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6 aside hockey festival a big success in Qatar

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 Teams taking part in the 1st Edition of 6 aside hockey festival 2023 taking place on Friday at Qatar Finland International school. Teams are Al Khor Strikers, Duhail Ninjas, Doha Knights, West Bay Wizards, Pearl Pirates and Wakrah Warriors

Double delight for Maryam Ahmed Al Semaitt at Longines Hathab – Qatar Equestrian Tour

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 Double delight for Maryam Ahmed Al Semaitt at Longines Hathab – Qatar Equestrian Tour Maryam Ahmed Al Semaitt bagged the top two places in the dressage Medium (Level 1) during the 12th round of the Longines Hathab – Qatar Equestrian Tour at Al Shaqab on Thursday.  Al Semaitt topped the event with her 15-year-old stallion San Francisco after registering an aggregate score of 66.532. She also finished runner-up with veteran gelding Copain 10 with a score of 64.758. In third place was Maryam Ahmad Al Boinin astride Silvan with a score of 64.355. Earlier, Khalid Sanad Al Nuaimi won the Prelim (Level 2) onboard Medea VD Donkhoeve after the pair scored 68.174. Azade Apa Triolet astride What A Pleasure was second, with Al Nuaimi also coming third with Gop Stop. Ahmed Al Bedoui - board member of the Hathab Tours Committee presented the awards. #hathab #AlShaqab #qatar_equestrian_federation  @daam_qa @alshaqab @longines @qatar_equestrian @salamstores @exxonmobil_qa @cbqat

Indian Sports Centre's new committee take over ceremony on Friday March 17, 10am

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 Indian Sports Centre's new committee to take over from outgoing committee on Friday March 17 at Indian Cultural Centre at 10.am #india #doha #sports #indiansports #IndiainDoha #indiainQatar. 

Indian Sports Centre Master's Athletic at Ideal Indian School Abu Hamur Campus

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  Please note that the venue for ISC Master's Athletic meet is changed from Al Khor Sports Club to Ideal Indian School Abu Hamur Campus

Al-Attiyah and Dabrowski fastest on prologue stage of Qatar International Baja

  Al-Attiyah and Dabrowski fastest on prologue stage of Qatar International Baja   First blood in the FIA T3 and T4 sections for Kuwait’s Al-Thefiri and Brazil’s De Sousa   LUSAIL (Qatar): Qatar’s Nasser Saleh Al-Attiyah and Konrad Dabrowski recorded the fastest times in the car and motorcycle classes on the opening 9.08km Prologue stage of the Qatar International Baja on Thursday afternoon.   The customary short opening timed section has been introduced to determine the starting order for the longer second part of the stage through the Qatari deserts on Friday morning and preceded the ceremonial start on Lusail Boulevard on Thursday evening.   Forty-four cars (seven T1+, three T1, three T2, 18 T3 and 13 T4), 47 motorcycles and five quads passed scrutineering checks and were permitted to start the Prologue stage. Santiago Navarro and Henry Kahy were non-starters in the T3 category for lightweight prototype machines. There were also nine cars runnin...

Local star Al-Attiyah starts as favourite to win Qatar International Baja

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    ·       Al-Attiyah drives borrowed Toyota Hilux flown in from Portugal ·        Leading drivers attend pre-event press conference at Lusail ·        Lusail Boulevard to host ceremonial start on Thursday evening    LUSAIL (Qatar): Despite badly damaging his Toyota Hilux in a high-speed barrel-roll near the end of a selective section at the recent Abu Dhabi Desert Challenge, Qatar’s Nasser Saleh Al-Attiyah has agreed a deal to drive a borrowed Toyota and starts as the favourite to win this weekend’s Qatar International Baja. The event is the second round of the 2023 FIA World Cup for Cross-Country Bajas and Al-Attiyah and co-driver Mathieu Baumel head to pre-event formalities at the Lusail Sports Complex with eight-point advantages in their respective Drivers’ and Co-Drivers’ Championships, courtesy of outright victory at the Saudi Baja-Ha’il last month. FIA T3 and...

Strength in depth across all motorcycles classes at Qatar Baja

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  STRENGTH IN DEPTH ACROSS ALL MOTORCYCLES CLASSES AT QATAR BAJA   ·        Al-Balooshi brings five-point FIM Bajas World Cup lead to Qatar Baja ·        14 Veterans, four Juniors and four Women set for FIM motorcycle tussle ·        Lusail Boulevard to host ceremonial start on Thursday evening     LUSAIL (Qatar): In terms of numbers and strength in depth across the different classes, this week’s Qatar International Baja is the largest ever to be hosted by the Qatar Motor and Motorcycle Federation (QMMF) since 33 bikes tackled the event back in November 2004, with victory on that occasion falling to UAE-based German rider Tim Trenker on a KTM. This week, 51 motorcycles and four quads grace the entry list for the second round of the 2023 FIM Bajas World Cup. MX Ride Dubai has entered four motorcycles in Qatar and the team’s lead rider Mohammed Al-Balooshi will be ho...