Qatar to host more than 80 sports events in 2025

The Qatar Olympic Committee (QOC) will organise an impressive 84 sports events in the country in 2025, according to the apex sports body’s annual calendar released on Wednesday.

The activities will include 15 world-class championships. And one of the most anticipated events of the year is the ITTF World Table Tennis Championships, whoch will be held from May 17 to 27 at the Lusail Multipurpose Arena, Qatar University Arena, and the Qatar Sports Arena.

The country will also host the FIFA U-17 World Cup, from November 5 to 27, at the FIFA World Cup Qatar 2022 stadiums.

The year will open with the finals of ‘King of the Court’ beach volleyball tournament, organized by the Qatar Volleyball Association in early January, followed by the Beach Pro Tour Elite16 in February. 

February will also feature the Commercial Bank Qatar Masters, hosted by the Qatar Golf Association, the Qatar ExxonMobil Open for Men, and Qatar TotalEnergies Open for Women, organized by the Qatar Tennis, Squash, Padel and Badminton Federation.

Meanwhile, HH The Amir’s Shooting Cup and the Lusail Shotgun Championship will be held by the Qatar Shooting & Archery Association. 

In April, the spotlight will be on the FIG Artistic Gymnastics Apparatus World Cup, showcasing both men’s and women’s competitions, while June will feature the FIBA 3x3 U23 Youth League, hosted by the Qatar Basketball Federation. Later in the year, the Q-Terminals Qatar Classic squash tournament will take place from September 28 to October 4, organized by the Qatar Tennis, Squash, Padel and Badminton Federation. 

The QOC’s annual sports calendar boasts 36 international championships, including the Al Shaqab International League, which is a qualifier for the FEI Group 7 final.

The WTT Star Contender, the Qatar Fencing Grand Prix, the Qatar International Optimist Sailing Championship, HH The Amir’s Sword Equestrian Festival, the Commercial Bank CHI Al Shaqab presented by Longines, Doha Diamond League athletics, the 5th Qatar Open Taekwondo Championship, and the 10th Qatar Weightlifting Cup will also send the fans’ pulses racing. 

On the Asian level, Qatar will host 14 events, like the Asian Beach Volleyball Championship, the FIBA Asia Cup 2025 Qualifiers, the West Asia One-Day Athletics Championship, the West Asia Badminton Championship, and the Asian Padel Championship.  

On the Arab level, the Qatar Football Association will organize the FIFA Arab Cup, from December 1 to 18.

Gulf competitions will include six championships, including the GCC Men’s Tennis Championship (singles and doubles), the GCC Padel Team Championship for U-14, U-18, men, and women, and the GCC Youth and Junior Athletics Championship. 

In addition, the newly-released calendar includes a big number of local and community events such as National Sport Day, QOC Half-Marathon, Qatar Volleyball Cup Final, HH the Amir Basketball Cup final, Qatar Football Cup Final, Qatar Handball Cup Final,  HH the Amir Volleyball Cup final, closing ceremony of Schools Olympic Program, the Amir Football Cup final,  HH the Amir Handball Cup and World Olympic Day.

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