Qatari Teams Arrive in Indonesia Ahead of Asian Games

Jakarta, August 12 (QNA) - Qatari teams start arriving to Indonesia to take part in the 18th Asian Games, which will take place from August 17 to September 2. The organizing committee said that athletes from 45 Asian countries playing 40 different games will take part this year. Qatar participates this year with a large delegation of 478 participants from administrators, technicians, official delegation, media and 222 athletes and athletes. The athletes will take part in 30 events, 24 of which will be in Jakarta and the other six in Palembang. The games Qatar will participate in during its stay in Jakarta will be: football, handball, basketball 3*3, athletics, diving, swimming, table tennis, equestrian, boxing, wrestling, weightlifting, Judo, Karate, cycling, golfing, as well as many other games. The events Qatar will participate in during the delegation's stay in Palembang will include archery, beach volleyball, bowling, and tennis. The Qatari teams are looking forward to achieving the best possible results that would reflect the great and continuous development of Qatari sport thanks to its great interest and unlimited support. The Qatari Olympic team will meet with their Thai counterpart on Tuesday at the start of the Asian Football Tournament. The Qatari Olympic team looks forward to the title competition, especially after its brilliant appearance at the AFC U-23 Championship in Korea. Despite his lack of a top scorer, Al Moez Ali, star Akram Afif, Bassam Al-Rawi and Abdullah Abdulsalam for their participation in Al Sadd and Al Duhail in the AFC Champions League, the team has the names capable of achieving satisfactory results. The Qatari side will face Uzbekistan in their second match, which will take place on Thursday. (more)