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Kenyan Christopher Oketch is Qatar’s strongest man

Doha, Qatar- The latest edition of Qatar Strongest Man (QSM) drew to a close last Friday, when thousands of fans watched a clash of the titans which saw Kenyan star Christopher Oketch win the crown of Qatar’s Strongest Man. He was joined on the winning podium by Egyptian Mohammed Dweidar (2nd) and Kenyan Joseph Iroo Ekadeli

06 Dec

AIPS Sport Media Awards: writing and weblog top 20

LAUSANNE - The first edition of the AIPS Sport Media Awards received an outstanding total of 1273 submissions from 119 nations around the globe. In submitting their work for consideration for the eight categories of the AIPS awards, colleagues from across the globe engaged in a dialogue of sporting excellence. Such dialogue is crucial in

06 Dec

QOC holds its General Assembly meeting today

The Qatar Olympic Committee (QOC) held its 34th General Assembly meeting on Wednesday morning with attendance of its President HE Sheikh Joaan bin Hamad Al Thani, alongside the two QOC Vice Presidents, the QOC Secretary General, Presidents of National Federations, and Chairpersons of the committees affiliated to the QOC. HE Sheikh Joaan

15 Nov

Qatar stun Switzerland in friendly

Lugano, Switzerland- Qatar stunned eighth-ranked Switzerland 1-0 in an international friendly on Wednesday as Akram Afif’s late goal gave the 2022 World Cup host a surprising victory. Afif scored on a breakaway with four minutes remaining to send an early message that 96th-ranked Qatar may be catching up to the more established foo

06 Nov

Michael Phelps to be in Doha next week

Doha, Qatar- Michael Phelps would be in the city next week. The American swimming legend is expected to be the keynote speaker at the 4th World Innovation Summit for Health (WISH), an initiative of Qatar Foundation (QF), being held on November 13-14 at the Qatar National Convention Centre. Phelps is widely regarded as one of the most suc

04 Nov

48th Artistic Gymnastics World Championships closes with a further five world champions crowned

Doha- The 48th Artistic Gymnastics World Championships came to a close tonight, marking 10 days of the world’s best performing under Aspire Dome, Doha. Olympic champion Ri Se Gwang of the Democratic People’s Republic of Korea lived up to his reputation after he won the men’s vault final, which was the first event of the

04 Nov

Biles breaks record with fourth all-around world title

Doha- Simone Biles made history in Doha tonight as the first woman to win four all-around world titles. Taking Gold at the 48th Artistic Gymnastic World Championships, despite the first falls of her career routines on beam and vault, the unstoppable American still won by a 1.693 margin. Yet another final which left the crowd at the Aspir

04 Nov

Biles becomes first-ever gymnast to win 13 World Championships gold

Doha- Olympic champion Simone Biles maintained her form to pick up her third gold of the week, by winning the individual vault title at the 48th Artistic Gymnastics World Championships in front of a full house at Aspire Dome. The American tallied 15.366 points, well ahead of second-placed Shallon Olsen (Canada), who finished on 14.516 wh

04 Nov

Winning streak continues for USA women at Artistic Gymnastics

Doha- Team USA cruised to a fourth successive world title at the 48th Artistic Gymnastics World Championship in Doha tabling a huge 171.629. Leaving a gap of 8.766 between themselves and the Russian Federation in Silver and People’s Republic of China in third, the USA Women’s win continues their World and Olympic reign, having

04 Nov

China clinch Men’s Team World Title at 48th Artistic Gymnastics World Championships

Doha- People’s Republic of China held on to take Gold in the Men’s Team at the 48th Artistic Gymnastics World Championship with a score of 256.634. The podium order was decided by the very last athlete on the horizontal bar, Nikita Nagornyy of the Russian Federation. His score was 0.049 short of the mark and saw the Chinese wa

04 Nov

Abundance of volunteers commit to Artistic Gymnastics World Championships in Doha

September 16, 2018 - Doha, Qatar: A large turnout of nearly 400 volunteers gathered at Aspire Academy Dome for the first of a series of orientation sessions as the Local Organizing Committee of the 48th Artistic Gymnastics World Championships puts the final touches for the event that Qatar hosts from October 25 to November 3 for the first

04 Nov

Spectacular Activities For Children Ahead Of The 48th Artistic Gymnastics World Championships

September 1, 2018 - Doha, Qatar: As the summer comes to an end, families and children were invited to Summer Entertainment City at Doha Exhibition and Convention Centre on August 28 – 29 to experience first-hand Artistic Gymnastics atmosphere. Booths were set up where young children had the opportunity to have their faces painted, t

04 Nov

Gianni Merlo plays down sociopolitical factors as a hindrance for journalists

Doha, Qatar- The AIPS President Gianni Merlo on Wednesday stressed that despite the sociopolitical or geographical roadblocks, a journalist can still be independent or vociferous in his writing. "Yes, if he wants. Yes he can be independent and I am one of them," said Merlo. He was speaking on the sidelines of the 'AIPS Executive Committee

04 Nov

AIPS Sport Media Awards, an important step in a journalist's life: Zsuzsa Cisztu

The Hungarian actress and journalist spoke during the Executive Committee & Jury Meet at the Sharq Village & Spa, in Doha, on Wednesday. Doha, Qatar- AIPS Executive Committee member from Hungary, Zsuzsa Cisztu, on Wednesday highlighted the importance of the AIPS Sport Media Awards saying, "I think this is very important new step