Message from the President P02 Sheikh Joaan bin Hamad crowned the champions P42 P04 Ulsan Hyundai wins AFC Champions League P44 Team Qatar in focus: P10 Doha saved AFC Champions League Upcoming events of national teams Qatar organizes the best Judo Masters P46 P12 IJF president lauds Qatar’s abilities Committee P48 Sheikh Joaan meets International Judo P14 Federation president The Olympic Charter Chapter 4 P50 Sheikh Joaan receives Prince Abdulaziz P16 In an interview with Al Adaam Magazine: P54 QOC President participates in IOC informal meeting P18 of Directors of the Qatar Press Center P20 Sports nutrition supplements Taskforce holds P58 vice-president Aamal QPSC, Ibin Ajayan Projects sign an agreement P22 MOPH measures ensure safe organization of with QOC to support Team Qatar athletes local and international sports events during P60 QOC, Msheireb Properties sign partnership P24 Content agreement P62 amidst celebrations P26 virtually and launches its new website Abdulrahman Abdulqader: P64 A journey of amazing achievements that began QOC to organise exceptional edition of P28 by chance Flag Relay P66 Your Gateway to an Enduring Legacy P30 Grand Prix in Italy Team Qatar stars ready for Tokyo Olympics Al-Adaam to Tokyo: P34 P68 the Tokyo Olympic Games Qatar Olympic Academy P70 Team Qatar among the world’s best P38 8 teams P72 P40 The state of Qatar has succeeded in limiting the This step reflects the important role of national companies in supporting Qatar's sport as they are and has once again proved its position as a vibrant committed to their social responsibility, raising the nation and a beating heart for the world's sports level of Qatar's elite athletes and helping them achieve movement. more accomplishments to do us proud in the upcoming international events. Over the first few months of 2021, the state of Qatar hosted a huge number of international events in light On the other hand, the QOC signed a partnership its 2021 calendar of sports events which features agreement with Msheireb Properties. The agreement 63 events including 6 world events, 30 international will strengthen the cooperation between the two sides events in addition some other Asian, gulf and local in several areas including sports, institutional and events. community fields. It will also promote tourism and the culture of sport in Qatar. In cooperation and coordination with the concerned health authorities, the QOC has put in place some As the countdown to Tokyo 2020 Olympics has begun, Team Qatar athletes who secured their spots in the of Covid-19 pandemic and ensure all participants in Games have geared up their preparations for the these sporting events are safe. Olympic quest amid of great ambitions to get the best possible results in this mega sports event. In the context of Qatar's achievement-based approach, the global capital of sport provided more We are keen to achieve our local and global sports goals, evidence of its readiness to host the 2022 FIFA World wishing all the best for our national teams in their Cup by inaugurating the "Ahmed bin Ali" Stadium, upcoming events. We also hope that sport and athletes the fourth 2022 FIFA World Cup stadium, to assure can continue to play their part in their community that it will leave no stone unturned to prepare for an development and power the change thanks to their exceptional edition of World Cup for the first time in constructive human values. Middle East and Arab world. Joaan bin Hamad Al Thani As its sports strategy is inclusive and relevant President to 2030 National Vision, the QOC signed two Qatar Olympic Committee agreements with Aamal QPSC and Ibn Ajayan Projects, under which the two companies joined the Team Qatar Supporters Program. The support of two companies will contribute to providing the optimal environment for preparing elite athletes for major tournaments. p p Team Qatar stars shine during first quarter of 2021 Curtains come down on Rashid Saleh wins Skeet's gold in Musab Adam joined the list of Team Qatar 2021 Doha World Judo Masters Morocco Shotgun Grand Prix stars who had previously qualified for the The 2021 edition of Doha World Judo Qatar's Rashid Saleh Al-Athba won the Tokyo Olympics, namely Mutaz Barshim in Masters was held at Lusail Arena from gold medal of skeet event at Morocco the high jump, Abdelrahman Samba in the January 11-13. About 400 athletes, including Shotgun Grand Prix. Under the supervision 400-meter hurdles race, Ashraf Al Saifi in 215 men and 185 women from 70 countries of International Shooting Sport Federation the hammer throw and Abu Bakr Haidar in representing five continental federations (ISSF), the event was held at Moroccan city the 800-meter race. participated in the 200,000 euros of Tetouan from January 28 to February 6. total-prize-money event. Rashid Saleh Al Athba was third when he For Qatar's representative, Morad Zemouri qualified the final of the competition. He and Khalil Rebahi, the three-day tournament participated in the tournament along with provided the much-needed experience which players from Spain, Russia, Azerbaijan, will come handy in the future. the UAE and others. The two-day skeet competition saw exciting challenges from While Zemouri was edged out in the first the first day until the end of the second day round by Germany's Dominic Russell in the and the final round. under 81kg category, Rebahi meanwhile was eliminated by Portugal's Anri Egutidze in the The Qatari national shooting team included same category. Rashid Saleh Al Athba, Hassan Al Manai, Ali Ishaq, Mohammed Al Kuwari, Mohamed Al Rumaihi, Saeed Bu Shareb, Norah Al Ali and Rashid Hamad Al Athba. Musab Adam qualifies for Tokyo Olympics 2020 for the Tokyo Olympics 2020, in the 1500-meter race, after clocking a time of 3.32.41 minutes during the qualifying race that was held on February 14 in cooperation with the Qatar Athletics Federation, Aspire Academy and Aspetar. The Summer Olympic Games will be held in Tokyo from July 30 to August 8 this year. p4 p5 Cherif & Ahmed win Doha Beach Al Shahrani wins Qatar Open Mohammed Saeed Haidan, who combined Volleyball Cup Amateur Championship with Quick Step for a flawless and swift After placing third, fifth and 17th in their Qatar's Ali Al Shahrani won the 35th (58.12secs) round. previous three starts on home sand, Cherif Qatar Open Amateur Championship, which Younousse and Ahmed Tijan finally finished concluded on February 27 at the Doha Salmeen Sultan Al Suwaidi on Guilder’s atop a podium in the Qatari capital in Golf Club. Empire of the Sun; (59.06secs) was second, February by winning the US$5,000 Doha and Ali Mohammed Al Marri riding Apollon du Beach Volleyball Cup at the Al Gharrafa A total of 108 golfers kook part in the three- Banney (59.86secs) finished third. Beach Complex. day event, with the winner earning a place at Commercial Bank Qatar Masters. Seeded first in the 16-team main draw, Saleh Ali Al Kaabi and Ruan Jordaan finished Cherif and Ahmed posted a 2-0 (21-15, second. Tom Sweigart occupied the fourth 21-19) gold medal win in 34 minutes over place followed by Jaham Al Kuwari. second-seeded Yves Haussener and Quentin Metral of Switzerland in the first FIVB World Ali Al Shahrani expressed his happiness after Tour meeting between the two teams. winning the title of the Qatar Open Amateur Championship. He also congratulated his After the final match, Ali Ghanim Al Kuwari, Qatari teammates for the good results President of the Qatar Volleyball Association achieved during the tournament, which handed over the trophy and gold medals to witnessed strong competitions between the Qatari players. all participants. Team Qatar riders shine in Longines they made during the event. Team Qatar Hathab Big Tour also participated in Katara Beach Volleyball Hamad Nasser Al Qadi, who recently claimed Cup where Qatar's duo of Mahmoud Essam the HH Amir Cup sword, was back again and Zeyed Abdulmajeed qualified to the riding to glory this time with Gibria-B to win quarterfinal. They lost to Murat Giginoglu the Longines Hathab Big Tour held alongside Volkan Gögtepe of Turkey 2-0. CHI Al Shaqab at the expansive outdoor Longines Arena of Al Shaqab late February. Finishing a close second was Faleh Suwead Al Ajami on Ulano in 37.10secs while Hamad’s brother Saeed Nasser Al Qadi took the third spot on the podium. Saeed rode Andreas SPB Z needing 31.71secs to finish Earlier, the Hathab Open Class (1.15/1.20m) Against the clock Table A, FEI Art. 238.2.1 was won by another well-known Qatari rider p6 p7 Qatar's Rashid Sahel claims Skeet bronze In men's doubles event, Khalil Al Mohannadi in ISSF World Cup Qatar’s Rashid Saleh claimed the bronze against Iran's Noshad Alamiyan and Nima medal of men's skeet event in the Alamian. International Shooting Sport Federation (ISSF) World Cup held in Cairo from In women's doubles, Aia Mohamed Majdi February 24 to March 05 and Maha Faramarzi failed to throw up a challenge Barbora Balazova of Slovakia and Mykola Milchev clinched the men's skeet Hana Matelova of Czech Republic. honours ahead of Jesper Hansen of The duo of Maha and Maryam Ali were Denmark in second place. beaten by Nina Mittelham Xiaona Shan of Germany. World Table Tennis Middle East Hub proves a huge success The World Table Tennis Middle East Hub was held at Lusail Arena from February 28 to March 13. The event was held by the Qatar Table Tennis Association in cooperation with World Table Tennis.