Sport in Qatar
Here are details of sports, sporting events and sports people related to Qatar. Football is clearly the most popular sport in Qatar, and has been given a even greater boost with the country being awarded the 2022 FIFA World Cup.
Major sports of Qatar
Qatar's Sporting Success
- Winners of the Football Gulf Cup twice, first in 1992 and again in 2004.
- 2nd place at the 1981 FIFA World Youth Cup.
- Saif Saaeef Shaheen won the 3,000m steeplechase at the 2003 World Athletics Championships.
Athletes from Qatar
- Saif Saaeef Shaheen (athletics)
- Mohamed Suleiman (athletics)
- Said Saif Asaad (weightlifting).
- Andres Sebastian Soria Quintana (soccer)
- Khalfan Ibrahim Khalfan Al Khalfan (soccer)
- Nasser Saleh Al-Attiyah (shooting)
- Jaber Salem (weightlifting)
- Talal Mansoor (athletics)
Qatar Sports trivia
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They first competed at the Olympic Games in 1984.
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There have been two Olympic medalists from Qatar, Mohamed Suleiman (3rd, 1500m in 1992) and Said Saif Asaad (3rd weightlifting in 2000).
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Talal Mansoor made history at the 1994 Asian Games by winning three gold medals (100m, 200m and 4x400m relay).
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Qatar at major events
Past sporting events hosted in Qatar
- 1988 AFC Asian Cup (soccer)
- 1995 FIFA U-20 World Cup
- 1999 Handball World Junior Championship
- 2006 Asian Games
Upcoming sporting events in Qatar
Annual sporting events held in Qatar
- Qatar Masters Golf Tournament, played at the Doha Golf Club in Doha.
- Qatar Open tennis tournament, Doha.
- Moto GP
- Superbikes
Sporting Facilities in Qatar
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