Wednesday, July 25, 2007

Let the Games Begin.....

The Qatar Men's National Basketball Team will fly to Tokushima, Japan today to begin the final leg of their summer long journey, to qualify for the 2008 Olympics. Qatar will arrive in Tokushima at 7pm. Qatar is coming fresh off a stunning upset of the China National Team (79-62) which was played in Shanghai, China last Monday evening. Qatar plays India in a 9am game Saturday morning. The tournament is (8) games in (9) days. The Champion will automatically qualify for the Olympics.

Qatars final (12) Man Roster -
  • Hashim Zaidan - 6'11
  • Omer Abdgader - 6'10
  • Erfan Ali Saeed - 6'9
  • Yaseen Ismail - 6'8
  • Mohammed Saleem - 6'7
  • Ali Turki - 6'7
  • Baker Ahmad - 6'6
  • Khalid Suliman - 6'5
  • Saad Abdulrahman - 6'4
  • Daoud Mousa - 6'4
  • Malek Salem - 6'4
  • Khalid Masoud - 5'9