Qatar at the 2026 Asian Beach Games

Qatar at the
2026 Asian Beach Games
IOC codeQAT
NOCQatar Olympic Committee
Websitewww.olympic.qa
in Sanya, China
22–30 April 2026
Competitors33 in 7 sports
Flag bearersShaheen Al-Kaabi
Haya Abu-Issa
Medals
Ranked 8th
Gold
2
Silver
1
Bronze
0
Total
3
Asian Beach Games appearances

Qatar competed at the 2026 Asian Beach Games in Sanya, China from 22 to 30 April 2026. This marks the return of the Asian Beach Games, ten years since the 2016 edition in Da Nang, Vietnam.

At the opening ceremony, aquathlon athlete Shaheen Al-Kaabi and beach volleyball player Haya Abu-Issa were the flagbearers for Qatar.[1]

Qatar finished with two golds and one silver medal. The pairing of Cherif Younousse and Ahmed Tijan won the men's beach volleyball event and the Qatar national team won the men'st 3x3 basketball tournament. The Qatar men's national beach handball team also finished as silver medalists.[2]

Medalists

Gold

No. Medal Name Sport Event Date
1  Gold Cherif Younousse
Ahmed Tijan		 Beach volleyball Men's doubles 29 Apr
2  Gold Mohammed Abbasher
Ousmanediatta Dieng
Dejan Janjić
Abdulrahman Saad		 3x3 basketball Men's team 29 Apr

Silver

No. Medal Name Sport Event Date
1 2nd place, silver medalist(s) Silver
Beach handball Men's team 29 Apr

Competitors

The following is the list of the number of competitors participating at the Games per sport/discipline.[3]

Sport Men Women Total
Aquathlon 101
3x3 basketball 448
Beach handball 10010
Beach volleyball 448
Beach wrestling 202
Ju-jitsu 202
Sailing 202
Total25833

3x3 basketball

Summary
Event Group Stage Qualifiers Quarterfinals Semifinals Final / BM
Opposition
Score		 Opposition
Score		 Opposition
Score		 Rank Opposition
Score		 Opposition
Score		 Opposition
Score		 Opposition
Score		 Rank
Men's team  Bahrain
W 21–11		  Kazakhstan
W 22–15		  India
W 15–12		 1 Q Bye  Iran
W 20–16		  China
W 18–16		  Thailand
W 21–10		 1st place, gold medalist(s)
Women's team  China
L 5–21		  Kazakhstan
L 7–21		 N/a 3 q  Singapore
W 1–21		 Did not advance

Men's tournament

Team roster
Preliminary rounds – Group C
Pos Team Pld W L PF PA PD
1  Qatar 3 3 0 57 38 +19
2  India 3 2 1 51 37 +14
3  Bahrain 3 1 2 44 55 −11
4  Kazakhstan 3 0 3 39 61 −22
Source: FIBA
25 April
17:10
Qatar  21–11  Bahrain
Pts: Janjić, Abbasher 7 Pts: Ajukwa 6
Sports Centre Gymnasium, Sanya
Referees: Kim (KOR), Nagoshi (JPN)
25 April
18:50
Kazakhstan  15–22  Qatar
Pts: Tangiyev 6 Pts: Janjić 11
Sports Centre Gymnasium, Sanya
Referees: Kim (KOR), Chen (TPE)
27 April
13:05
Qatar  15–12  India
Pts: Janjić, Saad 7 Pts: Dagar 6
Sports Centre Gymnasium, Sanya
Referees: Leong (SGP), Cong (CHN)
Quarterfinals
28 April
18:50
Qatar  20–16  Iran
Pts: Saad 10 Pts: Grigorian 8
Sports Centre Gymnasium, Sanya
Referees: Quinn (INA), Nagoshi (JPN)
Semifinals
29 April
15:15
Qatar  18–16  China
Pts: Dieng 7 Pts: Qi 6
Sports Centre Gymnasium, Sanya
Referees: Quinn (INA), Nagoshi (JPN)
Gold medal match
29 April
19:30
Thailand  10–21  Qatar
Pts: Franco 4 Pts: Janjić 12
Sports Centre Gymnasium, Sanya
Referees: Cong (CHN), Quinn (INA)

Women's tournament

Team roster
  • Sama Gasir
  • Mona Elsayed
  • Alaa Soliman
  • Tania Taweel
Preliminary rounds – Group A
Pos Team Pld W L PF PA PD
1  China 2 2 0 42 13 +29
2  Kazakhstan 2 1 1 29 28 +1
3  Qatar 2 0 2 12 42 −30
Source: FIBA
25 April
12:15
China  21–5  Qatar
Pts: Sun 7 Pts: El-Sayed 3
Sports Centre Gymnasium, Sanya
Referees: Nozaki (JPN), Laosaksam (THA)
27 April
11:00
Kazakhstan  21–7  Qatar
Pts: Zhakipova 10 Pts: Gasir, El-Sayed, Taweel 2
Sports Centre Gymnasium, Sanya
Referees: Chan (HKG), Cong (CHN)
Play-ins
28 April
13:05
Singapore  21–1  Qatar
Pts: Han 8 Pts: Soliman 1
Sports Centre Gymnasium, Sanya
Referees: Chan (HKG), Cong (CHN)

Beach handball

Summary
Event Group Stage Semifinals Final / BM
Opposition
Score		 Opposition
Score		 Opposition
Score		 Opposition
Score		 Opposition
Score		 Opposition
Score		 Opposition
Score		 Rank Opposition
Score		 Opposition
Score		 Rank
Men's team  Pakistan
W 2–0		  Oman
W 2–0		  Bangladesh
W 2–0		  Mongolia
W 2–0		  Jordan
W 2–0		  Thailand
W 2–0		  Maldives
W 2–0		 1Q  Bahrain
W 2–0		  Iran
L 1–2		 2nd place, silver medalist(s)

Beach volleyball

Athletes Event Preliminary round Round of 16 Quarterfinals Semifinals Finals Rank
Opposition
Score		 Opposition
Score		 Opposition
Score		 Rank Opposition
Score		 Opposition
Score		 Opposition
Score		 Opposition
Score
Cherif Samba
Ahmed Janko		 Men's tournament  Naseem /
Ismail (MDV)
W (21–16, 21–10)		  Dauilbaev /
Tolibaev (UZB)
W (21–14, 21–9)		  Khakizadeh /
Ghalehnovi (IRI)
W (21–11, 21–23, 15–10)		 1Q  Zainelabedin /
Mou (QAT)
W (21–10, 21–16)		  Zhang /
Zhou (CHN)
W (21–10, 21–19)		  Muadpha /
Muneekul (THA)
W (21–12, 21–14)		  Khakizadeh /
Ghalehnovi (IRI)
W (21–15, 21–12)		 1st place, gold medalist(s)
Mohamed Zainelabedin
Musa Mou		  Mahfouz /
Aljorfi (KSA)
W (21–17, 21–15)		  Tam /
Tai (MAC)
W (21–10, 21–5)		  Wang /
Wu (CHN)
L (19–21, 17–21)		 2Q  Samba /
Janko (QAT)
L (10–21, 16–21)		 Did not advance

References

  1. ↑ "Asian Beach Games open with colourful ceremony". The Peninsula. 23 April 2026. Retrieved 30 April 2026.
  2. ↑ "Qatar ends campaign with two gold and one silver" (PDF). Gulf Times Sports. 30 April 2026. p. 1. Retrieved 30 April 2026.
  3. ↑ "Qatar - Discipline". SANYA HAINAN 2026 6th Asian Beach Games Organizing Committee. Retrieved 30 April 2026.
  • Qatar at the 2026 Asian Beach Games official website
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