The state of Qatar will take part in the Harbin 2025 Asian Winter Games, slated to run in China’s province from February 7 to 14.
The Qatari delegation consists of 15 athletes competing in four sports: Abdulrahman Qassim Al Yafai, Ahmad Saad Al Fahad, Nasser Abdulrahman Al Yafai, Mubarak Salem Al Merri, Mohammed Hassan Al Naimi, Naif Badr Al Rumaihi, Dana Ahmad Al Fahad, Sarah Hamoud Al Qait, Fatima Ahmad Al Fahad, Hasina Hassan Al Fahad, Mubarka Salem Al Abdullah, and Amina Hamoud Al Qait in curling; Mohammad Masoud Al Abdullah in short track speed skating; Mohammad Khalid Al Kuwari in snowboarding; and Khalifa Ahmed Elmagarmid in alpine skiing.
Qatar will begin their campaign at the 9th Asian Winter Games in the curling event from February 4.
Amenah Al Muhairi Set To Represent UAE
Amenah Al Muhairi, the first Emirati female athlete to represent the UAE in snowboarding, will be a part of the national delegation which is still to be confirmed.
The 15-year-old competed at the Youth Olympic Games in Gangwon last year. She trains in Ski Dubai but maintains her practice for the highest level by training overseas.
“I do freestyle snowboarding, and that comes in two parts. It’s Big Air, which are jumps, and Slopestyle, which are rails, and mixed in with jumps,” she told Aletihad.
She has now set her sights on marquee events, including the Winter Olympics.
“The Olympics is definitely the biggest dream out there, but being one of the top athletes in the industry is definitely a major goal,” she told DXB Today.
The event will feature 1,275 men and women athletes representing 34 Asian National Olympic Committees.
This edition will feature six major events, 11 sub-events, and 64 disciplines. The six major events are biathlon, curling, ice hockey, skating, skiing, and ski mountaineering.
China had previously hosted the Asian Winter Games twice, in Harbin in 1996 and Changchun in 2007.
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