Qatar may not face a team similar to the style and strength of Cameroon at the Incheon Asian Games to be held from September 19 to October 4, but the two friendly games against them helped the Gulf nation’s new coach Juan Manuel Cichello rightly analyse his men. Cichello steadily spurred the team from the...
Qatari spikers have intensive camp for Asian Games
The Qatar volleyball team, aiming nothing short of the gold medal in the upcoming Asian Games, has been undergoing intensive training under new Argentinian coach Juan Manuel Cichello. With the team already in the camp in Doha since June 15, it is now time to test the preparations against visiting Cameroon. The African team, which...
Qatar to meet Cameroun in friendly
The Qatari volleyball team will meet Cameroun in a friendly volleyball match, here tonight at 9:30 PM in the QVA Hall . Cameroun Team is currently in Doha for preparatory camp during which they will play a number of matches, The team will participate in the FIVB World Championship – Poland 2014 (Aug 30 – Sep 21). On the...
Qatar to host men’s FIVB Beach Volleyball Open
The first of two tournaments for men this year and one of eleven FIVB Open events on the 2014 FIVB Beach Volleyball World Tour schedule, Doha, Qatar will present the inaugural FIVB Doha Open from November 4 to 8. It will be the first time that Doha has hosted a FIVB World Tour event. This...
Setting standards
BEING the first elected president of the game’s governing body FIVB, Dr Ary S Graca’s challenges are manifold. Since succeeding China’s Jizhong Wei as FIVB chief in September, 2012, Graca had laid down a specific plan to promote volleyball as a core Olympic sport and valuable partner for the Olympic Movement. A former Brazil international,...
Qatar national team starts training
After an extended break, the Qatar national team had started training for the new season on June 15. New national coach Juan Manuel Cichello, who kept a close vigil on the players during the season-ending Emir’s Cup, had given the players a month-long break. The training camp is held at the Qatar Volleyball Association’s indoor hall....
HH Emir Volleyball Cup Coverage
HH Emir Volleyball Cup Season 2013/2014 (May 13 – 18) Games Schedule: Quarter Finals: Tuesday May 13 Police 3 X Al Sadd 0 (Sets: 28-26, 25-19 & 25-19) Al Shamal 1 X Al Ahli 3 (Sets: 22-25, 25-20, 22-25 & 22-25) Wednesday May 14 Al Arabi 3 X El Jaish 0 (Sets: 25-22, 25-17 &...
Al Arabi win inaugural Qatar Cup
Al Arabi Club returned to the champion’s circle after two years of setbacks and disappointments as they lifted the newly-launched Qatar Cup with a four-set victory against resurgent El Jaish. At their home court on Friday, it appeared that Al Arabi might have to wait for some more time for a title as they lost...
Qatar Volleyball Cup Coverage
Qatar Volleyball Cup Season 2013/2014 (April 25 – May 2) Al Rayyan X Al Arabi (Best of 3) El Jaish X Police (Best of 3) Final Game: Friday 2nd of May 2014 Live Coverage: Facebook – Fb.com/QatarVolleyball Twitter – Twitter.com/QatarVolleyball
QVA League: Al Rayyan retains the title
Al Rayyan sports club claimed the title of Qatar Volleyball League after beating Police 3-1 on Monday. Al Rayyan showed a widely-praised performance on Monday to defeat Police 19-25 31-29 26-24 25-23 at the indoor hall of Al Arabi Sports Club. Mohammad Ali Al Mohannadi, Secretary General of the Qatar Volleyball Association crowned the winning...