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Seoul named host of FIFA Fan Festival during World Cup

Seoul, Seoul has been selected as one of six global hosts of the FIFA Fan Festival, a public viewing event during the World Cup that will also feature live performances and other entertainment.   FIFA announced Tuesday that Seoul will be joined by London, Mexico City, Rio de Janeiro, Sao Paulo and Dubai in hosting satellite fan events during the

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Racing Season Kicks off on Wednesday at QREC

H.H. The Amir Sword Festival most coveted racing event in Qatar   Issa Al Mohannadi: Partnership continues with Daam, Longines and sponsors   548 races at Al Rayyan and Al Uqda concluded on 24 April The Qatar Racing and Equestrian Club (QREC) has announced the horse racing programme of the new season, which begins next Wednesday with the Al Ghariya

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Nada Radwan wins women’s gold at Arab Golf Championship

Tunisia: Qatar’s Nada Radwan claimed the gold medal of women’s event at the 2022 Arab Golf Championships held in Tunisia with participation of 100 players from 11 countries.   Nada Radwan took the first place ahead of Alia Al Emadi of United Arab Emirates in the second place while Kenza Ladhari of Tunisia finished third.   Mohamed Faisal Al Naimi,

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Rashid Al-Athba qualifies to Paris 2024 Olympics

Osijek, Croatia: Qatar’s Rashid Al-Athba qualified to Paris 2024 Olympics after claiming the bronze medal of men’s skeet event at ISSF World Championship Shotgun 2022 in Osijek, Croatia on Sunday.   A perfect medal round saw Egypt’s Azmy Mehelba score 40 out of 40 to claim the skeet shooting world title.   Three-time Olympic gold medallist Vincent Hancock missed just

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Fares Ibrahim to participate in Asian Weightlifting Championship

Manama: The 2022 Asian Weightlifting Championship began in Manama, Bahrain on October 06.   Qatar’s 96-kilogram Olympic champion Fares Ibrahim will participate in the event after moving up to the 102s and will do battle with 2016 Olympic Champion Ruslan Nurudinov of Uzbekistan.   The event brings together 246 players from 33 countries including Qatar, Bangladesh, Brunei, China, India, Iran,

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Team Qatar to participate in WAFF U-23 Championship

Amman: The West Asian Football Federation (WAFF) has announced that team Qatar will participate in the 2022 WAFF U-23 Championship to be held in Jeddah, Saudi Arabia from November 03 to 18.   The event will bring together 9 teams including Qatar, Syria, Iraq, Oman, Kuwait, Lebanon, Bahrain, Yemen and hosts Saudi Arabia.   The WAFF also confirmed that the

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Bahrain to play Iraq on Friday in 2023 AFC U17 Asian Cup Qualifiers

Manama, Bahrain will take Iraq, tomorrow, Friday, in their fourth and last Group C game of the 2023 AFC U17 Asian Cup Qualifiers.   The match will kick off at 4 pm (5 pm Oman local time) at the Sultan Qaboos Sports Complex stadium, in Muscat, the Sultanate of Oman.   The national team hope to achieve a positive result

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