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'''Qatar''' has competed in 7 [[Summer Olympic Games]]. They have never competed in the [[Winter Olympic Games]]. They have so far won 3 bronze medals.
'''Qatar''' has competed in 7 [[Summer Olympic Games]]. They have never competed in the [[Winter Olympic Games]]. They have so far won 4 bronze medals.


Following the [[2008 Summer Olympics]], Qatar was, along with [[Saudi Arabia at the Olympics|Saudi Arabia]] and [[Brunei at the Olympics|Brunei]], one of only three countries to never have sent a female athlete to the [[Olympic Games]]. The [[International Olympic Committee]] in 2010 announced it would "press" these countries to allow and facilitate women's participation, and shortly thereafter the [[Qatar Olympic Committee]] announced that it "hoped to send up to four female athletes in [[Shooting at the 2012 Summer Olympics|shooting]] and [[Fencing at the 2012 Summer Olympics|fencing]]" to the [[2012 Summer Olympics|2012 Summer Games]] in London.<ref>[http://www.insidethegames.biz/summer-olympics/2012/9939-qatar-set-to-bow-to-ioc-pressure-and-send-women-to-london-2012 "Qatar decision to send female athletes to London 2012 increases pressure on Saudi Arabia"], Inside the Games, July 1, 2010</ref> <ref>[http://www.independent.co.uk/sport/general/others/inside-lines-protests-at-2012-if-saudis-say-no-girls-allowed-2017852.html "Inside Lines: Protests at 2012 if Saudis say 'no girls allowed'"], ''[[The Independent]]'', July 4, 2010</ref> The country ultimately included four female athletes in its delegation.<ref>[http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-middle-east-18813543 "London 2012 Olympics: Saudi Arabian women to compete"], BBC, 12 July 2012</ref>
Following the [[2008 Summer Olympics]], Qatar was, along with [[Saudi Arabia at the Olympics|Saudi Arabia]] and [[Brunei at the Olympics|Brunei]], one of only three countries to never have sent a female athlete to the [[Olympic Games]]. The [[International Olympic Committee]] in 2010 announced it would "press" these countries to allow and facilitate women's participation, and shortly thereafter the [[Qatar Olympic Committee]] announced that it "hoped to send up to four female athletes in [[Shooting at the 2012 Summer Olympics|shooting]] and [[Fencing at the 2012 Summer Olympics|fencing]]" to the [[2012 Summer Olympics|2012 Summer Games]] in London.<ref>[http://www.insidethegames.biz/summer-olympics/2012/9939-qatar-set-to-bow-to-ioc-pressure-and-send-women-to-london-2012 "Qatar decision to send female athletes to London 2012 increases pressure on Saudi Arabia"], Inside the Games, July 1, 2010</ref> <ref>[http://www.independent.co.uk/sport/general/others/inside-lines-protests-at-2012-if-saudis-say-no-girls-allowed-2017852.html "Inside Lines: Protests at 2012 if Saudis say 'no girls allowed'"], ''[[The Independent]]'', July 4, 2010</ref> The country ultimately included four female athletes in its delegation.<ref>[http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-middle-east-18813543 "London 2012 Olympics: Saudi Arabian women to compete"], BBC, 12 July 2012</ref>
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Revision as of 21:57, 7 August 2012

Template:Infobox Olympics Qatar

Qatar has competed in 7 Summer Olympic Games. They have never competed in the Winter Olympic Games. They have so far won 4 bronze medals.

Following the 2008 Summer Olympics, Qatar was, along with Saudi Arabia and Brunei, one of only three countries to never have sent a female athlete to the Olympic Games. The International Olympic Committee in 2010 announced it would "press" these countries to allow and facilitate women's participation, and shortly thereafter the Qatar Olympic Committee announced that it "hoped to send up to four female athletes in shooting and fencing" to the 2012 Summer Games in London.[1] [2] The country ultimately included four female athletes in its delegation.[3]

The Qatar Olympic Committee was formed in 1979 and recognized by the IOC in 1980.[4]

List of medalists

Medal Name Games Sport Event
 Bronze Mohammed Suleiman Spain 1992 Barcelona Athletics Men's 1,500 metres
 Bronze Said Saif Asaad Australia 2000 Sydney Weightlifting Men's 105 kg class
 Bronze Nasser Al-Attiyah United Kingdom 2012 London Shooting Men's skeet

See also

References

  1. ^ "Qatar decision to send female athletes to London 2012 increases pressure on Saudi Arabia", Inside the Games, July 1, 2010
  2. ^ "Inside Lines: Protests at 2012 if Saudis say 'no girls allowed'", The Independent, July 4, 2010
  3. ^ "London 2012 Olympics: Saudi Arabian women to compete", BBC, 12 July 2012
  4. ^ IOC. "Qatar". Retrieved 12 August 2011.
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