14 Athletes To Represent Qatar At Paris Olympics

(MENAFN- Gulf Times) Qatar will be represented by 14 male and female athletes at the 33rd edition of the Summer Olympic Games, scheduled to take place from July 26-August 11, in the French capital, Paris.
The athletes representing Qatar in the tournament belong to 5 national federations: athletics, swimming, shooting, beach volleyball, and weightlifting.
The Qatar Olympic Committee (QOC) unveiled the progress of Team Qatar yesterday at a press briefing attended by Mohamed Issa al-Fadala, Director of Sports Affairs Department at the QOC; Mohamed Saeed al-Misnad, Chef De Mission of Qatar delegation participating in the Olympics; and Abdulhadi al-Sahli, the Press Attaché for Qatar delegation.
Al-Misnad explained that the list of participants includes Mutaz Essa Barshim, Abdelrahman Samba, Aboubaker Abdulla, Bassem Hameeda, Ismail Dawoud, Ammar Ismail, Saif Mohamed, and Shahad Mohamed in athletics, Saeed Abu Sharb and Rashid Saleh al-Adba in shooting, Fares Ibrahim Hassouna in weightlifting, Cherif Younesse and Ahmed Tijan in beach volleyball, and Abdulaziz al-Obaidli in swimming.
He revealed that Mutaz Barshim and Shahad Mohamed will carry the Qatari flag at the opening ceremony, while the Qatari athletes will start arriving in Paris on July 19.
He said:“Team Qatar participation starts from the first day of the competitions, which is the 27th of July, and ends with the end of the tournament on the 10th of August, which will witness the final of the high jump, weightlifting, and men's beach volleyball. The competitions will span over 16 days during the event on an almost daily basis.”
Team Qatar's Chef De Mission revealed that the Qatar Olympic Committee will host a reception ceremony on August 1 in the French capital on the sidelines of the 2024 Olympics. He clarified that the reception ceremony will be presided over by HE Sheikh Joaan bin Hamad al-Thani, President of the Qatar Olympic Committee, in addition to HE Jassim bin Rashid al-Buainain, Secretary-General of the Qatar Olympic Committee, along with the presidents of participating sports federations and the athletes. The aim of the ceremony is to strengthen ties with the Olympic family and national Olympic committees, and to showcase Qatar's role as a leading global sports capital.
Al-Misnad said the qualified federations have commenced their preparations for the competitions, with most athletes currently stationed in Europe due to the proximity to the venue - Paris.“It should be noted that preparations actually began shortly after Tokyo 2020, especially for our Olympic champions who secured medals in that edition. We wish them the best of luck in achieving optimal results and winning medals in the upcoming competitions.”
Abdulhadi al-Sahli, Team Qatar's Press Attaché, emphasised the commitment to provide comprehensive and detailed coverage of Qatar's delegation participation in the Paris 2024 Olympics to the Qatari sports community.
Al-Sahli continued:“We hope to replicate the success of the Tokyo 2020 Games, where Qatar achieved two gold medals through Mutaz Barshim in high jump and Fares Ibrahim in weightlifting, marking Qatar's first-ever gold medals in Olympic history. We aspire for our Olympic champions to achieve the same success in Paris.”
Al-Fadala said at the beginning of his speech at the briefing:“We congratulate HE Sheikh Joaan bin Hamad al-Thani, President of the QOC, and HE Jassim Rashid al-Buenain, Secretary-General of the QOC, and the directors of departments at the QOC on the qualification of the athletes for the Paris 2024 Olympics.”

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