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Qatar Wins Gold Medal in 2023 Beirut Open Taekwondo Tournament

Beirut, 13 September 2023 - Qatar taekwondo team player Noor Nizar won the gold medal in the youth category today during her participation in the 2023 Beirut Open Taekwondo Tournament, ranked G1, for the junior category. The event is being held in Beirut and will conclude today. 19 countries are competing in the tournament through 117 male and f

13 Sep

QOC participates in Annual General Conference of the International Partnership Against Corruption in Sport

Vienna, 13 September 2023 - The Qatar Olympic Committee (QOC) participated in the Annual General Conference of the International Partnership Against Corruption in Sport held at the Headquarters of the United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime (UNODC) in Vienna, Austria. The conference was attended by Director of the QOC Legal Affairs D

13 Sep

Qatar’s Ibrahim eyes new glory at 2023 World Weightlifting Championships

Doha, 13 September 2023 - Team Qatar star Fares Ibrahim has completed all physical and technical to begin participation on Thursday at the ongoing 2023 World Weightlifting Championships that is running in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia from 4 to 17 September 2023. Qatar’s Ibrahim aspires to open a new chapter of excellen

12 Sep

Sheikh Saud appointed to FIBA Foundation Board of Directors

Doha, 12 September 2023 - The International Basketball Federation (FIBA) announced the appointment of His Excellency Sheikh Saud bin Ali Al Thani and Mohammed Saad Al Mughaiseeb, President of the Qatar Basketball Federation (QBF), to the Board of Directors of the FIBA Foundation for the period 2023-2027. The appointment is a significant achievem

12 Sep

2024 AFC U-23 Asian Cup Qualifiers: Qatar Defeat Kyrgyzstan, Lead Group Ranking

Changwon (South Korea), September 12 (QNA) - The Qatari team defeated the Kyrgyzstan team 1-0 in its final match of the group stage of the 2024 AFC U-23 Asian Cup. The match took place Tuesday at the Changwon Stadium in South Korea. The matches of the Qatari team will not be considered when calculating the group ranking since the team already q

12 Sep

Qatar wins silver medal in 2023 Beirut Open Taekwondo Tournament

Beirut, 12 September 2023 - The Qatari national taekwondo team won the silver medal in the 2023 Beirut Open Taekwondo Tournament, ranked G1, for the junior category, held in the Lebanese capital, Beirut, with the tournament running until Wednesday. 19 countries are competing in the tournament through 117 male and female athletes in the cadet cat

12 Sep

Expo Stars League 2023-2024 season schedule

Doha, 12 September 2023 - The Qatar Stars League has amended the schedule for upcoming weeks of 2023-2024 season Expo Stars League following the announcement of schedule for group-stage matches of AFC Champions League and in accordance with what was earlier announced. The dates and kick-off times of the upcoming rounds have been determined,

11 Sep

QBF President: Receiving Ball of 2027 FIBA World Cup is Starting Step to Remarkable Tournament

Doha, 11 September 2023- The President of the Qatari Basketball Federation, Mohammed Saad Al Mughaiseeb, considered the handover of the World Cup ball to Qatar as the kickoff towards hosting the 2027 FIBA Basketball World Cup.Al Mughaiseeb, who received the ball yesterday on the sidelines of the closing ceremony of the 2023 Basketball World Cup i

11 Sep

Qatar's Ambassador to France Crowns Qatar Prix de l'Arc de Triomphe Trials Winners

Paris, 11 September 2023 - HE Ambassador of the State of Qatar to French Republic Sheikh Ali bin Jassim Al-Thani presented the trophies to the winners of Qatar Prix de l'Arc de Triomphe at ParisLongchamp, on Monday. CEO of France Galop Olivier Delloye was in attendance. The Qatar Arc Trials Day, sponsored by Qatar Racing and Equestrian Clu

10 Sep

Qatar Receives 2027 FIBA World Cup Ball

Manila, 10 September 2023 - The State of Qatar officially received today the 2027 FIBA World Cup ball in a ceremony organized for the occasion, on the sidelines of the closing ceremony of the FIBA Basketball World Cup 2023 in Manila, the Philippines. During the ceremony, Chair of the Philippines Local Organizing Committee Manuel Pangilinan

10 Sep

Qatar defeat Myanmar in AFC U23 Asian Cup™ Qatar 2024 Qualifiers

Changwon, 10 September 2023 - Qatar continued to impress in Group B of the AFC U23 Asian Cup™ Qatar 2024 Qualifiers with a 6-0 win over Myanmar. Competing in the Qualifiers for exposure ahead of hosting the Finals next April, Qatar turned on the power in the second half at the Changwon Football Center with five goals to cruise to victory.

10 Sep

Sheikh Joaan bin Hamad Al-Thani meets with the US Ambassador to Qatar

Doha, 10 September 2023 - His Excellency Sheikh Joaan bin Hamad Al Thani, President of the Qatar Olympic Committee (QOC), met today with His Excellency Mr. Timmy Davis, the Ambassador of the United States of America to Qatar. HE Sheikh Joaan welcomed the US Ambassador and commended the strong ties between the two countries and their coopera

08 Sep

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