‘Exhibitions / Events in Qatar’ Archives
Qatar ExxonMobil Open celebrating 20th anniversary
The Qatar ExxonMobil Open 2012 celebrates the 20th anniversary of world-class tennis in Doha. Since 1993, the greatest tennis players in the world have been descending upon the city to showcase amazing athletic prowess on the court. The tournament, hosted by the Qatar Tennis Federation at the Khalifa International Tennis & Squash Complex, has [...]
Qatar women hope to make history at 2012 Olympics
DOHA, Qatar | Three weeks before the Arab Games in Doha, Qatari sports officials called Nada Mohammed Wafa to tell her she would be competing in the Middle East's biggest sporting event. Surprised — and a bit scared — the 17-year-old swimmer replied: "Oh wow! Sure!" Wafa, who had only competed in school-level events until then, trained [...]
Qatar eyes Olympics after Cup triumph
A year after Qatar became the first Arab country to win the right to host the World Cup, the tiny but wealthy Persian Gulf nation is immersed in efforts to make more history by bringing the Olympics to the Middle East in 2020. Flush with billions of dollars from oil and gas sales, Qatar hopes to build on its surprise victory in winning the [...]
Qatar women hope to make history at 2012 Olympics
DOHA: Three weeks before the Arab Games in Doha, Qatari sports officials called Nada Mohammed Wafa to tell her she would be competing in the Middle East's biggest sporting event. Surprised - and a bit scared - the 17-year-old swimmer replied: "Oh wow! Sure!" Wafa, who had only competed in school-level events until then, trained hard to make [...]
Barshim a man for all conditions
Local rising star Mutaz Essa Barshim unexpectedly jumped 2.30m in chilly conditions to win the High Jump. He even tried once at 2.33m but left the job unfinished. “It was a little cold and a medal ceremony was taking a long time so I decided to stop. Better to have gold and be safe than jump higher and be injured,” the World Junior champion [...]
ARAB GAMES DOHA 2011, ROUNDUP
Mellouli in seventh heaven at Arab Games Doha: Tunisia’s Oussama Mellouli brushed aside a disqualification in the 100m breaststroke heats earlier in the day to win three more gold medals in swimming at the Hamad Aquatic Centre yesterday. The Olympics 1,500m freestyle gold medallist now has seven gold from eight events at the Games. Mellouli, [...]
Egypt top beneficiary as cash prizes spice up event
Doha: For the first time in the history of the Arab Games, Qatar has provided cash prizes to medal winners and their National Olympic Committees. More than $10 million (Dh36.7 million) was offered by Qatar in a kind and noble gesture from Shaikh Tamim Bin Hamad Al Thani, the Crown Prince of Qatar, to encourage Arab athletes to do their best and [...]
Qatar eyeing 2020 Olympics after winning FIFA World Cup bid
A year after Qatar became the first Arab nation to win the right to host the FIFA World Cup, the Gulf state is now trying to win a bid to host the 2020 Olympics. Doha, that has successfully hosted major sporting events such as the Asian Games in 2006 and tennis tournaments featuring top-ranked players, is vying for the 2020 Olympics with Baku, [...]
Qatar hopes to make history by hosting 2020 Olympics
DOHA, Qatar (AP) -- A year after Qatar became the first Arab country to win the right to host the World Cup, the tiny but wealthy Persian Gulf nation is immersed in efforts to make more history by bringing the Olympics to the Middle East in 2020. Flush with billions of dollars from oil and gas sales, Qatar hopes to build on its surprise victory [...]
Emir attends MIA park opening event
The brand new park forming a green background to Qatar’s Museum of Islamic Art (MIA) on the Doha Corniche was inaugurated yesterday evening, in the presence of HH the Emir Sheikh Hamad bin Khalifa al-Thani, Qatar Museums Authority chairperson HE Sheikha Mayassa bint Hamad bin Khalifa al-Thani, and a large gathering of VIPs and special guests. A [...]
