24m). T

22 Jul

Qatar Chess Team shine in Arab Championship

Amman, 22 July 2019 - The Qatari Chess team sparkled in the second round of the 2019 Arab Chess Championship being held in Amman, Jordan until July 27. The event brings together 276 players representing 16 teams including Qatar, Algeria, Morocco, Lebanon, Iraq, Tunisia, Libya, Syria, Palestine, Yemen, UAE, KSA, Bahrain, Oman and hosts Jordan. Q

21 Jul

Barshim, Samba set for London show

London, 21 July 2019 - The second day of the the London Diamond League takes place today, featuring two Qatari stars, the 2017 World Athlete of the Year, Mutaz Essa Barshim, and one lap sprinter Abderrahman Samba. The reigning world champion and the two-time Olympic medallist, Barshim is set to make his first IAAF Diamond League appearance in 13

21 Jul

Qatar beach volleyball team lose to Canada in Espinho Tournament

Espinho, 21 July 2019- The Qatari beach volleyball team (1) including Cherif Younousse and Ahmed Tijan suffered a 1-2 defeat at the hands of Canada's Padlaw/Schachter in the second round of the four-star Espinho stop on the 2019 FIVB Beach Volleyball World Tour on Saturday. The Qatari duo qualified to the second round after taking the second pla

21 Jul

Qatari Delegation attend FINA General Congress in China

Gwangju, 20 July 2019 – The FINA General Congress's sessions got underway on Friday in Chinese's city of Gwangjue . Qatar's swimming delegate chaired by Khaleel Ibraheem Al Jaber, FINA's board member, Mohammed Abdullah Al Sheeb, FINA's coaches development committee member and Ibraheem Al Rumaihi, Head of swimming body at Qatar Swimming Ass

18 Jul

SC celebrates the completion of 200 million work hours

Doha, 18 July 2019 - The Supreme Committee for Delivery & Legacy (SC) has announced the completion of 200 million work hours since preparations began on the FIFA World Cup Qatar 2022™ projects. To mark this milestone, the SC has organised a ceremony to recognise the efforts of the FIFA World Cup™ workers who made this achievement

18 Jul

Groups finalized for World Cup and Asian Cup qualifiers

Kuala Lumpur, 18 July 2019 - The Round Two draw of the Asian Qualifiers for the 2022 FIFA World Cup and AFC Asian Cup China 2023 concluded in the Malaysian capital on Wednesday. Qatar, who will host the 2022 FIFA World Cup, were drawn in Group E alongside Bangladesh, Oman, India and Afghanistan in their bid to defend the AFC Asian Cup they won i

18 Jul

Qatar beach volleyball team to participate in Espinho Tournament

Espinho, 18 July 2019 -The Qatari beach volleyball team (1) including Cherif Younousse and Ahmed Tijan will participate in the four-star Espinho stop on the 2019 FIVB Beach Volleyball World Tour to begin on Thursday. To conclude on July 21, the event will bring together 50 teams representing 26 countries. It's worth mentioning that the Qatari d