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Tokyo Olympics: Qatar qualifies for beach volleyball semi-finals

Tokyo, 4 August 2021 - The Qatari beach volleyball team qualified for the semi-finals today, after beating Italy by two clean sets at the Olympic Games in Tokyo. The Qatari duo, Ahmed Tejan and Sherif Younis, won the first half with a score of 21-17 and the second half with 23-21 to set up a date with the duo of the Russian Olympic Co

04 Aug

WBC President joins Save the Dream High-Level Council

Doha, 4 August 2021 - Mauricio Sulaiman Saldivar, President of the World Boxing Council (WBC), has joined Save the Dream High-Level Council, to help promote the positive values of sport among young people all around the world.The WBC President is a welcome addition to the Save the Dream High-Level Council comprising of eminent international

02 Aug

Samba steps closer to medal, reaches 400m hurdles final

Tokyo, 2 August 2021 - Qatar’s Abderrahman Samba qualified for his first Olympic Games final at the Olympic Stadium in Tokyo, Japan, on Sunday. The World bronze medallist ran a 47.47 seconds in the men’s 400m hurdles semi-final, to secure his place in Tuesday's final. In the heat, the second semi-final, Samba finished behind Ali

02 Aug

FIFA Arab Cup Qatar 2021 tickets to go on sale from tomorrow

Doha, 2 August 2021 - The FIFA Arab Cup Qatar 2021 fans wishing to witness the action up close will be able to sign up for tickets as of tomorrow, Tuesday, 3 August. Starting at 12:00 AST/11:00 CET, Visa cardholders will have an exclusive opportunity to apply for tickets via FIFA.com during the Visa Presale for the FIFA Arab Cup Qa

01 Aug

Sheikh Joaan bin Hamad lauds Barshim's historic achievement at Tokyo Olympics

Tokyo, 1 August 2021 - President of Qatar Olympic Committee (QOC) HE Sheikh Joaan bin Hamad Al-Thani congratulated HH the Amir Sheikh Tamim bin Hamad Al-Thani, HH the Father Amir Sheikh Hamad bin Khalifa Al-Thani and the Qatari people on the historic achievement of Qatari and world Olympic champion Mutaz Essa Barshim who won the gold medal i

01 Aug

Olympics: Qatar qualifies for Beach Volleyball quarter-finals

Tokyo, 1 August 2021 - Qatar Beach Volleyball team qualified for the quarter-finals of the 32nd Summer Olympic Games (Tokyo 2020). The duo, Cherif Younes and Ahmed Tijan move into the quarter-final after beating the USA team 2-1, with a 14-21, 21-19, 15-11. The Qatari team will meet in the quarter-finals next Wednesday with the winner of t

01 Aug

Another gold for Qatar as Barshim jumps season best

Tokyo, 1 August 2021 - Qatar’s two-time world champion Mutaz Barshim wins an Olympic gold medal at Tokyo in high jump bringing second gold medal for Qatar from Olympics 2020. Qatar’s Barshim is joint gold medal winner as he and Italian Gianmarco Tamberi cleared 2.37m without any misses and failed to clear 2.39m. Both jump

01 Aug

Sheikh Joaan dedicates Fares’ achievement to HH Amir, HH Father Amir and Qatari people

Tokyo, 1 August 2021 - HE Sheikh Joaan bin Hamad Al Thani, President of the Qatar Olympic Committee (QOC), dedicated the historic achievement of Qatar’s weightlifter Fares Ibrahim at the Tokyo 2020 Olympics to His Highness The Amir Sheikh Tamim bin Hamad Al Thani, His Highness The Father Amir Sheikh Hamad bin Khalifa Al Thani and the Q

01 Aug

ICSS announces appointment of Prof. LIU Xiaohong to its Board of Directors

Doha, 1 August 2021 – The International Centre for Sport Security (ICSS) announced today the appointment of Prof. Liu Xiaohong, the President of the Shanghai University of Political Science and Law and member of the ICC International Court of Arbitration on the Belt and Road Initiative to its Board of Directors. The new member join

31 Jul

Fares Ibrahim wins Qatar's first Olympic gold medal

Tokyo, 31 July 2021 - Qatar's Fares Ibrahim made history winning the country’s first Olympic gold medal in weightlifting competitions on Saturday. Ibrahim claimed the gold medal in the 96kg category at Tokyo Olympics lifting a total weight of 402kg in a new Olympic Record. Venezuela's Keydomar Vallenilla Sanchez t

29 Jul

Qatar Beach Volleyball duo score second win at Tokyo Olympics

Tokyo, 29 July 2021 - Qatar's Beach Volleyball duo of Cherif Younousse and Ahmed Tijan defeated Italy’s Adrian Carambula and Enrico Rossi 24-22, 21-13 at the Shiokaze Park. With this victory, Qatar’s Cherif Younousse and Ahmed Tijan secured their spots in the knockout stages of the men’s Olympic beach volleyball tournament

29 Jul

Athletics stars carry Qatar's hopes

Tokyo, 29 July 2021 - Qatar’s hopes of winning an Olympic medal in Tokyo 2020 Olympics will rest on its athletics stars who will begin their campaign in the games on Friday. After winning the bronze medal in London 2012 Olympics and the silver medal in Rio 2016 Olympics, Qatar's High Jumper Mutaz Barshim has his sight now set on winning th

29 Jul

Sheikh Joaan attends Qatar's match against Italy in Men’s Olympic Beach Volleyball Tournament

Tokyo, 29 July 2021 - Qatar's Cherif Younousse and Ahmed Tijan secured their spot in the knockout stages of the men’s Olympic beach volleyball tournament after their second victory. Team Qatar duo scored a 2-0 (24-22, 21-13) win over Italy’s Adrian Carambula and Enrico Rossi in the Pool C match at the Shiokaze Park. The match was at

26 Jul

Tala impresses in Tokyo as Elidrissi makes Games debut

Tokyo, 26 July 2021 - Qatari rower Tala Abujubara claimed the first place in the semi-final E/F 1 race to qualify for the final E of Women’s Single Scull event to be held on Thursday. At the Sea Forest Waterway in Tokyo, Tala clocked a time of 8:24:24 minutes to lead the standings ahead of Uganda’s Kathleen Noble, Nigeria’

26 Jul

Qatar’s beach volleyball pair begin campaign with Swiss precision

Tokyo, 26 JuLy 2021 - Qatar’s Cherif Younousse and Ahmed Tijan kick-started their Tokyo Olympics beach volleyball campaign on a winning note on Sunday. At the Shiokaze Park, the third seeded Qatari pair defeated Switzerland’s Adrian Heidrich and Mirco Gerson 21-17, 21-16 in their opening Pool C match.The Asian Games champions Che

25 Jul

Mohammed Hanzab re-elected SIGA Vice-Chairman

Geneva, 25 July 2021 - Mohammed Hanzab, Founder and Chairman of the International Centre for Sport Security (ICSS), has been re-elected Vice Chairman of the Sport Integrity Global Alliance (SIGA) during the extraordinary electoral General Assembly held digitally.Thirteen of the 14 member organisations taking part in the extraordinary elector

25 Jul

Qatar's Nasser Al-Attiyah wins Rally Baja Aragon for the fourth time

Madrid, 25 July 2021 - Qatar's Nasser Saleh Al Attiyah claimed the title of Baja Spain Aragon, round five of the International Automobile Federation (FIA) World Cup for Cross-Country Bajas. This is Al Attiyah's fourth win of Baja Aragon after he won it in 2008, 2016 and 2017, and his third with Toyota. Toyota Hilux Overdrive racing's Nasse

25 Jul

Qatar edge past El Salvador in five-goal thriller to reach Gold Cup semi-finals

Arizona, 25 July 2021 - Asian champions Qatar, who are the first nation to be invited as a guest team in the history of the tournament, survived a late comeback attempt from El Salvador to secure a 3-2 victory. Al Moez Ali scored twice as Qatar became the first team to reach the semi-finals, holding on to beat El Salvador 3-2. Abdelaziz Hatim a