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...
Setting standards
BEING the first elected president of the game’s governing body FIVB, Dr Ary S Graca’s challenges are manifold. Since succeeding China’s Jizhong Wei as FIVB chief in September, 2012, Graca had laid down a specific plan to promote volleyball as a core Olympic sport and valuable partner for the Olympic Movement. A former Brazil international,...
Qatar national team starts training
After an extended break, the Qatar national team had started training for the new season on June 15. New national coach Juan Manuel Cichello, who kept a close vigil on the players during the season-ending Emir’s Cup, had given the players a month-long break. The training camp is held at the Qatar Volleyball Association’s indoor hall....