Qatar assured of medal in beach volleyball

Doha: Qatar are assured of a medal in Beach Volleyball when the Al Annabi pair of Ahmed Tijan and Cherif Younousse take on Indonesian pair of Ade Candra Rachmawan and Mohammad Ashfiya in the final at the Jakabaring Sport City Beach Volleyball Court in Palembang today.

Qatar’s Ahmed and Cherif cruised to the final showdown with an unbeaten record after squeezing China’s Goa and Li out while host pair Rachmawan and Ashfiya followed to join the champion contest after eliminating their compatriots Gilang Ramadhan and Danangsyah Yudistira Pribadi.

Facing the world 10th ranked Ahmed and Cherif, China’s Goa and Li did caused some troubles but finally conceded in a narrow 0-2 (18-21, 24-26).

Rachmawan and Ashfiya won the match in straight sets. In the first set, Rachmawan-Ashfiya defeated Ramadhan-Yudistira Pribadi 21-13.

In the second set, Rachmawan-Ashfiya defeated their compatriots 21-19.

Rachmawan, accompanied by Ashfiya, Ramadhan and Pribadi, said after the match that the team would compete in the finals was not a team of two individuals, but a team of the Indonesian nation.

Rachmawan added that they would strive to win the gold medal, while the other team would strive to win the bronze.

“So, hopefully we’ll get one gold and one bronze,” he said.

Speaking about Team 1’s strategy to face the Qatari pair in the final, Rachmawan said they would give their best for the country.

“We’ll be all-out because we have the support of the Indonesian people,” he said, while adding that he had met the Qatari players once previously.

By Armstrong Vas I The Peninsula

أحرز منتخبنا الوطني للكرة الطائرة الشاطئية لقب البطولة بدورة الألعاب الآسيوية بعد الفوز على إندونيسيا في النهائي 2-0.

وحقق عنابي الكرة الشاطئية إنجازا تاريخيا ولأول مرة بالحصول على الميدالية الذهبية للكرة الطائرة الشاطئية بالثنائي المكون من أحمد تيجان وشريف يونس.

وكان منتخبنا قد تأهل الى المباراة النهائية عقب فوزه امس الأول على المنتخب الصيني بنتيجة شوطين نظيفين في مباراة كانت هي الأقوى للثنائي أحمد وشريف يونس منذ بداية مواجهاتهما بالألعاب الآسيوية الحالية، في المقابل سيدخل المنتخب الإندونيسي النهائي بعد فوزه على منتخب بلاده الثاني بنتيجة شوطين دون رد.