The Qatar Olympic Committee (QOC) announced on Wednesday that 180 athletes will represent Team Qatar in the 19th edition of Asian Games, which will run from 23rd September to 8th October, 2023, in the Chinese city of Hangzhou.
Most notably, Team Qatar athletes will be competing in 27 sport disciplines, including shooting, athletics, basketball, boxing, chess, cycling, esports, equestrian, football, fencing, gymnastics, golf, handball, Juji karate, sailing, squash, swimming, tennis, taekwondo, triathlon, table tennis, volleyball, 3x3 basketball, beach volleyball, weightlifting and archery. Qatar’s beach volleyball team will kick off their campaign at the Games on Tuesday, September 19, four days ahead of the opening ceremony - while Qatar football and volleyball teams will begin fighting for top honours on Wednesday, September 20. (TNN) page 12
