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For New Zealand’s kata star Andrea Anacan, competing in an ANOC World Beach Games in Doha was not where she would have anticipated being last October. Kata is not a sport traditionally associated with the beach and it took Anacan a moment to get her bearings. “When we arrived in Doha and I saw the venue my jaw dropped,” she said. “I thought, this is so beautiful. I had to refocus myself and remind myself you’re here to compete. Looking at the beach

The ANOC World Beach Games was created as an opportunity to connect NOCs with new sports and new stars. Germany’s Florian Gruber was one such star who took full advantage of this opportunity. “Kite surfing is a pretty young sport, for them it is really important to have a platform where we can present how good we are; how cool the sport is,” Gruber said. “The ANOC World Beach Games was a really nice opportunity for everyone.” Like many of the athletes in

Please find attached the profiles and statistics ahead of the Gran Premio Michelin® de Aragon. Rider Profiles Statistics

After seven winners, we arrive at Aragon with an empty throne. A new winner at the track is a guarantee, but could it be the eighth this year? After a dramatic, at times chaotic but always entertaining French GP, it’s time for the paddock to saddle up and head for the very different MotorLand Aragon. An outpost of speed in rural Teruel, the backdrop is a very different one to that of Le Mans – and so is the track. With Marc Marquez

The ANOC World Beach Games Qatar 2019 officially got underway a year today (12 October). Preliminary competitions in some of the team sports had begun the day before, but today was the day this inaugural flagship event began in earnest. For the next five days, some of the world's best athletes battled it out across 13 dynamic, young and fun beach, water and action sports. Nearly 1,300 athletes took part and represented almost 100 National Olympic Committees (NOCs) from all five continents, making

One year on from the hosting the first-ever ANOC World Beach Games, the Qatar Olympic Committee is able to look back fondly on an event that proved to be very successful. “Qatar has been fortunate to host many world-class events. But the ANOC World Beach Games was unique, said QOC Secretary General HE Mr Jassim Rashid Al-Buenain said “This was the first and only global festival of beach, water and action sports. The atmosphere is also very different to other international events. As

Dear Olympic Stakeholders, Dear Friends I hope you and your families are all safe and in good health. The pandemic has hit the whole world and our societies in a way we could never imagine 10 months ago. Sport is no exception and we have all been struggling to support sport in our countries; to support our athletes to prepare for the upcoming Olympic Games and other sport events; and of course also to support and help the different Organizing Committees that have

Discover the 10 most important facts you need to know ahead ofthe Pirelli Estoril Round The MOTUL FIM Superbike World Championship heads to the Circuito Estoril for the 2020 season finale. The WorldSBK paddock heads back to the Portuguese track for the first time since 1993. The Pirelli Estoril Round will host the final fight for the WorldSBK title and promises to be another breathtaking event. Get ready for the Pirelli Estoril Round with ten headlining stats ahead of the weekend’s commencement. With

Official tyre supplier to both MotoGP™ and MotoE™ set to title sponsor the first MotoGP™ event at MotorLand Aragon in 2020 Dorna Sports is delighted to announce MotoGP™ and FIM Enel MotoE™ World Cup tyre supplier Michelin as title sponsor for the Gran Premio de Aragon in 2020, giving the French marque top billing at the event for the second year running. The Grand Prix, which takes place from the 16th to the 18th of October, will therefore be named the Gran Premio

The International Table Tennis Federation (ITTF) and Portuguese Table Tennis Association (Federação Portuguesa De Ténis De Mesa – FPTM) confirm that the 2020 ITTF World Junior Championships will not be taking place, in order to best protect athletes amidst the COVID-19 pandemic. Portugal had been set to stage this year’s ITTF World Junior Championships between 29 November – 6 December 2020 in Guimarães. Following meetings held between FPTM and the ITTF Competition department, the ITTF Executive Committee (EC) was informed and, after deliberation, in agreement with FPTM, the EC has decided:

Consistently fast on these Spanish pistes and navigating superbly, overall victory on the Andalucía Rally 2020 went to the Argentinian Kevin Benavides (Monster Energy Honda Rally). Second (at 7’42) was Adrien Van Beveren (Monster Energy Yamaha Rally), a remarkable comeback for the Frenchman after his big Dakar crash. Just seconds behind him in third (at 7’54) was an impressive Spaniard Lorenzo Santolino (Sherco TVS Rally Factory), achieving his first major rally podium. In the cars, the favorite going into this rally didn’t disappoint,

Qatar SC defeated Al Sadd 3-0 in the first round matches of the Amir Volleyball Cup 2019-2020 at the Qatar Volleyball Association (QVA) Hall at the Al Arabi Stadium in Doha on Saturday. Qatar SC won 25-20, 25-22 and 27-25. Earlier, Al Gharafa and Al Khor defeated Al Shamal and Al Shamal respectively in the first round matches respectively. Al Gharafa pulled off to a convincing 25-12 25-18 25-11 victory over Al Shamal in the curtain-raising Group A match. In Group B, Al

Qatar Volleyball Association (QVA) President Ali bin Ghanim Al-Kuwari, member of the Asian Volleyball Confederation (AVC) Board of Administration, joined the Board meeting via video conference, Qatar Volleyball Association said in a news release. Several topics related to the game were discussed including the issue of the upcoming elections and the presentation of the AVC budget. Also raised for further information and discussion were the cancellation and the postponement of the previous tournaments due to the global COVID-19 pandemic as well as its

Guthrie and Hansen snatch 1-2 T3 finish for Red Bull Junior Team in OT3s. Qatar’s Nasser Saleh Al-Attiyah and Saudi Arabia’s Yazeed Al-Rajhi finished first and third overall in the inaugural Andalucia Rally in southern Spain on Saturday. Driving a pair of Toyota Hiluxes for Toyota Gazoo Racing and Overdrive Racing, the duo were the class of the field for much of the four-day off-road event that ran for the first time in the remote rural region between Malaga, Seville and Jerez. A

Al Arabi registered a second successive win over Al Rayyan in the return leg of the Qatar Cup semi-final at the Qatar Volleyball Association at the al Arabi Stadium on Friday. Al Arabi easily won by the first three sets to make it to the final. In the first leg, Al Arabi had won 3-2 on Wednesday night. The second semi-final is between Al Ahli and Police. Al Ahli won the first leg 3-0, in case of a tie, the teams will again

Doha: Qatar new horse racing facility - Uqda Equestrian Complex at Al Khor – will play host to the Start of Season Auction on Saturday October 10 from 4.00pm, Qatar Racing and Equestrian Club (QREC) with the horse racing season set to begin from October 14, 2020, according to the schedule released by QREC). Races at Al-Rayyan Racecourse and at the newly built Al Uqda Complex in Al Khor, in accordance with the precautionary measures specified by the Supreme Committee for Crisis Management

Al Ahli and Al Arabi registered contrasting wins in the Qatar Cup semi-final matches at the Qatar Volleyball Association at the al Arabi Stadium on Wednesday night. Al Ahli had it easy coasting to an emphatic 3-0 win over Police while Al Arabi were stretched to the limit in the 3-2 win over Al Rayyan. The second leg of the semi-finals will be held on Friday at the same venue and in case of a tie, the teams will again play on Sunday

DOHA: Season 4 of Qatar Equestrian Tour – Longines Hathab will kick off from Friday at the Qatar Equestrian Federation’s (QEF) Indoor Arena according to the calendar released by QEF. The event which will kick off the new show jumping season is supported by The Social and Sport Contribution Fund and will be held from October 2020 to March 2021. The annual Qatar Equestrian Tour, which takes place over 12 series of competitions, is organized and hosted jointly by QEF and Al Shaqab.

An unshakeable attitude is what is needed to win an Olympic medal and that is what head coach Graham Reid will try to inculcate into the Indian men's hockey ahead of the Summer Olympics next year. The 2020 Games have been postponed by an year due to the COVID-19 pandemic. Exactly a year from now, the Indian men and women teams would have begun their campaign in Tokyo. Reid, part of the silver-winning Australian team at the 1992 Barcelona Olympics, put things into

The Indian 4x400m mixed relay team's silver medal in the 2018 Asian Games has been upgraded to gold following the disqualification of original winners Bahrain on account of a doping ban handed to one of its runners. Bahrain, which had topped the 4x400 mixed relay final, was disqualified after Kemi Adekoya was handed a four-year ban by the Athletics Integrity Unit (AIU) for failing a dope test. Official confirmation: India's 4x400 mixed relay team of Mohammed Anas, Poovamma, Hima Das, and Arokia Rajiv at the 2018