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FIFA World Cup Qatar 2022 an opportunity to showcase diversity, rich heritage

Doha, 22 June 2022 - The 2022 FIFA World Cup provides an opportunity to showcase the diversity and rich heritage of Qatar and the Arab world, featuring an array of cultural events and exhibitions planned in the past 10 years since winning the bid in 2010, Qatar Museums (QM) chairperson HE Sheikha Al Mayassa bint Hamad bin Khalifa al-Thani has sai

22 Jun

FIFA President Says World Cup Qatar 2022 Will Be an Exceptional Event

Doha, 22 June 2022 - FIFA President Gianni Infantino said that the FIFA World Cup Qatar 2022 will be an exceptional edition, held on eight world class stadiums close to one another. He added that this feature could allow fans to watch two or three matches a day. He also said he expects 1.5-2 million fans to visit Qatar and five billion to watch t

22 Jun

SC Secretary-General: FIFA World Cup Qatar 2022 Infrastructure is Ready

Doha, 22 June 2022 - HE Secretary-General of the Supreme Committee for Delivery and Legacy (SC) Hassan Al Thawadi confirmed the readiness of the infrastructure for the FIFA World Cup Qatar 2022, adding that work is underway to implement the rest of the projects related to some roads that witnessed delays in implementation as a result of the circu

21 Jun

Qatar Team will begin IHF Men’s Beach World Championships

Heraklion / Greece, 21 June 2022 - Qatar’s beach handball team will begin campaign in the 2022 IHF Men’s Beach Handball World Championships in Greece’s city of Heraklion on Tuesday. Team Qatar will shake hands with the Brazilian counterparts in the first game and lock horns against Portugal in the second match. Tea

21 Jun

Qatar Beach Volleyball Team Finishes Second in FIVB Ranking

Lausanne, 21 June 2022- Qatar's beach volleyball stars Cherif Younousse and Ahmed Tijan were named in World No. 2 spot in the International Volleyball Federation (FIVB) ranking.The new list of FIVB ranking was released recently to place the Qatari duo in second place after they collected 4,720 points behind the first spot winners Brazilians Georg

20 Jun

President of the Republic of Sierra Leone Visits Lusail Stadium

Doha, 20 June 2022 - HE President of the Republic of Sierra Leone Dr. Julius Maada Bio, and his accompanying delegation visited Lusail Stadium, one of the stadiums of the FIFA World Cup Qatar 2022, on the sidelines of his current visit to the State of Qatar.His Excellency was accompanied during the visit by HE Minister of Municipality

20 Jun

Australia win second straight FIBA U16 Asian Championship over Japan, New Zealand take third place

Doha, 20 June 2022 - Australia claim their second consecutive FIBA U16 Asian Championship after beating Japan, 94-63, in the Final. The title is Australia's second in as many appearances. Moreover, the win stretches the Crocs undefeated run in the competition to 10 straight games. In the championship game, Australia continued to play spect

20 Jun

Qatar to host World Padel Championship 2022

Doha, 20 June 2022 - The Qatar Tennis, Squash and Badminton Federation announced that it will host the XVI World Padel Championship by National Teams from October 31 to November 5, 2022. The men's event will bring together 38 teams while women's event will feather the participation of 34 teams. Last year, the state of Qatar hos

19 Jun

Sheikha Asma becomes first Qatari woman to scale Mount Denali

Alaska, 19 June 2022 - Mountaineer Sheikha Asma bint Thani al-Thani has become the first Qatari woman to reach the summit of Mount Denali, the highest peak in North America and one of the Seven Summits, at a height of 6,190m. With this, she is just one summit away from completing the Explorers Grand Slam, which involves climbing all Seven Summit

19 Jun

Qatar Junior Beach Handball Team Finishes 10th in World Championships in Greece

Athens, 19 June 2022 - The Qatar national junior team for beach handball lost 0-2 against Sweden in the match that determined 9th and 10th places in the World Championships held in Crete, Greece, ending the Qatari team's first participation in the World Championships in 10th place.Qatar qualified for the main round of the tournament after it

19 Jun

FFF President Hopes to Reach Qatar 2022 Semi-Finals

Paris, 19 June 2022- French Football Federation (FFF) President Noel Le Graet expressed hope that the French national team will reach at least the semi-finals of the 2022 FIFA World Cup in Qatar."At least the quarter-finals, according to the federation, but I still want us to be in the semi-finals," Le Graet said after the General Assembly o

19 Jun

Aspetar Introduces New Advanced Therapy to Repair Cartilage Defects in Knee

Doha, 19 June 2022 - Aspetar surgeons at the orthopaedic and sports medicine hospital used a new advanced therapy, the first of its kind, to repair cartilage defects, as the first medical institution to use this technology in the region.The newly introduced technic used by Aspetar surgeons is the first one-stage cartilage repair with freshly

18 Jun

Yulo dominates on floor at Senior Asian Artistic Gymnastics Championships

Doha, 18 June 2022 - 2019 world champion Carlos Yulo of the Philippines won the gold in men's floor exercise at the 9th Senior Asian Artistic Gymnastics Championships here at the Aspire Dome. The 22-year-old collected 14.933 points to overcame the challenges from his Chinese, Japanese and Korean competitors. South Korea's Kim Hansol

18 Jun

‘The incredible impact of Generation Amazing inspires me every day’

Doha, 18 June 2022 - Moza Al Mohannadi’s FIFA World Cup journey started before she joined the Supreme Committee for Delivery & Legacy (SC) in 2015. The Al Khor native – along with members of her community – worked with the SC to ensure local people had a voice in developing the precinct facilities at Al Bayt Stadiu

18 Jun

Guardiola’s assistant Lillo appointed Al Sadd head coach

Doha, 18 June 2022 - Pep Guardiola’s assistant Juan Manuel Lillohas left Manchester City to take over as head coach at Al Sadd, the Qatari giants announced. Al Sadd in a tweet said the 56-year-old Spaniard will reach Qatar tomorrow before being presented at a press conference later.Lillo replaces his countryman Javi Gracia, who parted

17 Jun

Wales, Australia and Costa Rica flags raised with teams qualified for FIFA World Cup Qatar 2022

Doha, 17 June 2022 - Doha has completed the flag-raising ceremony of the countries qualified for the FIFA World Cup Qatar 2022 today, by adding the flags of the three countries whose teams have qualified from the playoffs, namely Wales, Australia and Costa Rica. The Supreme Committee for Delivery and Legacy organized a celebration on the Doha Co

17 Jun

FIFA World Cup 2022 Becomes ISO Certified in Sustainable Events Management

Doha, 17 June 2022 - Doha, June 16 (QNA) - The FIFA World Cup Qatar 2022 has achieved ISO 20121 certification, the international standard that sets requirements for developing and implementing an effective management system to deliver a sustainable event. This makes FIFA World Cup Qatar 2022 the first tournament to achieve such prestigious g

17 Jun

Supreme Committee for Delivery and Legacy Organizes Event for Saudi Fans

Doha, 17 June 2022 - The Supreme Committee for Delivery and Legacy (SC), responsible for the planning, operational and infrastructure projects that are considered essential for the state of Qatar to host the FIFA World Cup 2022, held a special event for the Saudi fan leaders within the Qatar Fan Leader Network, within the framework of the promoti