Olympics: Qatar qualifies for Beach Volleyball quarter-finals

Qatar's Cherif Younousse (R) gestures, as USA's Philip Dalhausser (C) congratulates partner Qatar's Ahmed Tijan, after their men's beach volleyball round of 16 match between Qatar and the USA during the Tokyo 2020 Olympic Games at Shiokaze Park in Tokyo. Angela WEISS / AFP)

Qatar Beach Volleyball team qualified for the quarter-finals of the 32nd Summer Olympic Games (Tokyo 2020). The duo, Cherif Younes and Ahmed Tijan move into the quarter-final after beating the USA team 2-1, with a 14-21, 21-19, 15-11. The Qatari team will meet in the quarter-finals next Wednesday with the winner of the match between Poland and Italy scheduled for Monday. The Qatar beach volleyball team achieved its third victory in a row against US, after beating its Swiss and Italian rivals, respectively, to raise its score to 6 points at the top of the group.