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Qatar won two bronze medals in fencing and wrestling at the Islamic Solidarity Games, currently being held in the Saudi capital, Riyadh, until Nov. 21.More than 3,000 athletes representing 57 countries are participating in the Games.The Qatari delegation's two medals were won by Khalid Al Yafei, who took bronze in the men's foil fencing competition, and Shaheen Mohammad, who won bronze in the 77 kg wrestling category.Qatar's medal tally now stands at seven, including three gold, two silver, and two bronze medals.In handball, the Qatari national team defeated the Maldives 44-6, finishing the first stage at the top of Group A with a perfect record. They will face Bahrain, the runner-up in Group B, in the semifinals. The other semifinal match will see Saudi Arabia, the top team in Group B, take on the UAE, the runner-up in Group A.The Qatari national team had won its previous two matches against Iran (39-23) and the UAE (41-24), and aims to retain the gold medal it won in the previous edition of the Games, held in Konya, Turkiye in 2022.In camel racing, Hazem Abdullah Al Nudailah qualified for the men's 2000-meter final after finishing second in the second heat held at the Al-Janadriyah Racecourse. The final will take place on Wednesday.In athletics, Qatari runner Abubaker Haidar qualified for the 800-meter final after finishing first in the first heat with a time of 1:50.09. Meanwhile, Qatari shot putter Ahmed Jibril finished fourth in the men's shot put with a throw of 18.51 meters.

Qatar’s swimmers continued their strong form at the Islamic Solidarity Games Riyadh 2025, with Mohammed Mahmoud narrowly missing a podium finish in the men’s 200m individual medley, placing fourth in 2:05.69, just 0.62 seconds behind third. Mahmoud also finished seventh in the 100m breaststroke while teammate Ali Tamer clocked 22.72s to claim fourth in the 50m freestyle, only 0.15s off the bronze.The Al Annabi swimmers remain in action today, with Tamer contesting the 100m freestyle, Hamza Shaalan in the 200m breaststroke and Aziz al-Jilani in the 200m butterfly. Elsewhere, Qatar’s men’s table tennis team exited in the quarter-finals after a loss to Kazakhstan, while judoka Haya al-Kuwari bowed out in the repechage round of the under-70kg category.The men’s volleyball team faces hosts Saudi Arabia today before wrapping up their group stage against Bahrain on Wednesday. More than 3,000 athletes from 57 nations are competing across 23 sports in Riyadh. Qatar has sent 82 athletes participating in 16 disciplines.