The Doha 2030 Asian Games Bid Committee on Tuesday unveiled a dynamic bid logo and slogan, which together reflect Qatar’s combination of tradition and modernity and its commitment ...

Doha is considering a bid for the 2030 Asian Games but has not formally begun the process yet, a Qatar Olympic Committee (QOC) official told Gulf Times on Tuesday.

Cricket will return to the next Asian Games at Hangzhou 2022 after the Olympic Council of Asia (OCA) added it to its sports programme for the next edition of the continental event.

President of Qatar Olympic Committee (QOC) HE Sheikh Joaan bin Hamad al-Thani has praised the success of the 18th Asian Games Jakarta-Palembang 2018.

President Widodo said the Asian Games, hosted in Jakarta and Palembang over the past two weeks, have proved Indonesia has the ability to host the Olympics.

Spectators cheered in the stands as the gold medal-winning Qatari players shook hands with their beaten Bahraini rivals and said “hard luck” to them after their thrilling handball final at the Asian Games Friday.

Qatar Handball Association president Ahmad al-Shaabi has dedicated the gold medal won by Qatar handball team in the 18th Asian Games to His Highness the Amir Sheikh Tamim bin Hamad al-Thani.

The hearts pounded, the pulses raced and the nerves jangled. At the end of it all, there was a collective exhalation of relief. The crowd had been involved in the action for a gripping 70 minutes, and although everybody fancied some more of the same, nobody knew how they could have handled it.

Qatar Olympic Committee (QOC) president HE Sheikh Joaan bin Hamad al-Thani and Asian Athletics Association president Dahlan al-Hamad pose with Qatar's 4x400m relay gold-winning quartet.

Qatari equestrian Sheikh Ali bin Khalid Al-Thani won Thursday a silver medal in the jumping event of the Asian Games currently taking place in Indonesia.

Qatar's Abdullah Abubakr won the bronze medal in the 800m race of the current athletics competition held as part of the 18th Asian Games in Jakarta, Indonesia, until September 2.

The Qatari duo defeated Indonesia's Ade Candra and Mohammad Ashfiya 2-0 in the final of the competition.