Qatar’s beach volleyball duo Cherif Younousse and Ahmed Tijan won the gold medal at the Aichi–Nagoya 2026 Asian Games in Japan after defeating Indonesia in the final.
The victory secured their third consecutive Asian Games title, following gold medals at Jakarta 2018 and Hangzhou 2022, adding another milestone to Qatar’s volleyball achievements.
Cherif and Ahmed completed an impressive campaign, topping their group before overcoming Vietnam in the Round of 16, Iran in the quarter-finals and Thailand in the semi-finals, then securing gold against Indonesia.
The triumph reinforces Qatar’s leading position in Asian beach volleyball and adds to Team Qatar’s medal tally at the Games.