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Qatar is sometimes called the “Olympic paradise” of the world. In this Arab country you can feel the Olympic atmosphere: many children compete in athletics, tennis, soccer, volleyball, basketball, karate, gymnastics and judo. Cycling legend Eddy Merckx said: “Qatar, as a country, drives sport. No other country in the world is doing what Qatar does for sport, especially for children. As a child, sport is a great school of the world. It shows you that talent alone is not enough, you also have to work very hard. If you are a lawyer, you remain a lawyer for life. As a sportsman or athlete, you have to start each season from the beginning again. It is difficult to become a the best, but it is even more difficult to remain the best year after year. ” Certainly, Qatar, roughly the size of Hawaii, has one of the best sports systems outside of the industrialized world.
Arab athlete Saif Saaeef Shaheen won the gold medal in the 3,000m steeplechase at the 2003 World Championships in Athletics in Paris, France. There were celebrations for Qatar, after it won the gold medal. Saif Saaeef Shaheen wrote the history of Qatar becoming the first Qatari to win a world championship in Olympic sport.
Qatar qualified for the 2007 World Handball Championship. It was the third time that Qatar qualified for a World Cup. Under the leadership of Ekrem Jaganjac, Qatar’s national coach, the Qatari team defeated Australia 36-22. “There are no outstanding players in Qatar, but there are a lot of young enthusiasts, and I focus all my work on them,” said Jaganjac, who was a member of the expanded Yugoslav team for the 1972 Summer Olympics.
Doha was scheduled to host the FIFA World Youth Championship in 1995.
Ahmed Ibraheem was the first runner to represent Qatar in an Olympic track event when he competed in the 10,000 meters and 5,000 meters at the Games of the XXIV Olympiad in Seoul, South Korea in 1988.
The Qatar soccer team finished sixth at the Barcelona Olympics (Spain). At the 1992 Barcelona Olympic Soccer Tournament, 16 men’s teams competed in four rounds (preliminaries, quarter-finals, semi-finals, and finals). Under the brilliant leadership of Mubarak Nooralla, Qatar defeated Egypt (African champion) 1-0 in the first round. Qatar represented Asia in the quarterfinals, but was eliminated by Poland, one of the best teams in Europe. The Olympic players were Ahmed Khalil Saleh, Hamad Al-Atteya, Rashid Shami Suwaid, Zamel Essa Al-Kuwari, A-Nasser Ali Al-Obaidly, Waleef Bukhit Maayof, Mubarak Nooralla, Juman Salem Johar, Mahmoud Yaseen Souf, Fahad Mohd Al- Kuwari, Adel Mulla Al-Mulla, Mohd Al Mohannadi and A-Aziz Hassan Jaloof.
Doha, the country’s capital and largest city, is one of the most modern sports cities in the world. It has many sports facilities. The Khalifa International Stadium is the largest stadium in the country. It is one of the most beautiful and modern stadiums in the world. Doha is also home to the Hamad Aquatic Center.
This Asian country organized the 1999 World Youth Handball Championship. There were 17 teams: Denmark, Sweden, Egypt, France, Yugoslavia, Spain, Russia, Greece, Tunisia, Portugal, Croatia, Qatar, Brazil, Israel, Norway, Hungary and New Zealand .
Doha hosted the Asian Games in December 2006. The opening ceremony on December 1 was held at the Khalifa International Stadium before a crowd of more than 50,000 people. At the 2006 Asian Games, Sheikh Mohammed Bin Hamad Al -Thani, a rider from Qatar, did the honors of carrying the Olympic flame and lighting the torch. A record number of 45 countries and territories participated in the event. The Olympic village was home to 10,500 athletes.The competitive program included 39 sporting events: archery, athletics, badminton, baseball, basketball, bodybuilding, bowling, kayaking, chess, cycling, diving, horse riding, fencing, soccer, golf , gymnastics, handball, field hockey, judo, kabaddi, karate, rowing, rugby, sailing, sepaktakraw, shooting, softball, squash, swimming, synchronized swimming, table tennis, triathlon, tennis, volleyball, beach volleyball, water polo, weightlifting, wushu and wrestling. These Asian Games will be remembered for their excellent organization and hospitality. The success of the Asian Games was the result of the combined efforts of the Qatari government and the organizing committee (Organizing Committee for the Doha Asian Games). The Asian Games are the second largest international sporting event after the Summer Olympics.
Qatari athlete Musa Obaid Amer finished fourth in the 3,000-meter obstacle course at the Olympic Games in Athens, the capital of Greece.
Qatar won second place at the 1981 FIFA Youth World Cup in Sydney, Australia. Qatar’s qualification for the finals was one of the biggest surprises.
Talal Mansoor made history at the 1994 Asian Games by winning three gold medals (100m, 200m and 4x400m relays).
The Asia Cup, the continent’s most important soccer tournament, was held in Qatar in 1988.
Doha is making an official bid for the 2016 Olympic and Paralympic Games. As Chairman of the Doha Bid Committee, Hassan Ali Bin Ali said: “A lot has already changed in Qatar and in Doha in particular, in the last 50 years. Yes if we had the opportunity to organize the Olympic and Paralympic Games in 2016, it would not only allow us to continue developing the infrastructure of the city, but also to use the power of peaceful sports competition to generate understanding, hope and change that can unite the entire region. with the rest of the world. The celebration of the Olympic and Paralympic Games in Doha would bring the Olympic flame to the Arabic-speaking world for the first time, spreading the Olympic ideals to millions of new hearts and minds. “
Andrés Sebastián Soria Quintana is one of the most talented footballers in Qatar. He came to Doha from Uruguay as a professional footballer and achieved Qatari nationality just in time for the 2006 Asian Games. He was born on November 8, 1983 in Paysandu, Uruguay (South America). It is a symbol of multi-ethnic Qatar.
Said Asaad is one of the best weightlifters in the history of Qatari sport. He won a bronze medal at the 2000 Summer Olympics in Australia. Like Mohammed Sulaiman (track and field), Nasser Saleh Al-Attiyah (shooting), Jaber Salem (weightlifting), Talal Mansoor (athletics), he is one of the most respected characters in the country.
Qatar is home to the ASPIRE Academy for Sports Excellence. One of the world’s leading elite sports institutions, the Academy has four departments: Sports, QESA (Quality Management, Education and Social Affairs), Informatics (Information Technology) and Administration. These centers provide accommodation, coach training facilities, Olympic studies and medical care for Qatari and Third World students. The Academy also participates in international sports exchanges and has signed official sports exchange agreements with Third World countries. This center is one of the most beautiful sports facilities in the world. Andreas Bleicher, ASPIRE Sporting Director, said: “We have always sought to position ASPIRE as an international academy whose primary focus on sports in Qatar. An important part of our approach has been to assess talent at an early stage and seek to bring out the light the best in our young athletes. This intense local focus has been accompanied by a global talent identification process. “
The Qatari team won four gold, five silver and eight bronze medals during the Asian Games held in South Korea in 2002.
Mohammed Sulaiman became the first Qatari athlete to win an Olympic medal at the 1992 Olympic Games in Barcelona, Spain. His achievement was greeted with joyous celebrations in the country. He also participated in track and field at the 1996 Summer Olympics in Atlanta, USA. It was one of the best Arab and international runners of the 20th century.
Qatar was one of 160 countries that participated in the 1988 Olympics in Seoul, Republic of Korea. Participated in a sport: athletics. Some of the athletes were: Saad Mubarak (4x100m relay), Talal Mansoor (100m), Faraj Marzouq (4x100m relay), Ismael Mohammed (800m), Mohammed Ahmed (1,500m), Ahmed Ibraheem (10,000m and 5,000m) and Rashid Marzouq (110 m hurdles).
Mubarak Hassan Shami, one of the best athletes, won a silver medal in the marathon of the IAAF World Championships in Japan in 2007.
The Qatari delegation competed in the 2007 Arab Games held in Cairo, Egypt, and won 14 gold, 13 silver and 13 bronze medals.
The Qatar Sports Club is considered one of the most beautiful and modern clubs in the world.
From 2000 to 2007, a large number of famous athletes visited Qatar. Among them were: Diego Armando Maradona (soccer), Haile Gebrselassie (athletics) and Nadia Comaneci (gymnastics).
Qatari athlete Ibraheem Ismael was a finalist in the 400 meters at the 1992 Olympics.
The Doha IAAF World Super Tour 2007 was the most important sport even in Qatar after the Doha Asian Games in 2006 and the FIFA World Youth Championship in 1995.
Khalfan Ibrahim Khalfan Al Khalfan is one of the most honorable athletes today. In 2006, he was named Soccer Player of the Year by the Asian Soccer Confederation (AFC). He was born on February 18, 1988 in Doha.
Hassan Ali Bin Ali (Chairman of the Doha Nominations Committee) is a fervent supporter of the Olympic ideal and works hard in promoting the Olympic movement in Qatar.
The World Table Tennis Championships took place from March 1-7, 2004 in Qatar.
Qatar made its Olympic debut at the Games of the XXIII Olympiad in Los Angeles (California, USA) in 1984. It qualified 27 athletes in three sports: track and field, soccer and shooting.
The Qatari basketball team, with star players such as Hashim Zaidan Zaidan, Seleem Abdulla, Daoud Mousa Daoud and Erfan Ali Saeed, beat the powerful South Korean team to win the bronze medal at the 23rd Asian Championships in Doha.
The state of Qatar won 6 medals at the 1990 Asian Games in Beijing (China), which featured the participation of 6,122 athletes from 37 countries. Overall, Qatar ranked eighth, after the People’s Republic of China, South Korea, Japan, North Korea, Iran, Pakistan, and Indonesia.