The Qatari beach volleyball team, consisting of the duo Ahmed Tejan and Sherif Younis, won the title of the world tour hosted by the Maldives, after defeating its American counterpart by two clean sets in the final, 20/15 and 20/17.The tournament witnessed the participation of the best 16-ranked teams, which is one of the world...
Cherif, Tijan clinch second win in a row
Qatar’s Cherif Younousse and Ahmed Tijan yesterday clinched second win in a row at the FIVB Beach Volleyball World Championships after blanking their American opponents in Rome, Italy. The Olympic medalists looked in outstanding form as they prevailed over Taylor Sander and Taylor Crabb 21-14, 21-15 to retain top spot in Pool D. The World...
AVC INTERNATIONAL REFEREEING CANDIDATE COURSE IN QATAR CONCLUDES ON HIGH NOTE
The AVC International Refereeing Candidate Course came to a fruitful close at Radisson Blue Hotel in Doha, Qatar on Thursday evening, with Mr. Ali Bin Ghanem Al-Kuwari, President of the West Asia Volleyball Association, and WAVA Secretary General Mr. Mohammed Salem Al-Kuwari jointly presiding over the closing ceremony. Course Director Mr. Waleed Abdelsamad ,FIVB Referee...
Cherif, Tijan win silver in Jurmala
Qatar’s Cherif Younousse and Ahmed Tijan celebrate with the trophy after the final of the Volleyball World Beach Pro Tour Jurmala Elite 16 tournament in Latvia on Sunday. The Qatari duo went down fighting in a thrilling final against Paolo Nicolai and Sam Cottafava, with the scores reading 16-21, 27-25, 15-12 in favour of the...
WAVA’S FIRST AVC INTERNATIONAL REFEREEING CANDIDATE COURSE GETS UNDER WAY IN QATAR
The AVC International Refereeing Candidate Course got under way on Friday evening at Radisson Blue Hotel, with Mr Mohammed Salem Al-Kuwari, Secretary General of the West Asia Volleyball Association (WAVA), presiding. Being held between June 3 and 9 and organized by WAVA for the first time, the course is supervised by Mr Walled Abdul Samad,...
QATAR WIN VOLLEYBALL GOLD AT GCC GAMES
Qatar’s volleyball players celebrate after winning the gold medal at the GCC Games in Kuwait yesterday. In their final round robin match, Qatar beat the UAE 25-14, 25-14 25-16 to finish their campaign with five consecutive victories and without dropping single game. At the end of day 12 of the regional Games, Qatar are in...
Qatar volleyball team defeat Bahrain at GCC Games
Qatar volleyball team set a new GCC record by earning their fourth consecutive victory with a 3-0 margin. Yesterday, they defeated Bahrain 25-21, 25-19, 25-23 to get closer to title. Qatar, who also blanked Kuwait, Oman and Saudi Arabia with same score-lines, lead the contest with 12 points followed by Bahrain, who have nine...
Team Qatar book place in Beach Volleyball World Championships Rome 2022
Qatar’s World No. 1 ranked beach volleyball duo Cherif Younousse and Ahmed Tijan qualified for the Rome 2022 World Championship which will be held from June 10-19. Tokyo 2020 bronze medallists Cherif and Ahmed will lead a list of 48 men’s pairs at the World Championship, which will also see star players in the calibre...
AL KUWARI CHAIRS WEST ASIAN VOLLEYBALL FEDERATION MEETING IN KUWAIT
The Board of Directors of the West Asian Volleyball Association (WAVA) held its third meeting at the Jumeirah Hotel in Kuwait on the sidelines of the ongoing GCC Games, yesterday. The meeting was chaired by the President of Qatar and West Asian Volleyball Federations Ali bin Ghanem Al Kuwari. Al Kuwari said, “During the meeting,...
Conclusion of the Pro Tour Doha Challenge 2022
Poland’s Michal Bryl and Bartosz Losiak won the Beach Pro Tour Doha Challenge 2022 at the Al Gharafa Beach Volleyball Courts on Saturday. The second seeds dominated Italy’s Paolo Nicolai and Samuele Cottafava, seeded ninth, in the final, winning 21-18, 21-15. This was the duo’s second triumph this season, following their win in the Tlaxcala...