Preparations for hosting the FIVB Qatar Open, a FIVB World Tour event is going on full swing at Al Gharafa Stadium. It will be the first time that Doha will host a FIVB World Tour event. The FIVB Qatar Open will take place from November 4 to 8. Action will take place on four courts...
Four local teams for FIVB Qatar Open
Qatar is expected to field four teams at the Qatar Open, the eighth of the 11-leg FIVB Beach Volleyball World Tour, to be held at the Al Gharafa beach courts from November 4 to 8. Qatar will be hosting an FIVB beach volleyball event for the first time. Arab champions Jefferson Pereira and Tiago Santos will...
Qatar’s might on show
Qatar emerged as champions in the GCC Under-20 Championship in Manama last week. In a crucial round-robin tie, they defeated champions Bahrain 25-20, 25-21, 26-24. Qatar asserted their regional supremacy as they remained the only unbeaten team, with five wins. After easing past the UAE 25-12, 25-15, 25-20 in the lung opener, Qatar earned a...
Developing expert coaches in focus
Keeping an eye on the latest trends in the sport, the Qatar Volleyball Association (QVA) had conducted an FIVB Level 1 Coaches Course. A total of 60 participants from 32 countries are taking part in the programme at the Concorde Hotel. Qatar’s Mohammed Benhamida is the director of the week-long course, which concluded last Friday. Coaches from...
Kuwait to host Arab Championship
Kuwait has been confirmed as host of the 17th Arab Championship, to be held from November 20 to 30. Tunisia are the holders of the biennial competition. They had defeated hosts Bahrain in last edition’s final. Qatar have never won the tournament and their best performance till date is the runners-up finish at the 1996...
Morale booster
With the Asian Games round the corner, Qatari spikers got a much-needed morale booster as they won a four-nation friendly tournament at home. Qatar did not lose a single match in the round-robin tournament held at the Al Arabi Sports Club and were the deserving winners in every sense. After beginning their campaign with a straight-set...
Herculean task for Qatar at Asiad
Qatar have their task cut out after being pitted alongside South Korea, Kazakhstan and Chinese Taipei at the Asian Games starting in Incheon, South Korea, on September 19. Qatar coach Juan Manuel Cichello believes his wards would have to lift their game by several notches if they are to mount a serious challenge. Qatar, ranked 49th...
Cichello impressed with Qatar’s show
Qatar may not face a team similar to the style and strength of Cameroon at the Incheon Asian Games to be held from September 19 to October 4, but the two friendly games against them helped the Gulf nation’s new coach Juan Manuel Cichello rightly analyse his men. Cichello steadily spurred the team from the...
Qatari spikers have intensive camp for Asian Games
The Qatar volleyball team, aiming nothing short of the gold medal in the upcoming Asian Games, has been undergoing intensive training under new Argentinian coach Juan Manuel Cichello. With the team already in the camp in Doha since June 15, it is now time to test the preparations against visiting Cameroon. The African team, which...
Qatar to meet Cameroun in friendly
The Qatari volleyball team will meet Cameroun in a friendly volleyball match, here tonight at 9:30 PM in the QVA Hall . Cameroun Team is currently in Doha for preparatory camp during which they will play a number of matches, The team will participate in the FIVB World Championship – Poland 2014 (Aug 30 – Sep 21). On the...