Qatar at the 2024 Winter Youth Olympics

Qatar is scheduled to compete at the 2024 Winter Youth Olympics in Gangwon, South Korea, from January 19 to February 1, 2024. This will be Qatar's second appearance at the Winter Youth Olympic Games, having debuted at the last edition of the games in 2020.

Qatar at the
2024 Winter Youth Olympics
IOC codeQAT
NOCQatar Olympic Committee
in Gangwon, South Korea
19 January 2024 (2024-01-19) – 1 February 2024 (2024-02-01)
Competitors2 in 1 sport
Flag bearer (opening)Mohammed Alnaimi & Aldana Al-Fahad
Flag bearer (closing)TBD
Medals
Gold
0
Silver
0
Bronze
0
Total
0
Winter Youth Olympics appearances

The Qatari team consisted of two athletes (one per gender) competing in curling.[1] [2][3] Curlers Mohammed Alnaimi and Aldana Al-Fahad were the country's flagbearers during the opening ceremony.[4]

Competitors

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The following is the list of number of competitors (per gender) participating at the games per sport/discipline.

Sport Men Women Total
Curling 1 1 2
Total 1 1 2

Curling

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Qatar qualified a mixed doubles pair for a total of two athletes (one per gender). They were the only eligible nation from the West Asia region.[5][6]

Summary
Team Event Group Stage Quarterfinal Semifinal Final / BM
Opposition
Score
Opposition
Score
Opposition
Score
Opposition
Score
Opposition
Score
Rank Opposition
Score
Opposition
Score
Opposition
Score
Rank
Aldana Al-Fahad
Mohammed Alnaimi
Mixed doubles   Norway
L 0–15
  United States
L 1–13
  Slovenia
L 4–12
  Sweden
L 1–13
  Ukraine
L 8–12
6 Did not advance 23

Mixed doubles

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Group B W L W–L DSC
  United States 5 0 61.18
  Sweden 4 1 78.69
  Norway 3 2 34.37
  Slovenia 2 3 112.84
  Ukraine 1 4 74.81
  Qatar 0 5 155.39
Round robin
Draw 3

Saturday, January 27, 14:00

Sheet A 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 Final
  Norway (Hausstaetter / Svorkmo Lundberg)   3 2 1 3 4 2 X X 15
  Qatar (Al-Fahad / Alnaimi) 0 0 0 0 0 0 X X 0
Draw 6

Sunday, January 28, 14:00

Sheet D 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 Final
  United States (Wendling / Paral)   3 0 3 2 1 3 1 X 13
  Qatar (Al-Fahad / Alnaimi) 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 X 1
Draw 10

Monday, January 29, 18:00

Sheet C 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 Final
  Qatar (Al-Fahad / Alnaimi)   0 2 0 0 2 0 0 X 4
  Slovenia (Kavčič / Omerzel) 3 0 4 1 0 1 3 X 12
Draw 12

Tuesday, January 30, 14:00

Sheet B 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 Final
  Qatar (Al-Fahad / Alnaimi) 0 0 0 1 0 0 X X 1
  Sweden (Roxin / Meyerson)   2 2 2 0 3 4 X X 13
Draw 14

Wednesday, January 31, 9:00

Sheet C 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 Final
  Ukraine (Lytvynenko / Shlyk)   0 4 0 5 2 0 0 1 12
  Qatar (Al-Fahad / Alnaimi) 3 0 3 0 0 1 1 0 8

See also

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References

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  1. ^ "Asia will be represented by 18 NOCs at Winter YOG Gangwon 2024". www.oca.asia. Olympic Council of Asia (OCA). 17 January 2024. Retrieved 27 January 2024.
  2. ^ "Team Qatar to participate in Winter Youth Olympic Games Gangwon 2024". www.olympic.qa/. Qatar Olympic Committee. 18 January 2024. Retrieved 18 January 2024.
  3. ^ "Qatar Partakes in 2024 Winter Youth Olympics". Qatar News Agency. Doha, Qatar. 18 January 2024. Retrieved 18 January 2024.
  4. ^ "Gangwon 2024 Opening Ceremony Flagbearers Information" (PDF). www.olympics.com/. International Olympic Committee (IOC). 19 January 2024. Retrieved 19 January 2024.
  5. ^ "Gangwon 2024 Youth Olympic Games Teams Confirmed". www.worldcurling.org. World Curling Federation (WCF). 12 April 2023. Retrieved 12 September 2023.
  6. ^ Shefferd, Neil (14 April 2023). "Teams for Gangwon 2024 Youth Olympics curling competitions confirmed". Insidethegames.biz. Dunsar Media. Retrieved 23 December 2023.