page_title: Sport in Qatar
section_title: Basketball
hierarchical_section_title: Sport in Qatar / Basketball
caption_attribution_description: Français&#160;: la basketteuse qatarie Warda Murgan score dans une rencontre amicale entre l'équipe du Qatar et l'équipe de l'ambassade américaine.
context_page_description: Sport in Qatar is primarily centered on football in terms in participation and spectators. Additionally, athletics, basketball, handball, volleyball, camel racing, horse racing, cricket and swimming are also widely practiced. There are currently 11 multi-sports clubs in the country, and 7 single-sports clubs.
  The largest sporting event hosted in Qatar was the 2006 Asian Games, hosted in Doha. There were 46 disciplines from 39 events contested. On 2 December 2010, Qatar won the rights to host the 2022 FIFA World Cup, thus becoming the first Arab nation to host the tournament.
  Two weeks after stripping San Diego as the host of the first World Beach Games, the Association of National Olympic Committees on 14 June 2019 gave Qatar the honour to host the event. ANOC said “Qatar boasts spectacular oceanfront locations and is ready to provide the perfect setting.” The 2019 World Beach Games will be held from October 12 to 16.
context_section_description: Basketball is an increasingly popular sport in Qatar. The sport is administered by the Qatar Basketball Federation (QBF).  The QBF was established in 1964, but was only admitted into the FIBA Asia and the Organizing Committee of the GCC in 1979.
  Qatar's first basketball championship came in the 1995 GCC Youth Championship. The national basketball team won back-to-back bronze medals in the 2003 and 2005 editions of the Asian Basketball Championship and qualified for the 2006 FIBA World Championship. Qatar is also bidding for hosting rights for the 2023 FIBA World Championship.
  Club teams compete in the Qatari Basketball League, the top domestic basketball league in the country. Qatar's first women's basketball league was launched in 2012.
caption: Qatari female basketball players
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