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Save the Dream in focus on International Day of Sport

Berlin, 9 April 2019 - In a tribute to the 30th anniversary of the fall of the Berlin Wall, and on the occasion of the International Day on Sport for Development and Peace, Save the Dream, in partnership with the International Olympic Truce Center (IOTC) held an international youth forum ‘When Sport Breaks Down Walls’ with the s

09 Apr

Al Shammari wins pistol title in HH Amir Shooting Championship

Doha, 9 April 2019 -Qatar's Shooter Ahmed Al Shammari confidently claimed the pistol event title at the prestigious HH Amir Shooting Championship 2019 took place at Losail shooting range on Monday. Al Shammari grabbed the first place and gold medal ahead of Ali Hassan who settled in second place , while the bronze medal went to Mosfer Al Marri.

08 Apr

Great Results at Luxembourg Junior Squash Open

Luxembourg City, 8 April 2019 - Aspire Academy’s squash team showed strong performances at the “Luxembourg Junior Open” between April 5 and 7 including Waleed Zaman’s victory in the U-17 category and Salem Al Malki’s third place in U-15s. As a regular junior tour event, this year’s Luxembourg Junior Open saw a

08 Apr

Qatar Asian Junior Tournament to begin on Monday

Doha, 8 April 2019- Qatar 1st Asian Junior U-14 Tournament will begin on Monday at the Khalifa International Tennis and Squash Complex. The tournament is organized by the Qatar Tennis, Squash and Badminton Federation in cooperation with the Asian Tennis Federation and will bring together 60 players vying for the title. Rashed Nawaf will lead Qa

07 Apr

World-renowned consultant in hernia surgery visits Aspetar

Doha, 7 April 2019 - Aspetar, the orthopaedic and sports medicine hospital, is welcoming Dr. Ulrike Muschaweck, a German consultant and specialist in hernia repair surgery, between the period from April 14 to 18.The incidence of sports hernia in high-performance athletes is between 0.5% and 6.7% and that sports hernia comprises of 5 to 7% of all sp

07 Apr

Qatar Beach Volleyball team in second place at World rankings

Doha, 7 April 2019 - Qatar's Beach Volleyball team consists of Sharif Younis and Ahmed Tijan were classified in the second place in the world rankings for qualifying teams to 2020 Tokyo Olympic Games. Qatar's team got 1880 points to secure the second place behind Russian rivals who seized the first place with 2,560 points. It is worth mentionin

04 Apr

Aspire Embassies Futsal tournament Kicks off today

Doha, 4 April 2019 - The third edition of the Aspire Embassies Futsal Tournament will kick off today, running till April 27 at the Ladies sports hall. The tournament consists of groups of 9 players comprising of heads of diplomatic missions from each embassy. The participating embassies were divided into four groups, where group A included: Jor

04 Apr

Barshim to lead home team at Asian Athletics Championships

Doha, 4 April 2019 - Qatar Athletics Federation (QAF) announced the list Qatar's athletes who are due to compete in 2019 Asian Athletics Championship will run from 21-24 April at Khalifa International stadium. The list will include world and Olympic champion Mutaz Barshim who will compete in High Jump, after completely recovered from Ankle ruptu

03 Apr

Qatar defeat Chinese Taipei in ITF World Junior Tennis Competition qualifications

Kuala Lumpur, 3 April 2019 -The Qatari U14 tennis team defeated Chinese Taipei 2-1 on Tuesday in the Asia-Oceania Final Qualifying event for ITF World Junior Tennis Competition. The Qatari delegation arrived in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia on Sunday to participate in the event to conclude on April 07. The state of Qatar is represented by Nasser Al Ya

03 Apr

Qatar Olympic Committee celebrates World Health Day

Doha, 3 April 2019 - In effort to strengthen Qatar Olympic Committee's role and responsibility in the local community and to promote for a healthy life free of diseases, the Qatar Olympic Committee marked the World Health day at its Headquarters on Tuesday. To celebrate this significant day, the governing sport body in the country (QOC) hosted a

01 Apr

QFA & Tunisian counterpart sign collaboration agreement

Doha, 1 April 2019 - Doha: The Qatar Football Association (QFA) and the Tunisia Football Federation (FTF) signed a cooperation agreement today in QFA’s headquarters located in Al Bidda Tower, Doha, Qatar. The agreement was signed by Sheikh Hamad bin Khalifa bin Ahmed Al Thani, President of the QFA and by Wadii Jarii, President of the FTF.

30 Mar

Ma qualifies to ITTF Qatar Open quarterfinals

Doha, 30 March 2019 - Reigning Olympic and world champion Ma Long outsmarted Germany's Timo Boll in his Round of 16 match to seal a quarterfinal place at the ITTF World Tour Platinum Qatar Open here on Friday. The Chinese superstar, guided by national coach Qin Zhijian, won 12-10, 11-7, 11-4 and 11-8 against the fourth seed and will meet Japan's

30 Mar

QOC honors Qatar Special Olympic team athletes

Doha, 30 March 2019 - The Qatar Olympic Committee ( QOC) honored the members of Qatar Special Olympic team in a ceremonial scene took place at the QOC building on Thursday. Thursday's honoring ceremony came in recognition of the significant achievements the national special Olympic team made at 2019 Special Olympic World Games concluded recently

26 Mar

ITTF World Tour Platinum Qatar Open kicks off

Doha, 26 March 2019- The 2019 International Table Tennis Federation (ITTF) World Tour Platinum Qatar Open will kick off today at Ali Bin Hamad Al Attiyah Arena. The tournament will run till Sunday with the participation of 275 seeded players from 51 countries including five Arab countries — Qatar, Kuwait, Lebanon, Yemen and Iraq. The tourn

24 Mar

Challenge 22 winners Bonocle 'very close' to going to market

Doha, 24 March 2019 - Challenge 22 winners Bonocle say winning the second cycle of the Supreme Committee for Delivery & Legacy's (SC) flagship innovation programme has drastically helped move their project from concept phase to what they describe as being 'very close' to market-ready. Abdelrazek Aly, Mahmoud Eltouny, Ramy Abdulzaher and Kari

24 Mar

Qatar wins silver and bronze medals in Arab Boxing Championship

Khartoum, 24 March 2019- Qatar's boxing team won a silver medal and a bronze medal in the second Arab boxing championship, which took place in Sudanese capital Khartoum. Coach of the national team Juan Carlos praised the achievement, and said it was a great result given the lack of experience of the players. He noted that some of the players wer

21 Mar

UK-based Qatari students organise third annual SC-sponsored football tournament

Doha, 21 March 2019 - For the third consecutive year, Qatari students in the UK have participated in a popular football tournament sponsored by the Supreme Committee for Delivery & Legacy. The aim of the Qatari UK Students' Cup is not only to bring students together to enjoy playing football, but also to increase awareness about the FIFA Worl

20 Mar

Nottingham Forest and Algerian footballer Hilal Soudani receives treatment at Aspetar

Doha, 20 March 2019 - Nottingham Forest and Algerian national team footballer, Hilal Soudani is undergoing comprehensive medical treatment at Aspetar, the orthopaedic and sports medicine hospital in Qatar, after he sustained a knee injury when playing in the English Football League. Soudani said:" I’m in the hands of experts here and that