Category: Athletic

DOHA – The Qatar Swimming Association (QSA) announced on Monday that Doha will be the host city of the 8th GCC Aquatics Championships which will be held from August 19-22 at the Hamad Aquatics Centre.

Qatar was chosen to host the 2021 GCC Aquatics Championships after the Gulf Cooperation Council [GCC] swimming organizing committee postponed the tournament that scheduled for 2020 to 2021 due to the COVID-19 pandemic.

It is worth mentioning that Qatar will organize the 5th round of the Swimming Federation (FINA) during the period from October 21-23 this year.

Source: Qatar Olympic Committee

BUDAPEST – The Qatar Olympic Committee Secretary General , H.E Jassim Bin Rashid Al-Buenain met on Monday with Mr. Krisztian Kulcsar, the President of Hungarian Olympic Committee in the Hungary’s capital of Budapest.

During the meeting, the QOC Secretary General extended the greetings of the QOC President, H.E Sheikh Joaan bin Hamad Al Thani to his Hungarian counterpart. In the meeting both officials reviewed the bilateral sport cooperation between the two organizations and methods of strengthening them in the future.

The meeting was also attended by Mr. Balint Vekassy, the Secretary General of Hungarian Olympic Committee.

The QOC Secretary General was visiting the Hungarian capital to attend the World Judo Championships which concluded on Sunday after brought together 661 athletes (men and women) , representing 118 countries.

It is worth mentioning that, Qatar will be the host nation of the IJF 2023 Judo World Championships, which is a qualifying event to the Paris 2024 Summer Olympic Games.

Source: Qatar Olympic Committee

ZAGREB – The Qatar Olympic team concluded its preparatory camp in Zagreb, capital of Croatia as part of their preparations for the AFC U-23 Cup qualifiers which will start in October.

During the training camp, the Olympic team played three friendly matches, where they got better of Malta 5-0 in the first match and suffered 1-0 defeat from both Croatia and Bosnia.

The Olympic team experienced perfect training camp in Croatia , played against strong opponents in these friendlies and will raise the scale of challenge to qualify for the AFC U-23 finals.

Source: Qatar Olympic Committee

CAIRO – The Qatari shooting team won the bronze medal for the teams in the men’s Trap competition in the Arab championship competitions currently held in Egypt and concludes on Saturday, with the participation of more than three hundred male and female shooters representing 15 Arab teams.

Qatar won the bronze medal in the men’s Trap through the shooters Saeed Abu Shareb, Nasser Al Humaidi and Rashid Al Athba during the competition, which witnessed a great challenge among the best teams participating in the tournament, with the gold medal for Egypt, while the Kuwaiti team won the silver medal.

With the conclusion of the Trap competition for teams and the achievement of a bronze medal and the mixed pistol team, in which Osama Al Shaiba and Nasra Muhammad participated in the fourth place, Al Adaam Mission will have finished all the competitions within the Arab Championship program after winning six colored medals, including 3 gold medals that came from Reem Al Sharshani The womens single skeet competition, Rashid Saleh Al Athba and Reem Al Sharshani in the mixed skeet competition, and Aisha Al Suwaidi in the air rifle competition, one silver medal by Rashid Saleh Al Athba in the mens single skeet competition, and two bronze medals by Rashid Saleh Al Athba, Masoud Saleh Al Athba and Ali Al Ishaq in the team skeet competition, Rashid Hamad Al Athba, Nasser Ali Al Hamidi and Saeed Hamad Abu Shareb in the dirt teams competition.

Chairman of the National Shooting Teams Committee, Ali Saeed Al Mannai, praised the successes of Al Adam shooters during their participation in the Arab Championship competitions, ascending the podiums and raising the Qatari flag in this important Arab forum.

Source: Qatar Olympic Committee

DOHA, – HE President of Qatar Olympic Committee Sheikh Joaan bin Hamad Al-Thani on Tuesday crowned Al Shamal team champions of the third Arab Super Cup for handball 2021 after defeating Al Gharafa 23-22 in the Qatari affairs final held at Duhail Sports Hall.

At the victory ceremony , HE Sheikh Joaan bin Hamad Al-Thani awarded the championship cup to the Al Shamal Captain Abdullah Hafiz, as IHF President Hassan Mostafa handed over the gold medals to Al Shamal players and the silver medals to Al Gharafa players.

During the halftime break , HE President of Qatar Olympic Committee Sheikh Joaan bin Hamad Al-Thani and Mr. Mohammed Al Monea , the President of Arab Handball Association have mutually exchanged the Souvenir shields with the attendance of Mr. Ahmed Al Shaabi, the president of Qatar Handball Association .

It is worth mentioning that , Al Shamal was crowned champion of the 15th Arab Handball Championship for Cup winners, which was held in Tunisia last year. Al Shamal beat Al Arabi in the final 33-31.

Source: Qatar Olympic Committee

CAIRO Qatari shooter Aisha Al Suwaidi won the gold medal in the ten meter air rifle competition at the Arab Shooting Championship, which is currently being held in Cairo, with the participation of a large group of more than thirty female athletes representing twelve teams.

Aisha Al Suwaidi grabbed the gold medal among the eight best participants in the competition, two Egyptians, Al Zahra Shaaban and Hadeer Al Sayed, came in second and third places, respectively.

In a press statement after the victory, the Qatari shooter expressed her happiness for winning the gold medal in the ten-meter air rifle competition. She said that the competition was strong, especially in the final round, “but I succeeded in achieving first place and gold.”

Al-Suwaidi gifted the gold to her coach, noting that he made great efforts with her during training at the Lusail Shooting Complex until this achievement was achieved in the Arab Championship, which is the focus of everyone’s attention.

For her part, Al Anoud Matar Al-Nuaimi, a member of the National Teams Committee, congratulated Aisha Al-Suwaidi and the Shooting Association. She said that Qatari archery always proves its competencies in all Arab, Asian and international forums.

Al Nuaimi praised the outstanding participation of the two shooters, Matara Al-Asiri (in eighth place) and promising Shahd Al Darwish (in sixth place), and said that they gave an outstanding performance and a good future awaits them.

Source: Qatar Olympic Committee

DOHA – Qatar defeated Oman 1-0 at the Jassim Bin Hamad Stadium to seal top spot in Group E of the Asian Qualifiers for the FIFA World Cup Qatar 2022 and AFC Asian Cup China 2023 on Monday.

The result leaves Qatar with 22 points, 10 points ahead of second-placed Oman, who still have two games to play – against Afghanistan on Friday and Bangladesh four days later.

Oman, who lost 2-1 to Qatar in October 2019, started the match strongly and were unlucky not to find the back of the net within the first minute after Abdul Aziz Al Muqbali’s shot from inside the area was easily saved by goalkeeper Saad Al Sheeb.

That would prove to be Oman’s only meaningful attempt at goal as Qatar imposed their authority in the game with Hatim Abdelaziz and captain Hasan Al Haydos marshaling the midfield.

Felix Sanchez’s men came close to scoring in the seventh minute when Abdelkarim Hassan lost his marker inside the area but the midfielder wasted the opportunity when he fired his effort just wide.

It was a one sided affair as Qatar continued to pile on the pressure but their finishing in front of goal left much to be desired as Mohammed Muntari and Hassan Al Heidos both wasted opportunities to score.

Oman continued to frustrate their opponents as Branko Ivankovic’s men foiled Qatar’s every attempt at goal with Al Haydos given no room to operate inside the final third.

However, Oman resistance finally cracked when they conceded a penalty in the 39th minute following a foul on Almoez Ali as Al Haydos struck coolly from the spot to give Qatar a 1-0 lead going into the break.

Oman began the second half very much in a defensive mode as Qatar started aggressively in a bid to extend their lead.

Salah Al Yahyai, however, had a good chance to draw Oman level in the 52nd minute when he collected the ball just inside the box following a swift counter attacking move but Abdelkarim Hassan was quick to foil his attempt.

Oman’s confidence grew as the match wore on but the equaliser was out of reach as Qatar held on for the win.

Source: Qatar Olympic Committee

DOHA, (QNA) – In the presence of HE President of the Qatar Olympic Committee (QOC) Sheikh Joaan bin Hamad Al-Thani, the International Swimming Federation (FINA) General Congress elected Husain Al Musallam of Kuwait as the new FINA President until 2025, during its meeting on Saturday at the Sheraton Hotel Doha.

HE President of the Olympic Council of Asia (OCA) Sheikh Ahmad Al Fahad Al Ahmad Al Sabah, HE Second Vice-President of QOC Dr. Thani bin Abdulrahman Al Kuwari, HE QOC Secretary-General Jassim bin Rashid Al Buainain, FINA President Julio Maglione, President of the International Handball Federation Dr. Hassan Mustafa, President of the Qatar Swimming Association Khalil Al Jaber, FINA members, and representatives of the swimming continental and national federations attended the General Congress.

HE President of the QOC Sheikh Joaan bin Hamad Al-Thani welcomed the attendees, expressing his thanks and gratitude to the FINA for granting Qatar to host the General Congress.

FINA President Dr. Julio Maglione honored HE QOC President Sheikh Joaan bin Hamad Al-Thani in appreciation of the support and efforts of His Excellency and the State of Qatar hosting many FINA events and tournaments. Also, FINA President honored HE the QOC Secretary-General Jassim bin Rashid Al Buainain.

On the sidelines of the meeting , HE President of the Qatar Olympic Committee (QOC) , Sheikh Joaan bin Hamad Al-Thani met with HE Pere Miro, Deputy Director General for relations with the Olympic Movement at the IOC. They reviewed the bilateral cooperation between the QOC and the IOC and the means of enhancing them in the upcoming stage.

Source: Qatar Olympic Committee

CIARO – The Qatari shooting team impressively clinched the gold medal in the mixed skeet event on Sunday at the ongoing Arab shooting championship 2021 in Egypt and which will continue until June 12, with the participation of more than 300 shooters representing 15 Arab teams.

Qatar’s gold medal was secured in the mixed skeet competition by shooters Rashid Saleh Al Athba and Reem Al Sharshani, to be the fourth medal in the skeet competition achieved by the Qatari team in the tournament.

Earlier during the competition Qatar’s Rashid Saleh Al Athba, Masoud Saleh Al Athba and Ali Al Ishaq won the bronze medal in the team event which was won by the Kuwaiti shooters. Saudi Arabia won the silver medal.

On Friday, Qatar shooting team opened its campaign in the Championship by winning a gold medal and a silver. Prominent Qatari shooter Reem Al Sharshani clinched the gold medal in the women skeet event, as her team-mate, Rashid Saleh Al Athba grabbed the silver medal in the Men skeet event.

Source: Qatar Olympic Committee

Berlin, Brazil captain Casemiro suggested the entire Selecao squad are united against hosting the upcoming Copa America, the Deutsche Presse Agentur (DPA) reported.

The 2021 Copa America is scheduled to take place in Brazil, starting June 13, following CONMEBOL’s decision to relocate the event.

Postponed from 2020 because of the coronavirus pandemic, the Copa America had been due to be shared between Colombia and Argentina, though both countries were removed as co-hosts following respective political and Covid-19 issues.

Brazil have been awarded hosting rights in pursuit of back-to-back titles, despite being one of the country’s worst hit by the COVID-19 health crisis.

Prior to Friday’s 2-0 win over Ecuador in World Cup qualifying, Brazil head coach Tite could not guarantee the participation of his side at the showpiece event on home soil, promising to shed more light on the situation following Tuesday’s fixture against Paraguay.

After Brazil preserved their perfect record in qualifying following five wins from five games, Casmeiro was asked about the team’s reported stance.

“We cannot talk about the Copa America, even if everyone knows what our opinion is,” Casemiro told TV Globo post-game. “But we can’t talk about it, everyone knows that we think.

“It is very clear what we think about the Copa America, but now we have to respect certain hierarchies. It is clear that we want to express ourselves about it, but unfortunately now we cannot.”

Casemiro, whose Brazil are due to face Paraguay before their scheduled Copa America opener against Venezuela on June 13, added: “We are not going to talk about this, Tite already told how the opinion is.

“As the captain and leader, we already have our position. We want to talk but now is not the moment to do it.

“I’m not the only one, it’s not only the European players [against hosting], we are all. When someone speaks, everybody does it, or Tite, or coaching staff. We have to be unified.”

Neymar and Richarlison were both on target in the second half as Brazil stayed perfect on the road to Qatar 2022.

Brazil – in Group B for the Copa America, alongside Colombia, Peru, Ecuador and Venezuela – have won their opening five games in a World Cup qualifying campaign since 1970.

Source: Bahrain News Agency