Qatar's 13-year-old opposite hitter makes waves at Asian Volleyball C…

Doha, Qatar: At just 13 years old, Mubarak Musa Thiik Madut, who is representing Qatar at the Asian Volleyball Championship in Japan, is making waves online not only because of his age but also due to his remarkable height. amunra-opinie.pl

Standing at 2.10 metres, Mubarak appeared in the Qatari jersey and made an appearance in the competition on September 5 against Thailand, according to French media outlet, L’Équipe.

Born on November 24, 2012, in South Sudan, Mubarak made his first appearance for the Qatari national team in 2026.

He competed in the U18 Asian Beach Volleyball Championships in May, where he helped Qatar finish third.

Mubarak played in three of Qatar’s five matches, scoring 40 points. He delivered an impressive performance against the Republic of Korea, scoring 11 points from 16 attack attempts.

Doha, Qatar: Qatar’s Abdulla Al Tamimi pushed former champion and Karim Abdel Gawad to his limits before the Egyptian fourth seed eventually prevailed 11-7, 15-13, 5-11, 11-8 in a 48-minute battle on the opening day of the $242,000 Qatar Classic 2026 in Doha yesterday.

At the Khalifa International Tennis & Squash Complex, Al Tamimi, competing as a wildcard after returning to action from injury last month, showed his fighting qualities against the experienced campaigner. Qatar’s other representative, Salem Al-Malki, also saw his campaign come to an end, with France’s Melvil Scianimanico recording a 11-5, 11-5, 11-4 victory.

At the top of the men’s draw, World No.1 Mostafa Asal made a strong start to his Qatar Classic title bid, dispatching Switzerland’s Nicolas Mueller 11-6, 11-6, 11-4 in 26 minutes. Asal, twice a runner-up in Doha, immediately underlined his intentions as he looks to finally go all the way to the top in Doha.

Defending champion Paul Coll was equally impressive, beginning his title defence with an 11-2, 11-3, 11-1 demolition of India’s Veer Chotrani in 26 minutes.

One of the highlights of the day came when American Timothy Brownell stunned No.3 seed Diego Elias in a thrilling five-game battle.

The two-time former champion Elias took the first two games 11-5, 11-9, but Brownell fought back to win the next three 11-6, 11-5, 11-7 and complete a remarkable 57-minute comeback and clinch the biggest win of his career.

“I just wanted to say something about the tour here. Some people think the gap between the top and the bottom players is bigger than it is. Maybe at the very top it is, but the margins are thin. The more upsets there are the better. I’m really happy to get through and excited to get the win,” Brownell said after the win.

Meanwhile, seventh seed Marwan ElShorbagy moved through with a 11-5, 11-7, 11-7 victory over Spain’s Bernat Jaume, while No.8 seed Aly Abou Eleinen defeated Jamaica’s Declan James 11-6, 11-9, 11-7. No.6 seed Mohamad Zakaria also advanced, beating Germany’s Raphael Kandra 11-4, 11-3, 5-11, 11-5.

On the other hand, women’s draw produced one of the day’s biggest stories as former World No.1 Nouran Gohar marked her return to the Qatar Classic with a commanding victory over fellow Egyptian Kenzy Ayman.

Gohar, returning to the PSA Tour after a year away following the birth of her first child, needed just 22 minutes to secure an 11-7, 11-1, 11-3 victory.

Defending champion and top seed Hania El Hammamy also progressed, overcoming Hana Moataz 11-8, 11-7, 6-11, 11-8 in 46 minutes.

Three-time champion Nour ElSherbini survived a much tighter encounter with Nada Abbas, winning 11-8, 11-3, 11-13, 11-9 in 39 minutes.

Second seed and reigning World Champion Amina Orfi was another comfortable winner, defeating Hana Ramadan 11-2, 11-5, 11-5, while No.6 seed Fayrouz Aboelkheir, Belgium’s Tinne Gilis and England’s Georgina Kennedy were also among those who advance.

Qatar fell to a 76-65 defeat against Jordan in their second Group B match of the Asian Games men’s basketball competition at the Aichi International Arena yesterday.

Jordan led 19-14 after the first quarter and extended their advantage to 42-30 at half-time before taking a 64-49 lead into the final quarter. Qatar fought back in the fourth, winning the period 16-12, but could not close the gap.

The result leaves Qatar with one win and one defeat ahead of their final group match against Chinese Taipei.

Doha, Qatar: Boubakary Soumare fired a late equaliser as Al Duhail secured a 1-1 draw against Al Shahania in the Qatar Stars League at Jassim Bin Hamad Stadium yesterday.

Al Duhail were trailing after Jawad El Jamili put Al Shahania ahead in the second half, but Soumare’s strike in the sixth minute of stoppage time rescued a point for the former champions.

Al Duhail moved to six points, level with Al Arabi, who also drew 0-0 with Qatar SC yesterday.

Leaders Al Sadd are two points clear of Al Rayyan after four straight wins, with Al Shamal third on eight points.

After a slow start, Al Shahania were first to threaten, with Salah Zakaria making a fine save to deny Francesco Antonucci’s dangerous effort from outside the box.

Shehab Ellethy produced an equally impressive save at the other end, stopping Soumare’s effort as the teams went into half-time level.

El Jamili broke the deadlock in the 62nd minute. Zakaria had earlier denied Antonucci with another long-range effort, but a poor clearance by Ibrahima Bamba allowed El Jamili to pounce and slot a diagonal shot into the far corner.

Tahsin Mohammed’s effort from outside the box was parried away as Al Duhail pushed for an equaliser.

They finally got it in the sixth minute of stoppage time. Shehab Mamdouh Ellethy saved Jean-Charles Castelletto’s header from a corner, but Soumare reacted quickly to the rebound and headed the ball into the net to rescue a draw.

Al Shahania, however, climbed to seventh place with four points.

At Al Thumama Stadium, Al Arabi and Qatar SC played out a draw in a scrappy clash that produced 36 fouls and two late red cards.

Al Arabi had the better chances, with Jordan Veretout coming closest in the fourth minute when his shot, following a cross from Rodrigo, struck the top corner of the right post.

Qatar SC threatened late in the match but Al Arabi goalkeeper Jasem Al Hail denied Faiz Selmani in the 85th minute, making a save in the bottom left corner.

Qatar SC were reduced to nine men in the closing stages. Abdulrasheed Umaru was sent off in the 89th minute after elbowing Rodrigo during an argument near the goal line, before Ali Saoudi received a second yellow card in stoppage time for arguing with the referee.

Qatar SC remained 11th with two points.

“It was a tough match. Al Arabi are a strong team. We didn’t avail ourselves of our chances, but hopefully the next match will be better,” said Qatar SC’s Mohammad Amin.

Al Arabi’s Lotfi Madjer said: “Honestly, I feel we deserved the win today. We did our part and executed the coach’s instructions. But that’s football. Sometimes you win, sometimes you lose and sometimes you draw.”