HE Sheikh Joaan bin Hamad al-Thani, President of the Qatar Olympic Committee (QOC), met Valero Rivera Lopez, the former team Qatar handball coach, on Tuesday. Sheikh Joaan thanked the Spanish coach for his astounding contributions and achievements during his period as the Qatar coach, most notably, securing the second place in the World Championship held in Qatar in 2015 and winning the Asian Handball Championship five times consecutively. Valero also expressed his sincere gratitude to the QOC president for his support and said he was truly proud to work with the Qatar team. The meeting was also attended by Jassim bin Rashid al-Buenain, the QOC Secretary-General.