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Qatar to feature in five events at inaugural Asian Beach Games

From the Qatar Times:




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A 39-member squad will represent Qatar in the inaugural edition of the Asian Beach Games to be held in Bali, Indonesia from October 18-26.




Qatar will participate in five events, beach volleyball, beach handball, beach soccer, marathon swimming and water polo at the Games which will have the participation of a total of 45 nations in 19 disciplines. Tariq Said al-Ali, technical affairs consultant, Qatar Olympic Committee (QOC) has been named the Chef de Mission of the 71-member Qatar delegation.




Al-Ali has revealed that Qatar's best hopes are in beach volleyball and beach handball events.

"The volleyball team has experience having participated at the 2006 Asian Games in Doha and they have also been training hard since the last two months like the other teams. So our best chances are in volleyball. But at the same time I am hopeful about the handball, swimming, soccer and water polo teams springing a surprise," al-Ali told Gulf Times yesterday.

Check out more of John Verghese article in the Qatar Times.

Bahrain team to take part in Asian Beach Games

From the Voice of Bahrain - Gulf Daily News





THE Bahrain Olympic Committee (BOC) has finalised its preparations to send a team for the inaugural Asian Beach Games to be held in Bali, Indonesia. The 31-member Bahraini delegation will be taking part in three disciplines - sailing, beach soccer and beach volleyball during the nine-day event which will see a total of 3,876 athletes, representing 45 Asian countries, in the fray.




Supreme Council for Youth and Sports vice-president and BOC president Shaikh Isa bin Rashid Al Khalifa will head the delegation which also includes Shaikh Ali bin Mohammed Al Khalifa, Shaikh Abdulla bin Rashid Al Khalifa and Raed Buhamood, Numan Al Hassan and Hassan Buhassan.




The Asian Beach Games is the first of its kind in the region and will mark the largest of its kind in the world.




The multi-sport event will be held every two years and celebrates cooperation and unity despite athletes from nations of different back grounds and cultures.




The Games forges unity and friendship between member nations by bringing together athletes, trainers, and officials.




Thousands of spectators are expected to support their participating countries and regions. The event is being organised by the Olympic Council of Asia.