Hamburg: The draw for the Elite16 - Hamburg- 2023 Beach Volleyball Tournament has placed the Qatari men's beach volleyball team, of duo Cherif Younousse and Ahmad Tijan, in Group C of the tournament that will be held from Aug.16 to 20.
The German duo Winter/Henning and the Czech duo, Perusic/Schweiner were also placed in Group C in addition to a team that will qualify for the main rounds from the qualifying stage to face the Qatari team on Aug.17 in their first match in the tournament.
The Qatari team is currently ranked in the 5th place in world ranking after collecting 6580 points in 11 world tournaments.
The Qatari team, the winner of the bronze medal in the men's beach volleyball in Tokyo Olympics 2020, had many distinguished results in recent years, led by duo Cherif Younousse and Ahmad Tijan who presented dazzling levels and placed the national team among the first teams in the world rankings. (QNA)