2020Journalism

 The WTT Youth Series  next-gen stars from across the globe travel to Qatar for WTT Youth Contender Doha 2023 Darius Movileanu headlines the U19 Boys’ Singles draw as the World Youth No.10 goes in search of his first title in the discipline since 2021. A semifinalist at last year’s WTT Youth Star Contender event in Doha, the Romanian’s best result of 2022 was an U17 runner-up finish in Platja D’Aro. Can he improve on that display in the Qatari capital?  One player who did manage to lift a trophy in 2022 was Lee Hoyun. Securing U19 glory in Linz, the second-ranked entry in Doha will be hoping to start his 2023 campaign on a positive note.   European Youth champion Eduard Ionescu might have something to say about that as he aims to pip his higher-ranked rivals to silverware at Lusail Sports Arena, and keep an eye out for Angel Naranjo as the Puerto Rican ace eyes up a return to title-winning ways.  The U19 Girls’ Singles event is packed with talented competit...

 Horseracing endurance race under the auspices by QATAR ENDURANCE RACING CLUB(QERC) at Sealine. Winners awards distributed by Shiekh Mohamed Nawaf N K Al Thani (President of QERC)

  The  Visit Qatar GKA Freestyle Kite World Cup 2023  will launch this year’s  Qatar Airways GKA Kite World Tour  at  Fuwairit Kite Beach ,  from 31 January to 4 February 2023.   The event is free to watch for visitors, who will be treated to an exhilarating display of freestyle kiting, which focuses on big air tricks, loops and jumps. The competition’s prize pool ensures that some of the world’s best kitesurfers are confirmed to attend, including men’s world number one Gianmaria Coccoluto and female world number one Mikaili Sol.   Chairman of Qatar Tourism and Qatar Airways Group Chief Executive, His Excellency Mr Akbar Al Baker, said : “ As the Official Tourism Partner of the Global Kitesports Association (GKA) Kite World Tour, Qatar Tourism welcomes GKA’s athletes and fans and invites them to enjoy an incredible event held at a state-of-the-art facility. We’re thrilled that the  Visit Qatar GKA Freestyle Kite World Cup 2023  is c...

  Al Jeryan Stud’s Karakoul wins Wadi Al Sail Cup at Al Uqda The Qatar Racing and Equestrian Club (QREC) organised the 11th race meeting in the 2022-23 season at the Al Uqda Racecourse sand track on Saturday, 28th January.  In the final contest of the seven-race card, Karakoul (IRE) (Fast Company x KaraLara) wrapped up a good day for Al Jeryan Stud, trainer M.H.K Al Attiyah and jockey Szczepan Mazur, completing a double for the trio when taking the day’s feature, the Wadi Al Sail Cup, a 1200m contest for 3-6YO for Thoroughbred Premium Maidens.  The 4YO gelding impressively drew five and a half lengths clear. While the winning margin was quite wide, that battle for the minor honours was not easy at all as only a neck separated and the second and the third. The Mutaz Aissa Barsham-owned and Mohammed Ghazali-trained Burscough (GB) was the runner-up under jockey JP Guillambert and the Sheikh Mohammed Bin Salman Al Thani-owned and Gassim Ghazali-trained Observing (IRE) finishe...

  QUALITY INTERNATIONAL FIELD ANNOUNCED FOR 2023 SAUDI BAJA-HAIL    Defending champion Al-Rajhi and five-time Dakar winner Al-Attiyah top car list Two-time winner Mohammed Al-Balooshi leads quality motorcycle field   HAIL (SAUDI ARABIA): A little more than two weeks since it hosted the most demanding Dakar Rally ever to be staged in Saudi Arabia, the Kingdom will play host to next weekend’s Saudi Baja-Hail, the opening round of the 2023 FIA World Cup for Cross-Country Bajas, FIM Bajas World Cup, the FIA Middle East Cup for Cross-Country Bajas and the Saudi Toyota National Rally Championship.   Managed by the Saudi Motorsport Company, in conjunction with the Saudi Automobile and Motorcycle Federation (SAMF) and the Ministry of Sport, the three-day event has attracted a star quality entry across the respective car, motorcycle and quad categories.   The event is running under the chairmanship of H.R.H. Prince Khalid bin Sultan Al-Abdullah Al-Faisal, the Presid...

 Siklosi, Moellhausen emerge champions of Qatar Grand Prix Fencing Championship 2023 Siklosi, Moellhausen emerge champions of Qatar Grand Prix Fencing Championship 2023 Janaury 29, 2023, Doha: After three days of exciting sword crossing, the curtain finally fell on the Qatar Grand Prix Fencing Championship 2023 at the Aspire Dome in Doha with Hungary's Gergely Siklosi beating  Belgian Neisser Loyola 15-10 to win the men's category while Brazil's world No. 36 Nathalie Moellhausen scripted an upset by defeating her higher-ranked opponent, the 7th-ranked Marie-Florence Candassamy of France, 15-8 to emerge as champion in the women's category. The President of the Qatar Fencing Federation (QFF), Abdullah Ali Al-Ghanim, along with the QFF board of directors and other top dignitaries, attended the final event and the award ceremony. En route to the final of the Qatar leg of the one-series, nine-city International Fencing Federation (FIE)-organized Épée...