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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

17 Jul

Al-Attiyah makes a sweep for emphatic Silk Way win

Dunhuang, 17 July 2019 - Qatar’s Nasser Saleh al-Attiyah and French navigator Matthieu Baumel completed a clean sweep of stage wins to secure an emphatic maiden victory in the gruelling 2019 Silk Way Rally after the final stage between Jiayuguan and Dunhuang in China Tuesday.The Overdrive Racing driver secured a winning margin of 1hr 25min

17 Jul

Qatar' Mahmood wins silver medal in Tunisia Swimming Championship

Tunis, 17 July 2019 - Qatar's swimming star, Mahmood Mohammed made impressive performance on Tuesday to clinch silver medal in the Men's 200m Medley of Tunisia Swimming Championship 2019 (Juniors and Youth) taking place in Tunisia. Qatar's swimming star set a new Qatari record by clocking 2.13.39 minutes, likewise his teammate Kareem Salah set n

17 Jul

Al Adaam intensify training program ahead of Asian Volleyball Championship

Doha, 17 July 2019 - Qatar's senior and U-23 volleyball teams intensified their daily training sessions under well-qualified technical staff at Federation indoor , that in preparation for upcoming Asian, Arab and continental sport events. Qatar senior volleyball team is due to participate in Asia Volleyball Championship will take place in Tehran

16 Jul

Al Attiyah on track for historic victory

Alashan/ China, 16 July 2019 - Qatar’s Dakar Rally star Nasser Al Attiyah (Qatar) and navigator Mathieu Baumel (France) are on the brink of an historic victory, after winning the penultimate stage of the 2019 Silk Way Rally, between Alashan and Jiayuguan in China, yesterday. The pair posted a time of 3hrs 52min 17sec over the 290km-long sp

16 Jul

Doha to host Gulf Cup from Nov 27 to Dec 9

Doha, 16 July 2019 - Sheikh Hamad bin Khalifa bin Ahmed Al Thani, President of the Arab Gulf Cup Football Federation (AGCFF), chaired a meeting of the Executive Committee of the Arab football body. Members of the Executive Committee Dr. Ibrahim Al Ansari, the new representative of the Kuwait Football Federation, Dr. Jassem Al-Shakieli (Oman), Ta