Qatar’s beach volleyball team of Cherif Younnouse and Ahmed Tijan retained their Asian Games gold from four years ago at the NBB Beach Volleyball Centre in Hangzhou, China, on Thursday.
In a thrilling final, they defeated the host nation’s Mutailipu Abuduhalikejiang and Wu Jiaxin in straight sets — 22-20, 21-16.
ذهبية للأدعــم
— Team Qatar (@qatar_olympic) September 28, 2023
أبطالنا الأولمبيين أحمد تيجان وشريف يونس يحققان ذهبية كرة الطائرة الشاطئية في أسياد هانغتشو.
كفو يا عيال بلادي .. كفو يالأدعم
Gold medal for Team Qatar
Our Olympic medalists Cherif Younousse and Ahmed Tijan claim beach volleyball gold medal at… pic.twitter.com/7bIP1XDjGR
The first set was a very close contest, with the lead fluctuating wildly between the two teams. In the end, it was the Qatari pair who emerged victorious.
ذهبية للأدعــم
— Team Qatar (@qatar_olympic) September 28, 2023
أبطالنا الأولمبيين أحمد تيجان وشريف يونس يحققان ذهبية كرة الطائرة الشاطئية في أسياد هانغتشو.
كفو يا عيال بلادي .. كفو يالأدعم
Gold medal for Team Qatar
Our Olympic medalists Cherif Younousse and Ahmed Tijan claim beach volleyball gold medal at… pic.twitter.com/yM6I55VXlq
Meanwhile, Qatar also won a bronze in the mixed skeet shooting team event. Rashid Saleh Al Athba, who earlier won silver in men’s skeet team event, joined hands with Reem Al Sharshani to score 44 points and beat Bahrain’s Tammar Ali Saleh and Maryam Ramadhan Juma (37).
برونزية للأدعــم
— Team Qatar (@qatar_olympic) September 28, 2023
أبطالنا للرماية راشد العذبة وريم الشرشني يحققان برونزية السكيت المختلط في أسياد هانغتشو.
كفو راشد.. كفو ريم .. كفو يا أبطال
A new bronze medal
Team Qatar shooting champions Reem Al Sharshani and Rashed Al Athba claim Mixed Team’s Skeet bronze… pic.twitter.com/nvauwPRGgq
Qatar thus climbed to the 17th spot in the medal’s table with one gold, one silver and two bronze medals.
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