Qatar University (QU) basketball team defeated Texas A&M University in Qatar (Tamuq) 31–28 in the finals to win the Hamad Bin Khalifa University (HBKU) basketball championship recently.
“I am very proud of the team’s success; the players surprised us all with different and clever techniques from beginning to end of the match,” coach Ahmed Oueslati said, adding: “We plan to continue participating in future regional and
international competitions.”
Players Ahmed Hamed and Mohammed al-Batal highlighted the team’s belief in their ability, persistence, hard work, consistent training and strong team spirit as reasons behind
their win.
The championship was attended by QU president Dr Hassan al-Derham, associate vice president for Student Life and Services Abdulla al-Yafei, officials from the Student Activities department and students.
“Our students were empowered by persistence and ambition and demonstrated that they are competent to face challenges. QU continues to support its students’ participation in non-academic activities to enrich their campus experience,” Dr
al-Derham said.
Al-Yafei also congratulated the team saying that the presence of the QU president gave the team added impetus to give their all and win the
championship.
QU president Dr Hassan al-Derham with the winning team.
