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Ahmat wins silver at Asian U20 Championships

Yehceon/South Korea, 6 June 2023 - Qatar’s Djibrine Ahmat won the silver medal, clearing a distance of 18.85m, in the men’s shot put final on Day 2 of the Asian U20 Athletics Championships in Yehceon, South Korea. India’s Siddharth Choudhry won the gold with a 19.52m mark while South Korea’s Park Sihoon bagged t

05 Jun

Qatar’s Cherif and Ahmed finish runners up in Ostrava

Ostrava, 5 June 2023- Qatar’s Cherif Younousse and Ahmed Tijan went down fighting to reigning Olympic champions Anders Mol and Christian Sorum in a gripping final which ended 2:1 (21-15, 19-21, 15-12) in favour of the Norwegians at the Beach Pro Tour Elite16 event in Ostrava, Czech Republic. For the FIVB beach volleyball ranking leaders an

05 Jun

QFA Names Mohammad Khalifa Al Suwaidi as Vice-President

Doha, 5 June 2023 - The Executive Committee of the Qatar Football Association (QFA) named Mohammad Khalifa Al Suwaidi as Vice President of QFA. This came during the first meeting of QFA Executive Committee, held at the QFA headquarters, under the chairmanship of HE President of the QFA Jassim bin Rashid Al Buainain. Members of the Executiv

05 Jun

Qatari Athletes Win Two Gold Medals at Asian U20 Athletics Championships in South Korea

Yecheon, 5 June 2023 - Qatari athletes won two gold medals at the Asian U20 Athletics Championships in South Korea at the launch of the championship, which is being held at Yecheon track and field, with the participation of more than 500 male and female athletes from 40 Asian countries from June 4-7. Ismail Daoud won the gold medal in the 4

05 Jun

Sheikh Joaan crowns Qatar Prix du Jockey Club winners

Paris, 5 June 2023 - Qatar Olympic Committee President H E Sheikh Joaan bin Hamad Al Thani crowned the winners of the 183rd edition of the Qatar Prix du Jockey Club at Chantilly, France. The Jean Claude Rouget-trained Ace Impact (Cracksman x Absolutly Me) remained unbeaten and continued his colossal line of improvement by taking the Qatar Racing

04 Jun

Cherif and Ahmed enter semi-finals at Ostrava Elite16

Ostrava, 4 June 2023 - The return of Cherif Younousse and Ahmed Tijan to the Volleyball Beach Pro Tour continues to go well for the Qataris, who won a pair of matches on Saturday to advance to the semi-finals of the Elite16 event that’s being held in Ostrava, Czech Republic. The Tokyo Olympic bronze medallists will face American qualifiers

01 Jun

Jassim bin Rashid Al Buainain Elected As the President of the Qatar Football Association

Doha, 1 June 2023 - The General Assembly of the Qatar Football Association (QFA) convened to elect His Excellency Mr. Jassim bin Rashid Al Buainain as the President of the QFA for the 2023-2027 term. The newly formed Executive Committee for the upcoming term includes Hani Talib Ballan (Qatar Sports Club), Mohammed Khalifa Al Suwaidi (Al Rayyan Cl

01 Jun

AIPS Asia Vice-President , Aljazeera Media Institute Director discuss joint cooperation

Doha, 1 June 2023 - AIPS Asia Vice-President, Mubarak Alboainin, on Wednesday met with Aljazeera Media Institute Director, Eman Al Amri, in Doha. The meeting discussed partnership and cooperation in training sports reporters, sharing press expertise and making use of programs conducted by the institute in different press fields. AIPS is satisfi

30 May

ICSS CEO "The ICSS Committed to Promoting Sustainable Development and Environmental Protection In and Through Sport"

Doha, 30 May 2023 - CEO of the International Centre for Sport Security (ICSS) Mr. Massimiliano Montanari said that the ICSS is committed to promoting sustainable development. Sustainability is a priority for the International Centre for Sport Security (ICSS) and its Save the Dream initiative, a global nonprofit Movement committed to promote

30 May

Al Ahli face Al Gharafa in opener as Amir Cup gets underway

Doha, 30 May 2023 - Al Ahli and Al Gharafa will square off in the opening match as the prestigious Amir Cup basketball tournament gets underway at Al Gharafa Sports Club today. As many as nine teams are competing for the coveted title that will be decided after the June 15 final. The participating sides have been divided into two groups, which w

29 May

Team Qatar to participate in World Taekwondo Championships

Doha, 29 May 2023 - Team Qatar all set to begin its campaign in the World Taekwondo Championships 2023, which will be held from 29th May to 4th of June in Azerbaijan’s capital city of Baku. The week - long championship brings together 959 athletes (men and women) from 144 countries to fight for the top honors. Team Qatar delegation

29 May

QFA President chairs Executive Committee meeting

Doha, 29 May 2023 - Qatar Football Association (QFA) President Sheikh Hamad bin Khalifa bin Ahmed Al Thani chaired Executive Committee meeting to discuss preparation for the Ordinary General Assembly to be held on Thursday. The meeting was attended by QFA Vice President Jassim Rashid Al Buenain, Members of QFA Executive Office and QFA Secre

28 May

Al Rayyan beat Al Shamal to claim league title

Doha, 28 May 2023 - A brilliant team effort led by Malik Romero Curry and Tahjon Komar Starks helped Al Rayyan overcome Al Shamal 75-68 to secure their 16th Qatar Basketball League title at Al Gharafa Club Hall, yesterday. During his 28-minute long stay on court, Curry scored 13 points and made 10 rebounds as well as nine assists while Starks ma

28 May

Sheikh Joaan Crowns Al Arabi Champion of HH the Amir's Handball Cup

Doha, 28 May 2023 - HE President of the Qatar Olympic Committee (QOC) Sheikh Joaan bin Hamad Al-Thani crowned Al Arabi as champion of HH the Amir's Handball Cup for the 2022/2023 season, following Al Arabi's victory over Al Rayyan by a score of 37/38 in the final match held at the Duhail Handball Sports Hall. His Excellency handed the championsh

26 May

Sheikh Hamad retains Arab Gulf Cup Football Federation presidency

Doha, 26 May 2023 - Qatar Football Association (QFA) President Sheikh Hamad bin Khalifa bin Ahmed Al Thani was reelected as the President of the Arab Gulf Cup Football Federation (AGCFF) for another four-year term. Sheikh Hamad was re-elected by acclamation during the federation’s Ordinary General Assembly meeting which was held in Doha. O

26 May

Qatar Drawn with South Korea, Myanmar, Kyrgyzstan in AFC U23 Asian Cup Qualifiers

Kuala Lumpur, 26 May 2023 - The draw for the AFC U-23 Asian Cup qualifiers for the continental finals which will be hosted by the State of Qatar from April 15 until May 3, 2024, resulted in the Qatari national team falling into Group B, along with South Korea , Myanmar and Kyrgyzstan, and the matches of this group will be held in South Korea

26 May

Qatari Abderrahman Samba Wins 400m Hurdles Race at Italian Savona

Rome, 26 May 2023- Qatar's 400m hurdler Abderrahman Samba won the first place in the 400m hurdles race at the Memorial Ottolia in Savona, Italy. Samba, who returned to the track after an absence of two years, succeeded in achieving a time of 48.56 secs, beating the Italian Danilo D'Alessandro, who finished second, while the third place was

24 May

Qatar’s Boularas advances to fourth place in World Taekwondo Rankings

Doha, 24 May 2023 - Team Qatar player Othman Boularas has jumped up from sixth place to fourth place in the new monthly rankings issued by the International Taekwon-Do Federation, thankfully to his achievements in a number of championships. Boularas is preparing to compete in the poomsae event at Asian Games, China , which will be held