Qatar at the 2017 Asian Winter Games

Qatar is scheduled to compete in the 2017 Asian Winter Games in Sapporo and Obihiro, Japan from February 19 to 26.[1][2]

Qatar at the
2017 Asian Winter Games
IOC codeQAT
NOCQatar Olympic Committee
in Sapporo and Obihiro
February 19–26
Competitors32 in 3 sports
Flag bearer Thamer Al Mohannadi
Medals
Gold
0
Silver
0
Bronze
0
Total
0
Asian Winter Games appearances

Qatar is scheduled to compete in three sports.[3] After competing in speed skating in its debut at the 2011 Games, this will mark the country's debut in all three sports it contests at this edition: curling, hockey and short track speed skating.[4] Qatar's team will consist of 32 athletes.[5]

On February 19, 2017 it was announced that ice hockey player Thamer Al Mohannadi would be the country's flagbearer during the parade of nations at the opening ceremony.[6]

Competitors

The following table lists the Qatari delegation per sport and gender.

SportMenWomenTotal
Curling 448
Ice hockey 21021
Short track speed skating 303
Total28432

Curling
Main article: Curling at the 2017 Asian Winter Games

Qatar has entered a men's and women's team, each consisting of four athletes (for a total of eight).[7][8][5][9]

Men's tournament
Main article: Curling at the 2017 Asian Winter Games – Men's tournament
  • Nabeel Alyafei – Skip
  • Ahmed Al Fahad – Third
  • Jaber Al Ozali – Second
  • Ahmad Khashabi – Lead
Key
Teams to playoffs
Country
 Skip W L
 China Liu Rui 50
 South Korea Kim Soo-hyuk 41
 Japan Yusuke Morozumi 32
 Chinese Taipei Randolph Shen 23
 Kazakhstan Viktor Kim 14
 Qatar Nabeel Alyafei 05
Round-robin

Qatar has a bye in draw 3

Women's tournament
Main article: Curling at the 2017 Asian Winter Games – Women's tournament
  • Maryam Binali – Skip
  • Hanan Al Boinin – Third
  • Mubarka Al Abdulla – Second
  • Dhabya Al Boinin – Lead
Key
Teams to playoffs
Country
 Skip W L
 South Korea Kim Eun-jung 30
 Japan Satsuki Fujisawa 21
 China Wang Bingyu 21
 Kazakhstan Ramina Yunicheva 12
 Qatar Maryam Binali 04
Round-robin

Qatar has a bye in draw 5

Ice hockey
Main article: Ice hockey at the 2017 Asian Winter Games

Qatar has entered a men's team. The team will compete in the Division two.[10][11] Qatar finished in seventh place (17th place overall) in division 2 of the competition.[12]

Men's tournament
Main article: Ice hockey at the 2017 Asian Winter Games – Men's tournament

Qatar was represented by the following 21 athletes:[13]

  • Mohamed Abdelaziz (G)
  • Ahmad Alsulaiti (G)
  • Eid Mohammed Al Kubaisi (D)
  • Abdulla Al Muhaizaa (D)
  • Mohammed Al Muhaizaa (D)
  • Mohamed Alkaabi (D)
  • Naif Alrumaihi (D)
  • Saad Naimi (D)
  • Turki Al Heidous (F)
  • Saoud Al Kuwari (F)
  • Thamer Al Mohannadi (F)
  • Saad Al Moslamani (F)
  • Ali Al Muhaizaa (F)
  • Jassim Al Sheeb (F)
  • Abdulrahman Alashqar (F)
  • Mohammed Alkhalaf (F)
  • Abdulla Alsulaiti (F)
  • Abdulaziz Fakhroo (F)
  • Ahmad Fakhroo (F)
  • Jassim Fakhroo (F)
  • Abdulla Mohammed (F)

Legend: G = Goalie, D = Defense, F = Forward

Group A
Rank
Team
 Pld W OW OL L GF GA GD Pts
1  Kyrgyzstan 33000227+159
2  Philippines 320012715+126
3 Independent Olympic Athletes 31002915–63
4  Qatar 30003627–210
21 February 2017
16:30
Qatar 2–6
(0–1, 0–2, 2–3)		 Independent Olympic AthletesHoshioki Ice Skating Rink
Attendance: 62
23 February 2017
20:00
Qatar 2–14
(1–4, 0–5, 1–5)		 PhilippinesHoshioki Ice Skating Rink
Attendance: 103
24 February 2017
16:30
Kyrgyzstan 7–2
(2–0, 4–0, 1–2)		 QatarHoshioki Ice Skating Rink
Attendance: 68

Short track speed skating
Main article: Short track speed skating at the 2017 Asian Winter Games

Qatar has entered three male short track speed skaters.[5]

Men
  • Mubarak Al Mohannadi
  • Jumah Al Sulaiti
  • Mohammed Al Sahouti

References
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  2. "OCA welcomes record number of teams, athletes to Sapporo 2017". www.ocasia.org/. Olympic Council of Asia. 17 February 2017. Archived from the original on 19 August 2017. Retrieved 17 February 2017.
  3. "2017 Sapporo AWG sport entries by NOC". www.sapporo2017.org. 8th Sapporo Asian Winter Games Organizing Committee. 16 December 2016. Archived from the original on 20 December 2016. Retrieved 16 December 2016.
  4. "Qatari stars urge active public engagement on National Sport Day". The Peninsula. Doha, Qatar. 12 February 2017. Retrieved 12 February 2017.
  5. "وكالة الأنباء القطرية الأخبارأخبار محليـةرياضة المنتخب القطري للرياضات الشتوية يشارك في منافسات دورة" [Qatari team for winter sports participate in the competitions of the Asian Games in Japan]. Qatar News Agency (in Arabic). 14 February 2017. Retrieved 14 February 2017.
  6. "حفل افتتاح الألعاب الآسيوية الشتوية" [The opening ceremony of the Winter Asian Games]. www.al-watan.com/ (in Arabic). 19 February 2017. Retrieved 19 February 2017.
  7. "Curling Playing Schedule for the 8th Asian Winter Games Sapporo 2017" (PDF). www.sapporo2017.org/. 2017 Asian Winter Games Organizing Committee. 27 January 2017. Archived from the original (PDF) on 27 January 2017. Retrieved 27 January 2017.
  8. "Asian Winter Games return to Sapporo for the third time". www.worldcurling.org/. World Curling Federation. 15 February 2017. Archived from the original on 16 February 2017. Retrieved 15 February 2017.
  9. Armstrong, Jim (18 February 2017). "Desert to ice: Qatar takes on curling at Asian Winter Games". Associated Press. Retrieved 18 February 2017.
  10. "Entry list for hockey at the 2017 Asian Winter Games". www.nationalteamsoficehockey.com/. National Teams of Ice hockey. 3 December 2016. Retrieved 3 December 2016.
  11. Morgan, Liam (4 January 2017). "Sapporo 2017 confirm entrants in men's and women's ice hockey tournaments". www.insidethegames.biz/. Dunsar Media Ltd. Retrieved 4 January 2017.
  12. "Ice hockey Men's Division II Tournament Progress" (PDF). www.info.sapporo2017.org/. Sapporo Organizing Committee for the 2017 Asian Winter Games. 26 February 2017. Archived from the original (PDF) on 27 February 2017. Retrieved 26 February 2017.
  13. "Team Rosters - Men's Division 2" (PDF). Sapporo Organizing Committee for the 2017 Asian Winter Games. 22 February 2017. Retrieved 23 February 2017.
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