Presenting the latest member of the FIVB Athletes’ Fee and three time Olympian
In recent times, Qatar has assembled among the best seashore volleyball groups on the earth, that includes Cherif Younousse and Ahmed Tijan. Their historic bronze medal on the Olympic Video games Tokyo 2020 was an essential consequence, not simply on a private stage.
“It’s a very nice feeling for the individuals of Qatar,” Cherif stated after their breakthrough second. “Everyone now is aware of about Qatari seashore volleyball. That was the aim.”
“It didn’t begin now. It began in 2012. Mentally and bodily, it was not straightforward. It took us perhaps six or seven years to construct this group. Now it’s a dream come true, and we’re grateful,” Cherif added.
Qatar’s Cherif Younousse and Ahmed Tijan rejoice after their 2-0 win over Latvia within the bronze medal match of the Olympic Video games Tokyo 2020.
Cherif certified for his first Olympic Video games, held in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, in 2016. Nevertheless, it’s with Ahmed that Cherif has loved essentially the most success on the sand within the maroon and white colors of Qatar.
A bronze medal efficiency on the Olympic Video games Tokyo 2020 was adopted by a fourth-place end in Paris 2024. Earlier than that, Cherif and Ahmed had received three AVC Asian Seaside Volleyball Championship titles and two Asian Video games gold medals, all whereas topping the Seaside Professional Tour podiums on a number of events since reuniting as a pair in 2018.
Qatar’s Cherif Younousse mounts a monster block towards Latvia within the bronze medal match of the Olympic Video games Tokyo 2020.
And success has continued to observe Cherif past the sand, as he was not too long ago appointed a member of the FIVB Athletes’ Fee for the interval 2024–2028.
“It’s an honour to signify the pursuits of all athletes around the globe on the Athletes’ Fee. Being an lively athlete, I’ll do my greatest to supply the very best suggestions and counsel adjustments that may enhance the welfare of all volleyball and seashore volleyball athletes worldwide,” Cherif advised FIVB.com.
“Communication is essential to all the foremost plans we need to implement. We have to create a platform that athletes can use to speak extra with the fee so their voices could be heard,” added Cherif, who lists ‘blocking machines’ Phil Dalhausser and Ricardo Santos as his position fashions.
On the sand, Cherif and Ahmed match like hand in glove, and with the help of the Qatar Volleyball Affiliation, the duo has propelled the Gulf State to the highest echelons of seashore volleyball.
Qatar’s Cherif Younousse (left) and Ahmed Tijan have fashioned a formidable partnership on the court docket.
After a brief stint with Ahmed again in 2014, Cherif certified for the Olympic Video games Rio 2016 together with Brazilian-born Jefferson Santos Pereira, they usually reached the Spherical of 16.
When Cherif and Ahmed reunited in 2018 to focus on qualification for the Olympic Video games Tokyo 2020, their newly fashioned partnership introduced extra success for Qatar.
Born simply 24 days aside, the Qatari pair, who will each rejoice their thirtieth birthdays this 12 months, have gone from power to power since their historic Olympic Video games bronze medal in 2021—Qatar’s first-ever Olympic seashore volleyball medal.
They started 2022 with a gold medal efficiency within the King of the Court docket prestigious competitors held on dwelling sand in Doha earlier than topping the rostrum within the Seaside Professional Tour Elite16 occasion held in Rosarito, Mexico. Additionally they received the Seaside Professional Tour Problem occasion held within the Maldives earlier than ending the 12 months on a excessive with an AVC Asian Seaside Volleyball Championship title.
Qatar’s Cherif Younousse dives for the ball throughout their match towards Australia on the Olympic Video games Paris 2024.
After successful their first Asian Video games gold medal as a pair in 2018, Cherif and Ahmed efficiently defended their title within the delayed 2022 version, held in China in 2023.
They virtually secured consecutive Olympic Video games bronze medals final 12 months in Paris, the place they loved an excellent run beneath the Eiffel Tower, ending the event in fourth place.
Undoubtedly, the spotlight of their journey to the medal matches was an exhilarating 2-1 victory in Pool A towards eventual gold medalists David Åhman and Jonatan Hellvig of Sweden.
Qatar’s Cherif Younousse in motion towards Sweden on the Olympic Video games Paris 2024.
Cherif and Ahmed cruised by means of the pool section and into the semi-finals, the place, this time, the Swedes have been too highly effective.
Qatar’s heroes got here shut however have been nonetheless lauded for his or her efficiency; the Qatar Olympic Committee awarded them the accolade of Workforce of the Season on the 2024 Sports activities Excellence Awards.
Cherif’s journey to the highest exemplifies his willpower, starvation, and pursuit of excellence, making him a useful addition to the FIVB Athletes’ Fee.
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