Doha: Qatar enjoyed a productive day at the Asian Games Aichi-Nagoya 2026, collecting five medals as the men's team trap shooters, 4x400m relay team, and handball side won silver, while Abubaker Abdalla and Ouisal Ikhlef claimed bronze medals. The haul took Qatar's medal tally to 12, comprising three gold, five silver, and four bronze.

The day began with another medal for Qatar's shooting team as Mohammed Al-Rumaihi, Saeed Hamad Abu Sharib, and Angelo Scalzone secured silver in the men's team trap event with 349 hits, behind Kuwait (355) and ahead of Kazakhstan (348). "We are delighted to win the silver medal and add another one to Team Qatar's tally," said Al-Rumaihi. Abu Sharib said the medal was the result of teamwork and sustained concentration. Qatar's women's team of Kholoud Hassan Al-Khalaf, Ray Bassil, and Maitha Hamad Al-Binali finished fourth with 324 hits, missing bronze by one target.

Qatar's athletics team added two medals, with the 4x400m relay quartet of Bassem Hemeida, Ismail Abakar, Youssef Djibrine, and Ammar Ibrahim taking silver in 3:00.93, their best time of the season, behind Japan and ahead of India. Abdalla produced a personal best of 1:45.25 to win bronze in the 800m. "I was aiming for the gold, but the competition was extremely tough," Abdalla said. In the men's pole vault final, Qatar's Seifeldin Abdelsalam finished sixth.

In handball, Qatar's three-time defending champions had to settle for silver after losing a closely fought final 33-32 to Bahrain, who claimed their first Asian Games gold in the sport. Qatar trailed 16-15 at half-time, and despite fighting back repeatedly, could not find the equaliser in the closing stages. Weightlifting provided Qatar's fifth medal of the day, with Ikhlef taking bronze in the women's +86kg category with a total lift of 273kg - a first medal by a female Qatari weightlifter in Asian Games history.

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