The second periodic meeting of the heads of the volleyball bodies in the Qatari clubs was held yesterday evening at the meeting hall of the Qatar Volleyball Association. The meeting was chaired by Ali Bin Ghanim Al Kuwari, Chairman of the Board of Directors, in the presence of Secretary General Yousef Ahmed Kanoo, Board Member...
Amir Attends Beach Volleyball Final
The Amir HH Sheikh Tamim bin Hamad al Thani attended the ANOC World Beach Games’ volleyball final between Qatar and the US, in Doha on Wednesday. The Father Amir HH Sheikh Hamad bin Khalifa al Thani and HH Sheikha Moza bint Nasser also attended the match. Qatar signed off with a silver while the US...
Sheikh Joaan bin Hamad honors the Qatar team with silver medals
Cherif Younousse’s heroics narrowly fell short as Qatar went down fighting to the USA 18-21, 24-26 in a dramatic men’s beach volleyball gold medal match at the ANOC World Beach Games on Wednesday.There was no space left at the Katara Cultural Village court on the beachfront with an equally large crowd watching the exciting proceedings...
Sterling Qatar punch past Poland to zoom into men’s volleyball final
Qatar tamed a strong but raw Poland in straight sets 24-22, 21-15 to a great delight of home fans and will play the USA for the gold medal of the men’s 4×4 beach volleyball at the ANOC World Beach Games 2019 at the Katara Cultural Village on Wednesday.At the Al Gharafa Club facility after the...
Younousse, Elmajid power Qatar into volleyball semis
Cherif Younousse and Seifeddine Elmajid mustered 27 points together and steered hosts Qatar into the men’s 4×4 beach volleyball semi-finals with a facile 21-13, 21-18 victory against Chile at the ANOC World Beach Games on Monday.Younousse knows well his role in the team after his FIVB Beach World Tour partner Ahmed Tijan sustained a leg...
Qatar beat US and Germany to reach quarter-finals
Cherif Younousse guided hosts Qatar into the quarter-finals of the 4×4 volleyball at the ANOC World Beach Games 2019 yesterday.At the Gharafa Sports Complex, Younousse scored match-high 10 points in Qatar’s 2-0 (21-18 21-15) win over Germany, their third win in the competition. Attacker Ziad Benlouaer also chipped in with six points and Seifeddine Elmajid scored...
Sheikh Joaan opens inaugural ANOC World Beach Games
The President of Qatar Olympic Committee (QOC), H E Sheikh Joaan bin Hamad Al Thani yesterday declared the first edition of ANOC World Beach Games Qatar 2019 open at an impressive opening ceremony at Katara Amphitheatre. “I declare the ANOC World Beach Games Qatar 2019 open and I wish all the athletes success,” H E...
Younousse guides Qatar to opening victory
Cherif Younousse guided Qatar to register a come-from-behind victory over Indonesia in their first match of the beach 4×4 volleyball campaign in the ANOC World Beach Games at Al Gharafa Complex yesterday.With the crowd cheering for home team, Younousse contributed 15 points to emerge the top-scorer of the match as Qatar won 2-1 (16-21, 21-14,...
Qatar all set to host World Beach Games from today
The finishing touches have been made to the venues, and many of the 1,300 athletes have arrived for the inaugural ANOC World Beach Games Qatar 2019, which gets underway today and will run until October 16. Almost 100 countries will be competing across four specially created venues that will host Olympic medallists, world champions and...
Free entry for fans in ANOC World Beach Games Qatar 2019
The Association of National Olympic Committees (ANOC) World Beach Games Qatar 2019 has announced that the public can enter the stadiums and attend the games for free.Qatar Olympic Committee Director of Marketing and Communications Sheikha Asma al Thani said that it’s a pleasure to give everyone the opportunity to participate in one way or another...