Asian Continental Cup qualifiers Jefferson Santos Pereira and Cherif Younousse of Qatar brightened their chances of advancing to the knock-out stage of the Rio Olympic Games men’s beach volleyball with a gritty come-from-behind victory over FIVB World Tour veterans Adrian Gavira and Pablo Herrera of Spain on Monday. At the picturesque Copacabana Beach arena, Pereira and...
Rio 2016: Qatar go down fighting to USA
atar’s beach volleyball team of Jefferson Pereira and Cherif Younousse, who are making their debut in Olympics, went down fighting 16-21, 16-21 to leading US pair of Jake Gibb and Casey Patterson in their opening match at the Copacabana Beach Arena here on Saturday. The Qatari duo, who are drawn in Pool F will next...
Qatari beach volleyball players raring to go
Qatar beach volleyball team coach Pedro Paulo Costa and his pair of Jefferson Santos Pereira and Cherif Younnouse are eagerly waiting for the start of the men’s competition in the 2016 Rio Olympic Games at the majestic Copacabana Beach on August 6. After facing numerous ups and downs, including a change of partner, the 27-year-old Pereira finally settled with younger teammate...
Sandstormers ready for Rio Olympics
As beach volleyball commemorates its 20th anniversary as an Olympic sport, debutants Qatar look for their own share of joy at the Games in Rio. Qatar’s Jefferson Pereira and Cherif Younousse, who made the Olympic cut by winning the Asian Volleyball Confederation’s Continental Cup in Australia, are relishing the prospect of playing at the exotic Copacabana...
Eager to take beach volleyball to masses
Beach volleyball is yet to become truly popular in the country, but the Qatar Volleyball Association (QVA) is striving hard to take it to the masses. Though the country had its first tryst with the sport at the 2006 Asian Games, it picked up only after the launch of the Qatar Beach Volleyball Academy (QBVA) at...
Piazza steps down as Qatar head coach
The Qatar Volleyball Association (QVA) and national head coach Roberto Piazza mutually agreed to part ways last week. Piazza, who replaced Argentinian Juan Manuel Cichello in March on a one-year deal, was relieved of his duties after the Italian expressed his interest to return to his country, where he has spent most of his two-decade coaching...
Victorious Qatar team arrives
Qatar beach volleyball team which qualified for the Rio Olympics pose for a picture at Hamad International Airport on arrival from Australia yesterday. Officials of Qatar Volleyball Association received the victorious team at the airport. Qatar will be represented at an Olympic Games beach volleyball tournament for the first time after their men’s teams won...
Qatar end debut FIVB World League season with win over Puerto Rico
Qatar completed their debut World League appearance on a high, after shutting out Puerto Rico 3-0 (25-22, 25-23, 25-16) in Group 3 action. Neither team could qualify to next weekend’s Final Four in Frankfurt, but Puerto Rico needed the win to avoid finishing the last NORCECA team in the Group 3 standings. Qatar’s block once...
Qatar qualify for Rio Olympics men’s beach volleyball
Qatar topped giant-slayers China in the men’s final of the AVC Continental Cup and earned a ticket for the upcoming Rio Olympic Games beach volleyball. At the Cairns Esplanade, Australia on Sunday, Qatar’s both pairs dropped the opening set but rallied brilliantly to subdue the rivals 2-0 and clinch the coveted title. Hosts Australia won...
Qatar grabs the first ever victory in FIVB World League
Bojan Djukic scored match high 18 points as Qatar beat Tunisia 3-1 (25-22, 25-20, 23-25, 25-20) in Pool A3 in FIVB World League 2016 on Sunday. This was the first-ever encounter between the nations and Qatar registered first and historic win in FIVB World League. Qatar started the match with great determination after suffering two...