Qatar’s beach volleyball team reach last 16 of Worlds

Qatar’s beach volleyball team of Jefferson Pereira and Cherif Younousse beat Polish duo Mariusz Prudel and Kacper Kujawiak to cruise into the round of 16 of the World Championship in Vienna yesterday. Pereira and Younousse won 21-19, 25-23 to set-up a clash against Austria, who beat the United States, today. Pereira said after the victory: “We’re really happy to play in the big competitions. We just enjoy the matches, having fun playing Beach Volleyball. I never played against this team (Poland) so I wanted to see during the match how we would play against them. We made some mistakes but it was normal just to see how could play against them. It was good to finish (in two sets) because it was really hot to play another set and now we can rest for tomorrow. I don’t want to expect anything, just play and see what it’s like. Let’s see what is the best we can do. We are two powerful players so this is dangerous. “We are a dangerous team and we can beat anybody. We are focussing to play our best and then we can beat anybody.”The Qatari duo have put in a stellar performances in the tournament so far, beating higher-ranked opponents. Pereira and Younousse had qualified for the second round as Group B winners, having beaten Germany 2-0, Venezuela 2-1 and second seeds Latvia 2-0. The national team qualified for the World Championship after winning the Asian Beach Volleyball Championship (Qatar Masters) in Doha in May. Meanwhile, Qatar youth volleyball team lost to Iraq 1-2 in the quarter-finals of the Arab Youth Championship, currently being held in Jordan.Qatar shotgun shooters leave for Asian ChampionshipQatar shotgun shooting team delegation left Doha yesterday for Kazakhstan to participate in the seventh Asian Championship, which starts from today till August 14.The tournament will be staged in the Kazakh capital of Astana, with the participation of 191 shooters representing 18 countries. The Qatari delegation includes Ghanim al-Nuaimi, Nasser al-Humaidi, Saeed Abu Sharab and Sheikh Mohammed bin Salman al-Thani.Qatari referee Abdullah Ali al-Mutawa al-Hammadi will take part in the tournament as the technical representative of the tournament, and international referee Yacoub Kalla will officiate in the tournament.The national team had prepared for the competition training at the Lusail Shooting Complex. Sheikh Salman al-Thani said he has prepared well for the championship and is seeking to gain experience and win a medal.  Qatar Handball Association announces league’s schedule Qatar Handball Association (QHA) yesterday announced the schedule for the league’s competitions for the various age groups for the 2017/2018 season.The Men’s Handball League will kick off today, the Junior League will start from 23rd September, the Youth League from 26th of September. The Children’s League will be held from 24th of September and the Hope League for Handball from 25th of September.In the new season, 10 clubs will compete in the men’s handball league, unlike the previous seasons where 12 teams were involved. This is following the merger of Lekhwiya SC and El Jaish into Al Duhail SC, while Al Qiyadah Qatar SC has been dissolved.