The sixth Qatar International Taekwondo Championship, organized by the Qatar Taekwondo, Judo and Karate Federation, begins today in the Women’s Sports Committee Hall, and will continue until next Wednesday, with the participation of 1,152 male and female players, 697 male and 455 female players, representing more than 46 countries, divided into four categories: buds, juniors, youth, and adults.
The G1 tournament, whose results are counted in the world rankings, will also witness the participation of more than 20 Olympic and world champions. The tournament’s competitions will be held over four days, with morning and evening periods, in several weights, with a total of 76 weights in the four categories, with 10 weights for the male buds category, 10 weights for the female buds category, 10 weights for juniors, and 10 weights for female juniors, in addition to 10 weights for males and the same for females in the youth category, as well as 8 weights for men and the same for women in the adult category. Our national taekwondo team is participating in the tournament with six male and female players, namely: Nour Muhammad, Maram Al-Fatnassi, Dad Al-Dosari, Ali Imam, Muhammad Ashraf, and Muhammad Yassin Bali. In addition to the participation of 113 male and female players from local Qatari clubs. Winners will be crowned daily in various weights.
Annabi players prepared for the tournament by participating in external camps in Spain and Egypt, and internal camps, in addition to participating in the Asian Games in Japan.
The Qatari Federation held a press conference in the presence of Adel Al Marzouqi, Executive Director of the Federation, Ali Saqr Kia, the appointed technical delegate from the International Taekwondo Federation, Mohamed Adel, Chairman of the Arbitration Committee, and Al Mahdi Al Jadidi, the technical expert of the Qatar Taekwondo Federation.
Adel Al Marzouqi confirmed the full readiness to host the tournament, and said that all arrangements have been completed for the launch of the tournament, including preparing the competition hall and mechanisms for receiving delegations and accommodation, expressing his happiness with the large participation from various countries of the world, which exceeded the previous edition.
He explained that the Qatar International Championship is one of the strong tournaments on the international level, as players from different countries of the world aspire to participate in it due to the good reputation of the tournament and the strength of its competitions, and it also gives classification points to the winners that help them advance in the international rankings.
Al Marzouqi pointed out that the previous edition of the tournament witnessed great success at various levels, as witnessed by all participants and guests of the tournament, which makes the current edition of the tournament a major challenge for the federation from an organizational standpoint.
The Executive Director stressed that the large turnout of teams and players from various countries of the world represents a valuable opportunity for everyone to develop their sporting level during their participation in the tournament, whether from the Gulf Cooperation Council countries or from the rest of the Arab countries.
The Executive Director praised the international camp organized by the Qatari Federation in preparation for the tournament with the large participation of various teams and said that it achieved great success at all levels.
