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Rashid Al-Athba qualifies to Paris 2024 Olympics

Osijek, Croatia: Qatar’s Rashid Al-Athba qualified to Paris 2024 Olympics after claiming the bronze medal of men’s skeet event at ISSF World Championship Shotgun 2022 in Osijek, Croatia on Sunday.

 

A perfect medal round saw Egypt’s Azmy Mehelba score 40 out of 40 to claim the skeet shooting world title.

 

Three-time Olympic gold medallist Vincent Hancock missed just one target midway through the medal match so could do nothing to prevent Mehelba from claiming a perfect hit in the final round.

 

Third placed Rashid Al-Athba of Qatar rounded out the podium.

 

Sweden’s Stefan Nilsson finished fourth but claimed a Paris 2024 quota place for his nation alongside Mehelba, Hancock and Al-Athba for Egypt, USA, and Qatar, respectively.

 

Source: Qatar Olympic Committee

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Team Qatar qualify to AFC U17 Asian Cup Finals

Muscat: Qatar advanced to the AFC U17 Asian Cup™ 2023 Finals after a 4-1 victory over Lebanon confirmed them as winners of Group C of the Qualifiers on Sunday.

 

Having defeated Oman 2-1 on Friday, Qatar knew a win would confirm their spot in the Finals and they enjoyed a dream start with forward Tahsin Mohammed Alhagri giving them the lead in the eighth minute.

 

Qatar, however, had to wait till the second half to widen their advantage with substitute Ahmad Nasirmahmood scoring their second in the 63rd minute.

 

Defender Ali Mohammad Shahabi scored their third in the 68th minute.

 

An own goal by Rashid Muneer Mazeeq in the 74th minute gave Lebanon a glimmer of hope only for Esmail Musaed Alahrak to score Qatar’s fourth in the 80th to emphatically confirm their position as the group winners.

 

Source: Qatar Olympic Committee

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Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Foreign Affairs Meets Kyrgyz Foreign Minister

HE Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Foreign Affairs Sheikh Mohammed bin Abdulrahman Al-Thani met with HE Minister of Foreign Affairs of the Kyrgyz Republic Zheenbek Kulubaev, who is currently visiting the country.

 

During the meeting, both parties reviewed the bilateral cooperation relations between the two countries and ways to support and develop them. They also reviewed cooperation in investment, development, and humanitarian projects in Kyrgyzstan and a number of international issues of common interest.

 

During the meeting, the Kyrgyz Foreign Minister praised the preparations for hosting the FIFA World Cup Qatar 2022.

 

Source: Ministry of Foreign Affairs