Qatar’s beach handball team continued its dominant performance at the Asian Beach Games - Sanya 2026, securing two convincing victories on Thursday against Bangladesh and Mongolia, both with identical 2-0 scorelines in the group stage.
Beach handball team maintains perfect record
The team delivered dominant performances in both matches, defeating Bangladesh 16-6 (24-12) before overcoming Mongolia 26-13 (24-9).
With these results, Qatar now have eight points from four consecutive victories, maintaining a perfect record.
Having already beaten Pakistan and Oman on Tuesday, Qatar will face Jordan today before taking on Thailand on Sunday. Qatar will conclude their group stage campaign next Monday against the Maldives, aiming to retain top spot and secure qualification to the semifinals.
Promising start for beach volleyball teams
Qatar’s beach volleyball teams also made an impressive start, with both men’s pairs securing victories in their opening group stage matches.
The first team of Cherif Younousse and Ahmed Tijan registered a comfortable 2-0 (21-6, 21-10) win over the Maldives, while the second pair of Mohamed Ehab and Moussa Al Khair defeated Saudi Arabia 2-0 (21-17, 21-15).
Meanwhile, the women’s second team of Malak Hashem and Nelly Shalaby opened their campaign with a 0-2 defeat to Japan in a challenging match against one of Asia’s strongest sides.
Younousse and Tijan will continue their campaign against Uzbekistan today before facing Iran tomorrow. The second men’s team will meet Macau before concluding their group stage matches against China.
The women’s first team of Haya Abu Issa and Laila Mohammed will begin their campaign today against Sri Lanka, followed by a match against China in Group A. Hashem and Shalaby will next face South Korea in Group B.
Al-Kaabi finishes 24th in aquathlon
Shaheen Al Kaabi concluded his participation in the aquathlon competition with a 24th-place finish among 33 athletes from across Asia. Al-Kaabi was the youngest participant in the event, gaining valuable experience at an early age.
Elsewhere, Qatari sailors will compete today, with Tamim Shams taking part in the second race of the Optimist class, while Thani Shams will contest the second race of the ILCA 4 class.
Meanwhile, the draw for the 3x3 basketball competition placed Qatar’s men’s team in Group C alongside Bahrain, India, and Kazakhstan, while the women’s team are drawn in Group A with China and Kazakhstan.
The men’s team will open their campaign against Bahrain on Saturday morning before facing Kazakhstan later the same day. They will conclude the group stage on Monday against India.
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