Category: World Sports

Fares Ibrahim wins Qatar’s first Olympic gold medal

Tokyo: Qatar’s Fares Ibrahim made history winning the country’s first Olympic gold medal in weightlifting competitions on Saturday.   Fares Ibrahim put up 177kg in the snatch before sliding into the clean and jerk and setting an Olympic record in that lift with a weight of 225kg.   Venezuela’s Keydomar Vallenilla Sanchez took the silver medal while Georgia’s Anton Pliesnoi

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Barshim qualifies for High Jump final

Tokyo: Qatar’s two-time world champion Mutaz Barshim lived up to the high expectations and qualified for the final of Men’s High Jump event at Tokyo 2020 Summer Olympic Games. In the qualifications held at the Olympic Stadium on Friday, Barshim cleared 2.28m to secure his spot in the finals to be staged on Sunday. A bronze medallist in 2012 and

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Qatar Goodwood Festival continues on Day 3

LADY BOWTHORPE lands G1 Qatar Nassau StakesIn presence of His Excellency Mr Yousef bin Ali Al Khater, Ambassador of the State of Qatar to the United Kingdom, the events of the 2021 renewal of the Qatar Goodwood Festival continued on Thursday, 29 July. …

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Athletics stars carry Qatar’s hopes

Tokyo – Qatar’s hopes of winning an Olympic medal in Tokyo 2020 Olympics will rest on its athletics stars who will begin their campaign in the games on Friday.After winning the bronze medal in London 2012 Olympics and the silver medal in Rio 2016 Olymp…

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On Day 2 of Qatar Goodwood Festival

Arabian excellence remains QatariKhalifa Bin Sheail Al Kuwari’s LADY PRINCESS wins GR1 PA Qatar International StakesAl Shaqab Racing’s ARMOR takes Gr3 Markel Molecomb StakesThe second day of the QREC-sponsored Qatar Goodwood Festival came with a massiv…

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