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Qatar Placed 3rd in FIBA 3x3 U18 World Rankings

Doha, 8 September 2023 - Qatar claimed third position in the FIBA 3x3 U18 World rankings following their outstanding performance in the five-day FIBA 3x3 U18 World Cup 2023 in Hungary. They got 191,325 points behind first-placed Germany with 249,173 points and second Thailand with 218,456 points. Moustapha Ndao was ranked tenth and Hamad M

08 Sep

Nasser bin Ghanim Al Khelaifi Unanimously Re-Elected ECA Chairman

Berlin, 8 September2023 - Qatar's Nasser bin Ghanim Al Khelaifi has been re-elected unanimously for a new four-year term (2023-27) as European Club Association (ECA) chairman. This came after the 30th ECA General Assembly meeting in Berlin that brought together UEFA President Aleksander Ceferin, FIFA President Gianni Infantino, alongside a host

07 Sep

QOC Announces Team Qatar Participation in Hangzhou Asian Games

Doha, 7 September 2023 - The Qatar Olympic Committee (QOC) has announced that 180 athletes will be representing Team in the 19th edition of Asian Games, which will run from 23rd September to the 8th October, 2022, in the Chinese city of Hangzhou. Most notably, Team Qatar stars will be competing in 27 sport disciplines, including shooting, athlet

07 Sep

QFA President meets Iranian counterpart

Doha, 7 September 2023 - HE Jassim bin Rashid Al Buainain, President of the Qatar Football Association (QFA), received the President of the Iranian Football Association in Doha. They discussed many issues of common interest.

06 Sep

SIGA, Brazilian Government Sign MoU

São Paulo, 6 September 2023 - Day 3 of the Sport Integrity Week 2023 started with a bang in Brazil: São Paulo FC became the first Professional Football Club to join SIGA as member. The announcement was made in two steps: first in the words of Emanuel Macedo de Medeiros, SIGA Global CEO, during the Opening Session of the Sport Integr

06 Sep

Team Qatar faces South Korea in AFC U-23 Asian Cup Qualification

Seoul, 6 September 2023 - Qatar's Olympic football team faces South Korea on Wednesday in the qualification stage for the 2024 AFC U-23 Asian Cup. Qatar already qualified for the final tournament as the host country, but the team will still participate in the qualifiers during the period from September 6 to 12. The matches will not be considered

05 Sep

Hosts Qatar to open FIBA Asia U-16 Championship against Saudi Arabia

Doha, 5 September 2023 - FIBA Asia has announced the group placements of the sixteen teams competing in the 2023 FIBA Asia U-16 Championship, hosted by Doha from September 17 to 24. Qatar placed in Group B, alongside Iran, Japan and Saudi Arabia. The other placements are Australia, India, Lebanon and Sri Lanka (Group A), New Zealand, Korea, Bah

05 Sep

QESF and GEF Sign Strategic Framework Agreement

Singapore, 5 September 2023 - Qatar's Esports Federation (QESF) signed a strategic framework agreement with the Global Esports Federation (GEF) in Singapore. The signing of the agreement was attended by HE President of the QESF Sheikh Abdullah bin Faleh Al-Thani and the President of the GEF Chris Chan. This partnership reflects Qatar's vis

04 Sep

QFA, Aspire Academy Partner Up to Bolster Coaching Education

Doha, 4 September 2023 - Qatar Football Association (QFA) and the Aspire Sports Excellence Academy signed a cooperation agreement at the QFA's Al Bidda Tower headquarters.The two organizations aim to advance the coaching education system and increase their collective expertise through the partnership.Secretary-General of QFA Mansour Al Ansar

04 Sep

Qatar Stars League holds Technical Meeting for 2023-2024 season Ooredoo Cup

Doha, 4 September 2023 - As part of arrangements for the 2023-2024 season Ooredoo Cup, the Qatar Stars League (QSL) held the Technical Meeting for the tournament on Monday at its Headquarters in Al Bidda Tower in the presence of Mr. Ahmed Salman Al Adsani, Director of Competitions Department at QSL, Mr. Ahmed Abdullah Al Sayed, Head of Football O

04 Sep

SIGA Sport Integrity Week Discusses Innovative and Sustainable Solutions

Sao Paulo, September 04 (QNA) - The Sport Integrity Week, organized by the Sport Integrity Global Alliance (SIGA), continued today for the first time in 35 capitals and cities around the world, including Doha, New York, London, Paris, Geneva, Madrid, Lisbon, Sao Paulo, Mumbai, Guinea Bissau, Luanda and others, with international participation of

03 Sep

Qatar to kick off Paris 2024 Olympic qualifiers with a match against Brazil

Doha, 3 September 2023 - Qatar volleyball team will face Brazil at the end of September in the beginning of their campaign at the Paris 2024 Olympic Games qualifiers. Team Qatar will play their second match in the qualifiers on Oct. 1, against Italy, followed by Iran on Oct. 3, Cuba on Oct. 4, Ukraine on Oct. 6, and Germany on Oct. 8. They

03 Sep

Qatar's Mishaal Ibrahim Al Nasr elected Vice President of Asian Shooting Confederation

Kuwait, 3 September 2023 - President of the Qatar Shooting & Archery Association (QSAA) Mishaal Ibrahim Al Nasr has been elected Vice President of the Asian Shooting Confederation (ASC) for the next session. The election took place during the General Assembly of the ASC that was held in Kuwait in the presence of representatives of 41 national

02 Sep

Al Attiyah Wins Rally Argentina, Closes to Retaining World Championship Title

Buenos Aires, 2 September 2023 - Qatari driver Nasser Al Attiyah moved ahead to retaining his title in the world championship after he won the title of Rally Argentina Desafio Ruta 40, the fourth and penultimate round of the W2RC Championship for the 2023 season organized by the International Automobile Federation (FIA). Al Attiyah and his

02 Sep

Barshim jumps to gold at Zurich Diamond League

Zurich, 2 September 2023 - Qatar’s high jump superstar Mutaz Barshim showed glimpses of returning to his best after winning the Zurich Diamond League title at the Stadion Letzigrund. The Olympic champion cleared 2.35 metres to win and earn a bit of redemption after his disappointing bronze at the Budapest World Championships last week. New

01 Sep

Liga Portugal awarded Bronze Certification on Good Governance in Sport by SIGA

Lisbon, 1 September 2023- Liga Portugal was awarded Bronze Certification on Good Governance in Sport, after going through SIRVS. The certification ceremony was held at the Lisbon delegation of Liga Portugal and was attended by representatives from relevant media organisations, leaders, and executives from both Liga Portugal and SIGA. Mr. Mohamme

26 Aug

Strong Qatari Presence at ITTF General Assembly

Bangkok, 26 August 2023 - The General Assembly of the International Table Tennis Federation (ITTF) elected Qatari referee Hassan Al Amri as the Chairman of the Umpires Committee within the International Federation. This decision was made during the meeting held in the Thai capital Bangkok, on the sidelines of the ITTF Summit. The meeting al

24 Aug

QFA President features in AFC Professional Football Task Force meeting

Kuala Lumpur, 24 August 2023 - His Excellency Mr Jassim bin Rashid Al-Buainain, President of the QFA, participated in the first meeting of the Asian Football Confederation (AFC) Professional Football Task Force, which was held in the Malaysian capital, Kuala Lumpur. To further emphasize the Confederation’s determination, as outlined in its