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QOA participates in SportAccord Conference

Doha, 12 May 2019 - The Qatar Olympic Academy (QOA) participated in the 17th edition of the SportAccord World Sport & Business Summit held in Gold Coast, Queensland, Australia from 5 – 10 May 2019. SportAccord brought together business leaders and key decision-makers from the global sports community. The conference was attended by the

12 May

Qatar beach volleyball team qualify to Asian championships final

Beijing, 12 May 2019 - Qatar's Ahmed Tijan and Cherif Younousse entered the final of the Asian Senior Beach Volleyball Championships in Maoming after thrashing third-seeds Wu Jiaxin and Ha Likejiang 2-0 (21-16 21-12) in the semifinals on Saturday. The defending champions, who have been in roaring form, had earlier defeated another Chinese pair Y

09 May

Sixty percent of emir cup final tickets sold

Doha, 9 May 2019 - Around 60 percent of the Amir Cup final tickets have been sold, QFA said Wednesday. This was disclosed at a technical coordination meeting overseeing the Amir Cup semifinals to be played this week. Khalid Al Kuwari, Marketing and Communications Director of QFA, said the meeting was called to confirm all preparations are in pl

08 May

Qatar beach handball team line-up for Asian Championship

Doha, 8 May 2019 - The Qatari beach handball team began their training camp in Thailand on Monday in preparation for the 7th Asian Beach Handball Championship for senior Men and Women which will take place from 15-22 June in China. The championship will serve as a qualifying event for the 2020 IHF World Beach Handball Championship to be staged i

08 May

Al Wakrah Stadium’s next generation cooling technology

Doha, 8 May 2019 - Dr Saud Abdul-Ghani, Professor at the College of Engineering at Qatar University, has been involved in developing cooling technology for the FIFA World Cup Qatar 2022™ since the country announced its bid for the tournament in 2009. Dr Saud led the installment of cooling technology at the redeveloped Khalifa International

08 May

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