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Samuel Eto’o visits Education Above All foundation-supported school in Malaysia

Kuala Lumpur, 8 May 2019 - In the presence of Her Highness Sheikha Moza bint Nasser, Supreme Committee for Delivery & Legacy (SC) Ambassador Samuel Eto’o has taken part in his first official engagement since joining the road to 2022, as he visited a school for refugee children in Malaysia. The former Barcelona, Real Madrid, Chelsea and

07 May

QFA extends Sanchez’s contract until 2022

Doha, 7 May 2019 - The Qatar Football Association (QFA), headed by Sheikh Hamad bin Khalifa bin Ahmed Al Thani, has decided to extend the contract of Spanish football coach Felix Sanchez until 2022. The decision to extend the contract is a desire of the QFA to continue the technical stability of the national team which won the AFC Asian Cup titl

07 May

Qatar Hosts Final Round of FINA Swimming World Cup 2019 in November

Doha, 7 May 2019 - The Qatar Swimming Federation announced that the final round of FINA Swimming World Cup 2019 will be held in Doha from 7- 9 November. FINA Swimming World Cup 2019 consists of seven rounds, the first will be held in Tokyo (JPN, August 2-4), then Jinan, in China (August 8-10), and Singapore on August 15-17. After a pause in Sep

06 May

Al Wakrah Stadium project provides boost to Qatari economy

Doha, 6 May 2019 - The construction of Al Wakrah Stadium has boosted the Qatari economy, with more than 50% of the project budget spent locally. A number of Qatari firms have been directly involved in the construction of the FIFA World Cup Qatar 2022™ stadium, which will be inaugurated on 16 May when it hosts the 2019 Amir Cup final. Here

06 May

Team Qatar to participate in FINA Marathon Swim World Series in Seychelles

Doha, 6 May 2019 - The Qatari swimming team including Mohammad Mahmoud and Ahmad Samarah will participate in the second round of the 2019 FINA Marathon Swim World Series to be held in Seychelles on Sunday. The Qatari capital city of Doha hosted the first round of the event on February 16. A total of 138 swimmers including 87 male and 51 female a

05 May

Qatar to play historic friendly against Brazil ahead of Copa America

Doha, 5 May 2019 -Asian champions Qatar will play Brazil in international friendly at the Mané Garrincha Stadium in Brasilia on June 5, Qatar Football Association (QFA) announced. The match will allow Qatar match practice ahead of this year’s Copa America in which Qatar is one of the participating teams. Brazil will host the Copa A

05 May

Qatar team ready for ISSF World Cup in South Korea

Doha, 5 May 2019- Qatar shooting team is preparing to participate in the upcoming ISSF Shooting World Cup Series will take place from 7-18 May, in Changwon city of South Korea. The team delegation left Doha on Friday to South Korea's city of Changwon to hold a short training camp ahead of the prestigious world shooting event. The shooting team

05 May

Doha 2019 IAAF Diamond League meeting proves a huge success

Doha, 5 May 2019 - Sweden's Daniel Stahl produced one of the finest discus series in history to highlight action on the infield at the Doha 2019 IAAF Diamond League meeting in the Qatari capital on Friday. The event was attended by HE Sheikh Joaan bin Hamad Al Thani, President of the Qatar Olympic Committee (QOC) who honored Mr. Saad Lamloum Al

30 Apr

Stage set for 2019 Doha Diamond League

Doha, 30 April 2019 - -This year Doha Diamond League has its 10th anniversary and the organisers are looking forward to celebrating this milestone with another night of world class athletics. The Khalifa International Stadium will be the place for this celebration on the 3rd of May, just months before the venue hosts the IAAF World Championships

29 Apr

Qatar Beach Volleyball team win bronze in Xiamen

Xiamen/China, 19 April 2019- Qatar's Cherif Younousse and Ahmed Tijan won the bronze medal at the FIVB Beach Volleyball World Tour Xiamen Open after a come from behind victory against Italy's Enrico Rossi and Adrian Ignacio Carambula Raurich (13-21, 21-15, 15-10). The Italians were in control of the first set taking an early five-point lead and

29 Apr

Qatar curling team participate in World Mixed Doubles Championship 2019

Norway, 29 April 2019 - The Qatari curling team participated in the World Mixed Doubles Curling Championship 2019 concluded in Stavanger, Norway on Saturday. Sweden claimed the gold medal after beating Canada by 6-5 in the final match. The tournament featured the participation of 45 nations including; Qatar, Belarus, Canada, Denmark, Hong Kong,

29 Apr

Al Wakrah Stadium to host 2019 Amir Cup final on 16 May

Doha, 29 April 2019 - The newly-built Al Wakrah Stadium – a FIFA World Cup Qatar 2022™ tournament venue – will be inaugurated next month when it hosts the 2019 Amir Cup final.Qatar Football Association (QFA) and the Supreme Committee for Delivery & Legacy (SC), the organisation responsible for delivering the infrastructure req

28 Apr

Qatar lead GCC Swimming Championship in Kuwait

Doha, 28 April 2019- Qatar swimming team claimed the first place in age groups competitions at the 2019 GCC Swimming Championship in short course (25 meters) held in Kuwait on Friday. Qatar clinched 27 medals including 16 gold medals, 10 silver medals and one bronze medal. The Qatari team included Abdulaziz Al Obaidli, Yousef Al Khulaifi, Fares

28 Apr

Qatar beat Oman in GCC Tennis Championship

Doha, 28 April 2019- Qatari tennis team defeated Oman in the GCC Tennis Championship being held at the Khalifa International Tennis and Squash Complex on Friday. The championship is organized by the Qatar Tennis Federation (QTF) in cooperation with the GCC Tennis Organizing committee. In addition to Qatar, the tournament features the participat

25 Apr

Team Qatar enjoys success throughout Asian athletics championships

Doha, 25 April 2019 - Team Qatar claimed six medals throughout the Asian Athletics Championships, with the home nation exciting throughout the competition. The closing day of the championships was attended by HE Sheikh Joaan bin Hamad Al Thani, President of the Qatar Olympic Committee. Welcoming 41 other nations to Doha, the competition was tou

25 Apr

7 Qatari members in OCA standing committees (2019-2023)

Doha, 25 April 2019 - The Olympic Council of Asia (OCA) announced the names of presidents and members of its standing committees for the term from 2019 to 2023. Seven Qatari nominees were selected as members in the OCA standing committees including Ishaq Al-Hashemi in Sports Committee, Alanoud Saaed Al-Mesnad in Women and Sports Committee, Nasse

24 Apr

Qatar Team set sights on remaining medals

Doha, 24 April 2019 - In a show of sheer Qatari strength in the Men's Hammer Throw, Ashraf El Seify enters the final on the last day of the 23 rd Asian Athletics Championships as firm favourite for gold. He will step into the throwing cage at the state-of-the-art Khalifa International Stadium on Wednesday evening, after qualifying top with a seas

24 Apr

QOA hosts Community Olympic Education Workshop

Doha, 24 April 2019 - The Community Olympic Education Workshop organized by the Qatar Olympic Academy (QOA) in cooperation with the International Olympic Academy and Olympic Solidarity Commission was concluded yesterday. The workshop mainly focused lights on multiple principles and values including the Olympic values, education values, human eth