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In pictures: Qatar’s Olympians in action in Rio
Qatar Olympians competing in high jump, equestrian, handball and volleyball pictured in Rio de Janeiro.
Sheikh Ali Al Thani of Qatar riding First Devision competes during the Jumping Individual and Team Qualifier on Day 9 of the Rio 2016 Olympic Games at the Olympic Equestrian Centre on August 14, 2016 in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. (Christian Petersen/Getty Images)
Mutaz Essa Barshim of Qatar competes in the Men’s High Jump qualification on Day 9 of the Rio 2016 Olympic Games at the Olympic Stadium on August 14, 2016 in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. (Shaun Botterill/Getty Images)
Qatar’s Hamad Ali Mohamed Al Attiyah on Appagino 2 competes during the Equestrian’s Show Jumping first qualifier event of the 2016 Rio Olympic Games at the Olympic Equestrian Centre in Rio de Janeiro on August 14, 2016. (John Macdougall/AFP/Getty Images)
Qatar’s Mutaz Essa Barshim gestures before the Men’s High Jump Qualifying Round during the athletics event at the Rio 2016 Olympic Games at the Olympic Stadium in Rio de Janeiro on August 14, 2016. (Franck Fife/AFP/Getty Images)
Qatar’s left wing Kamal Aldin Mallash (C) vies with 23 (L) and Denmark’s pivot Rene Toft Hansen during the men’s preliminaries Group A handball match Denmark vs Qatar for the Rio 2016 Olympics Games at the Future Arena in Rio on August 13, 2016. (Jack Guez/AFP/Getty Images)
Qatar’s Ali Yousef Al Rumaihi on Gunder competes during the Equestrian’s Show Jumping first qualifier event of the 2016 Rio Olympic Games at the Olympic Equestrian Centre in Rio on August 14, 2016. (John Macdougall/AFP/Getty Images)
Qatar’s right back Zarko Markovic (R) vies with Danish players during the men’s preliminaries Group A handball match Denmark vs Qatar for the Rio 2016 Olympics Games at the Future Arena in Rio on August 13, 2016. (Jack Guez/AFP/Getty Images)
Jefferson Santos Pereira of Qatar in action during the Men’s Round of 16 match against Viacheslav Krasilnikov and Konstantin Semenov of Russia on Day 7 of the Rio 2016 Olympic Games at the Beach Volleyball Arena on August 12, 2016 in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. (Buda Mendes/Getty Images)
Qatar’s Cherif Younousse Samba serves the ball during the men’s beach volleyball round of 16 match between Russia and Qatar at the Beach Volley Arena in Rio de Janeiro on August 12, 2016, for the Rio 2016 Olympic Games. (Yasuyoshi Chiba/AFP/Getty Images)
