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Qatar’s Abdulrahman Mohammed wins Asian Youth 400m Hurdles silver medal

Kuwait, 16 October 2022 - Qatar’s athlete Abdulrahman Mohammed has fought tooth and nail to win the sliver medal in 400m Hurdles at the Asian Youth Athletics Championships in Kuwait. Team Qatar athlete clocked the event in time of 52.47 seconds behind first place winner Linka Yan of Thailand, as the third place went to Indian Sarman

16 Oct

Fares Ibrahim claims two gold medals at Asian Weightlifting Championships

Manama, 16 October 2022 - Qatar's Fares Ibrahim claimed two gold medals and one silver medal at men's 102km category at the 2022 Asian Weightlifting Championships in Manama, Bahrain. Ibrahim took the silver medal of Snatch event with 171 kg. In Cleand & Jerk, Qatar's star showed his great power with 215kg to claim the gold medal

15 Oct

ICSS joins forces with the United Nations to support the security preparations of the International Swimming in Open Sea Championship and the Indian Ocean Games that Maldives will host in 2023 and 2025

Malé, 15 October 2022 - The International Centre for Sport Security (ICSS) together with the United Nations Office of Counter-Terrorism (UNOCT), the UN Interregional Crime and Justice Research Institute (UNICRI), the UN Alliance of Civilizations (UNAOC) delivered Technical Assistance to the Republic of the Maldives on the security of major

15 Oct

Seifeldin wins pole vault gold at Asian Under-18 Athletics Championships

Kuwait, 15 October 2022 - Seifeldin Mohamed Abdelsalam struck gold for Qatar in pole vault with a superb performance on the opening day of the 4th Asian Under-18 Athletics Championships in Kuwait. It was Qatar’s second medal of the day, after Djibrine Adoum Ahmat’s silver in shot put. Seifeldin dominated his event, sailing over the

15 Oct

2023 World Judo Championships flag is handed over to Qatar

Tashkent, 15 October 2022- The 2023 World Judo Championships flag was handed over to the state of Qatar, the next host country of the event at a momentous handover ceremony in Tashkent, Uzbekistan. The ceremony was held during the visit of the Organizing Committee of the World Judo Championship - Doha 2023 to the Uzbek capital to attend th

12 Oct

Qatar's Embassies Abroad Hold Various Events to Promote FIFA World Cup Qatar 2022

Doha, 12 October 2022 - Several diplomatic missions of the State of Qatar organized various events abroad to promote the FIFA World Cup Qatar 2022. In Berne, the Embassy of the State of Qatar to the Swiss Confederation held a reception in the framework of promoting the FIFA World Cup Qatar 2022, with the participation of a large numbe

12 Oct

Qatar 2022 will have profound impact on Asia: Cahill

Doha, 12 October 2022 - Australian legend Tim Cahill is confident the FIFA World Cup Qatar 2022 will have a significant impact on the continent long after the dust settles on the global showpiece. Qatar will host the tournament for only the second time in Asia and Cahill said it will pave the way for other countries to

12 Oct

Key transport information for residents and visitors during the FIFA World Cup Qatar 2022™

Doha, 12 October 2022 - FIFA World Cup Qatar 2022™ organisers have released key transport information for residents and visitors ahead of this year’s tournament, which will be held from 20 November to 18 December. The information was announced during a press conference in Doha attended by representatives from the Supreme Committee fo

11 Oct

Six Cities to Host International FIFA Fan Festival Events during World Cup

Zurich, 11 October 2022 - FIFA announced that six cities around the world will host the international FIFA Fan Festival events during the FIFA World Cup Qatar 2022. FIFA said that the FIFA Fan Festival will be held in London, Mexico City, Rio de Janeiro, Sao Paulo, Seoul and Dubai. The events will enhance the experience of the main fan fest

11 Oct

3-2-1 QOSM to Host Panel on "Women and Football"

Doha, 11 October 2022 - The 3-2-1 Qatar Olympic and Sport Museum (QOSM), the German embassy in Qatar, and the Goethe Institute Gulf Region held on Tuesday a panel discussion entitled "Women and Football" at the Museum's conference hall. The panel addresses many topics, most notably, the obstacles and stereotypes that female players and

10 Oct

Qatar's Al Athba books ticket to Paris 2024 Olympics

Osijek, Croatia, 10 October 2022 - Qatar's Rashid Al-Athba qualified to Paris 2024 Olympics after claiming the bronze medal of men’s skeet event at ISSF World Championship Shotgun 2022 in Osijek, Croatia on Sunday. A perfect medal round saw Egypt's Azmy Mehelba score 40 out of 40 to claim the skeet shooting world title. Three-

10 Oct

Qatar Sports Investments Acquires Stake in Portuguese Sporting Clube de Braga

Doha, 10 October 2022 - Qatar Sports Investments (QSI), the investment group behind several world-leading sports brands and businesses, has announced the signing of a share purchase agreement with Olivedesportos, SGPS, S.A. regarding the acquisition by QSI of 21.67% of the share capital in Sporting Clube de Braga Futebol, S.A.D (SC Braga), o

09 Oct

Team Qatar to participate in 2022 WKF U21, Junior & Cadet World Championships

Doha, 9 October 2022 - Qatar's national karate team will participate in the 2022 WKF U21, Junior & Cadet World Championships to be held in Konya (Turkiye) from October 26 to 30. The event will bring together more than 1000 athletes from 100 countries. The competition will start on Wednesday, October 26 and the medal bouts and fi

09 Oct

Fares Ibrahim to participate in Asian Weightlifting Championship

Manama, 9 October 2022 - The 2022 Asian Weightlifting Championship began in Manama, Bahrain. Qatar’s 96-kilogram Olympic champion Fares Ibrahim will participate in the event after moving up to the 102s and will do battle with 2016 Olympic Champion Ruslan Nurudinov of Uzbekistan. The event brings together 246 players from 33 countries incl

08 Oct

Gianni Infantino visits key FIFA World Cup Qatar 2022 hubs

Doha, 8 October 2022 -President Gianni Infantino has visited three critical tournament operations centres across Qatar, as the countdown continues to the FIFA World Cup Qatar 2022™. In addition to the eight state-of-the-art stadiums across Qatar – seven of which are brand new – the host country of the 22nd edition of the FIFA W

07 Oct

PM checks readiness of Abu Samra border crossing to receive FIFA World Cup fans

Doha, 7 October 2022 - Prime Minister and Minister of Interior HE Sheikh Khalid bin Khalifa bin Abdulaziz Al Thani made an inspection tour of Abu Samra border crossing to follow up the expansion and development process of the border crossing, and its readiness to receive the fans of the FIFA World Cup Qatar 2022. The PM began the tour at the bor

07 Oct

FIFA World Cup Qatar 2022: SC launches 'Hayya with Me' (1+3) feature

Doha, 7 October 2022 - The Supreme Committee for Delivery and Legacy (SC) announced that international fans who are travelling to Qatar for the FIFA World Cup now have the option to invite up to three non-ticketed fans to attend the tournament. The Hayya with Me (1+3) feature allows international Hayya Card holders to invite up to three non-tick

05 Oct

WISH Executive Chair: Hosting FIFA World Cup Qatar 2022 is Source of Pride for Highly Ambitious Qatar

Doha, 5 October 2022 - Executive Chair of the World Innovation Summit for Health (WISH) Prof. the Lord Darzi of Denham affirmed that hosting a tournament the size of the football world cup in an Arab country for the first time in history is a source of pride to the State of Qatar, pointing out that sport is a source of joy and power that uni