Qatar Volleyball Team to Face Japan in Asian Games Quarterfinals

Jakarta, August 27 (QNA) - Qatar volleyball team will play tomorrow against Japan in the volleyball quarterfinals of the 18th Asian Games, held currently in Jakarta, Indonesia, until September 2. The Qatari team is aiming to qualify for the semi-finals for the first time in its history. Argentine coach Camilo Soto is counting on Sulaiman Saeed as well as Milos, Ibrahim Saeed, Mubarak Dahi and the rest of the team who aspire to a new achievement in this tournament after being crowned the Asian Elite Championship recently. On the other hand, the equestrian competitions of the Asian Games, which witnessed the participation of Qatari knights, will continue and the Qatari knights are seeking to achieve satisfactory results, especially as today's results have given rise to hopes for an Asian medal. Single final will be held on Thursday, but team's final will be held on Wednesday. In sail competition, Qatari Walid Al Sharshani will resume the competition tomorrow after the rest of the participants in standard laser race today. Al Sharshani is ranked ninth with a total of 53 points and hopes to revive his hopes in the remaining six races, which will end on August 31. In the category of Laser 4.7 Abdulrahman Al Nasr return to the competition tomorrow and he is now ranked 13th by the end of the seventh race. The Asian Games, being hosted by the Indonesian cities of Jakarta and Palembang, are attended by more than 11,000 athletes from 45 Asian countries competing in 40 sports, including 465 competitions. Qatar competes in two sports listed for the first time in the history of the Asian Games, namely basketball 33 and air sports. (QNA)