Qatar at the Olympics

Qatar at the Olympics is a history which includes 8 games in 7 countries and 100+ athletes.SportsReference.com (SR/Olympics),  Qatar ; retrieved 2012-10-12. Since 1979, Oman has contributed to the growth of the "Olympic Movement".Olympics.org,  "Factsheet: The Olympic Movement"; retrieved 2012-10-12.

The International Olympic Committee's official abbreviation for Qatar is QAT."Abbreviations, National Olympic Committees," 2009 Annual Report, p. 91 [PDF p. 92 of 94]; retrieved 2012-10-12.

History
The Qatar Olympic Committee was formed in 1979 and recognized by the IOC in 1980.Olympic.org, Qatar; retrieved 2012-10-12.

Teams from Qatar have taken part in the Summer Olympic Games but is scheduled to its Winter Olympic Games debut in 2026.

After the 2008 Summer Olympics, Qatar was, along with Saudi Arabia and Brunei, one of only three countries to never send a female athlete to the Olympic Games. The International Olympic Committee in 2010 said it would "press" these countries to have women's participate.  Then the Qatar Olympic Committee said it "hoped to send up to four female athletes in shooting and fencing" to the 2012 Summer Games in London."Qatar decision to send female athletes to London 2012 increases pressure on Saudi Arabia" , Inside the Games, July 1, 2010"Inside Lines: Protests at 2012 if Saudis say 'no girls allowed'", The Independent, July 4, 2010

Medalists
MedalNameGamesSportEvent   Mohammed Suleiman  1992 Barcelona  Athletics  Men's 1,500m   Said Saif Asaad  2000 Sydney  Weightlifting  Men's 105 kg class   Nasser Al-Attiyah  2012 London  Shooting  Men's skeet    Mutaz Essa Barshim  2012 London  Athletics  Men's high jump 

Related pages
 List of IOC country codes

References

Other websites
  Qatar profile at London2012.com 
 "Qatar using black gold to tap into top performers", The Guardian, December 13, 2005 (on Olympic competitors from various countries switching to Qatari citizenship)
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