Qatar at the 2026 Asian Beach Games

Qatar at the
2026 Asian Beach Games
Qatar at the; 2026 Asian Beach Games
IOC code	QAT
NOC	Qatar Olympic Committee
Website	www.olympic.qa
in Sanya, China; 22–30 April 2026
Competitors	33 in 7 sports
Flag bearers	Shaheen Al-Kaabi; Haya Abu-Issa
Medals	Gold 2 Silver 1 Bronze 0 Total 3
Asian Beach Games appearances
	2008; 2010; 2012; 2014; 2016; 2026;

Competitors33 in 7 sports

Qatar competed at the 2026 Asian Beach Games in Sanya, China from 22 to 30 April 2026. This marks the return of the Asian Beach Games, ten years since the 2016 edition in Da Nang, Vietnam.

At the opening ceremony, aquathlon athlete Shaheen Al-Kaabi and beach volleyball player Haya Abu-Issa were the flagbearers for Qatar.^[1]

Qatar finished with two golds and one silver medal. The pairing of Cherif Younousse and Ahmed Tijan won the men's beach volleyball event and the Qatar national team won the men'st 3x3 basketball tournament. The Qatar men's national beach handball team also finished as silver medalists.^[2]

No.	Medal	Name	Sport	Event	Date
1	Gold	Cherif Younousse Ahmed Tijan	Beach volleyball	Men's doubles	29 Apr
2	Gold	Mohammed Abbasher Ousmanediatta Dieng Dejan Janjić Abdulrahman Saad	3x3 basketball	Men's team	29 Apr

Sport	Men	Women	Total
Aquathlon	1	0	1
3x3 basketball	4	4	8
Beach handball	10	0	10
Beach volleyball	4	4	8
Beach wrestling	2	0	2
Ju-jitsu	2	0	2
Sailing	2	0	2
Total	25	8	33

Event	Group Stage				Qualifiers	Quarterfinals	Semifinals	Final / BM
Event	Opposition Score	Opposition Score	Opposition Score	Rank	Opposition Score	Opposition Score	Opposition Score	Opposition Score	Rank
Men's team	Bahrain W 21–11	Kazakhstan W 22–15	India W 15–12	1 Q	Bye	Iran W 20–16	China W 18–16	Thailand W 21–10
Women's team	China L 5–21	Kazakhstan L 7–21	N/a	3 q	Singapore W 1–21	Did not advance

Pos	Team v t e	Pld	W	L	PF	PA	PR	Qualification
1	Qatar	3	3	0	58	38	1.526	Quarterfinals
2	India	3	2	1	51	38	1.342	Play-ins
3	Bahrain	3	1	2	44	55	0.800	Play-ins
4	Kazakhstan	3	0	3	40	62	0.645

Qatar	21–11	Bahrain
Pts: Janjić, Abbasher 7		Pts: Ajukwa 6

Gold

Kazakhstan	15–22	Qatar
Pts: Tangiyev 5		Pts: Janjić 11

Qatar	15–12	India
Pts: Janjić, Saad 7		Pts: Dagar 6

Thailand	10–21	Qatar
Pts: Franco 4		Pts: Janjić 12

Pos	Team v t e	Pld	W	L	PF	PA	PR	Qualification
1	China (H)	2	2	0	43	13	3.308	Quarterfinals
2	Kazakhstan	2	1	1	29	29	1.000	Play-ins
3	Qatar	2	0	2	12	42	0.286	Play-ins

Kazakhstan	21–7	Qatar
Pts: Zhakipova 10		Pts: three players 2

Athletes	Event	Preliminary round				Round of 16	Quarterfinals	Semifinals	Finals	Rank
Athletes	Event	Opposition Score	Opposition Score	Opposition Score	Rank	Opposition Score	Opposition Score	Opposition Score	Opposition Score	Rank
Cherif Samba Ahmed Janko	Men's tournament	Naseem / Ismail (MDV) W (21–16, 21–10)	Dauilbaev / Tolibaev (UZB) W (21–14, 21–9)	Khakizadeh / Ghalehnovi (IRI) W (21–11, 21–23, 15–10)	1Q	Zainelabedin / Mou (QAT) W (21–10, 21–16)	Zhang / Zhou (CHN) W (21–10, 21–19)	Muadpha / Muneekul (THA) W (21–12, 21–14)	Khakizadeh / Ghalehnovi (IRI) W (21–15, 21–12)
Mohamed Zainelabedin Musa Mou	Men's tournament	Mahfouz / Aljorfi (KSA) W (21–17, 21–15)	Tam / Tai (MAC) W (21–10, 21–5)	Wang / Wu (CHN) L (19–21, 17–21)	2Q	Samba / Janko (QAT) L (10–21, 16–21)	Did not advance

China	21–5	Qatar
Pts: Sun 7		Pts: Elsayed 3