Qatar’s Cherif Younousse Samba, left, and  Jefferson Santos Pereira playing a shot during the men’s beach volleyball qualifying match between Austria and Qatar at the Beach Volley Arena in Rio de Janeiro yesterday. Qatar won the match. Team Qatar is off to a thrilling start at the Rio 2016 Olympic Games with more excitement yet to come as the handball team, skeet shooters and track team face off in a bid for Olympic glory.