{"id":136864,"date":"2025-02-10T17:03:03","date_gmt":"2025-02-10T17:03:03","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/asianvolleyball.net\/new\/?p=136864"},"modified":"2025-02-10T17:03:03","modified_gmt":"2025-02-10T17:03:03","slug":"cherif-younousse-new-sheriff-in-town-from-qatar","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/asianvolleyball.net\/new\/cherif-younousse-new-sheriff-in-town-from-qatar\/","title":{"rendered":"CHERIF YOUNOUSSE: NEW SHERIFF IN TOWN FROM QATAR\u00a0"},"content":{"rendered":"<style type=\"text\/css\"><\/style><p><b>Presenting the newest member of the FIVB Athletes\u2019 Commission and three time Olympian<\/b><\/p>\n<p>In recent years, Qatar has assembled one of the best beach volleyball teams in the world, featuring Cherif Younousse and Ahmed Tijan. Their historic bronze medal at the Olympic Games Tokyo 2020 was an important result, not just on a personal level.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cIt\u2019s a really great feeling for the people of Qatar,\u201d Cherif said after their breakthrough moment. \u201cEverybody now knows about Qatari beach volleyball. That was the goal.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cIt didn\u2019t start now. It started in 2012. Mentally and physically, it was not easy. It took us maybe six or seven years to build this team. Now it\u2019s a dream come true, and we are grateful,\u201d Cherif added.<\/p>\n<p><i><img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-136866\" src=\"https:\/\/asianvolleyball.net\/new\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/GetImage1-2-300x200.jpeg\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"200\" srcset=\"https:\/\/asianvolleyball.net\/new\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/GetImage1-2-300x200.jpeg 300w, https:\/\/asianvolleyball.net\/new\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/GetImage1-2-1024x682.jpeg 1024w, https:\/\/asianvolleyball.net\/new\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/GetImage1-2-768x512.jpeg 768w, https:\/\/asianvolleyball.net\/new\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/GetImage1-2-580x387.jpeg 580w, https:\/\/asianvolleyball.net\/new\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/GetImage1-2-860x573.jpeg 860w, https:\/\/asianvolleyball.net\/new\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/GetImage1-2-1160x773.jpeg 1160w, https:\/\/asianvolleyball.net\/new\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/GetImage1-2-500x333.jpeg 500w, https:\/\/asianvolleyball.net\/new\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/GetImage1-2-800x533.jpeg 800w, https:\/\/asianvolleyball.net\/new\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/GetImage1-2.jpeg 1280w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/i><\/p>\n<p><i>Qatar\u2019s Cherif Younousse and Ahmed Tijan celebrate after their 2-0 win over Latvia in the bronze medal match of the Olympic Games Tokyo 2020.<\/i><\/p>\n<p>Cherif qualified for his first Olympic Games, held in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, in 2016. However, it\u2019s with Ahmed that Cherif has enjoyed the most success on the sand in the maroon and white colours of Qatar.<\/p>\n<p>A bronze medal performance at the Olympic Games Tokyo 2020 was followed by a fourth-place finish in Paris 2024. Before that, Cherif and Ahmed had won three AVC Asian Beach Volleyball Championship titles and two Asian Games gold medals, all while topping the Beach Pro Tour podiums on several occasions since reuniting as a pair in 2018.<\/p>\n<p><i><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-136867\" src=\"https:\/\/asianvolleyball.net\/new\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/GetImage2-1-300x200.jpeg\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"200\" srcset=\"https:\/\/asianvolleyball.net\/new\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/GetImage2-1-300x200.jpeg 300w, https:\/\/asianvolleyball.net\/new\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/GetImage2-1-1024x682.jpeg 1024w, https:\/\/asianvolleyball.net\/new\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/GetImage2-1-768x512.jpeg 768w, https:\/\/asianvolleyball.net\/new\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/GetImage2-1-580x387.jpeg 580w, https:\/\/asianvolleyball.net\/new\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/GetImage2-1-860x573.jpeg 860w, https:\/\/asianvolleyball.net\/new\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/GetImage2-1-1160x773.jpeg 1160w, https:\/\/asianvolleyball.net\/new\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/GetImage2-1-500x333.jpeg 500w, https:\/\/asianvolleyball.net\/new\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/GetImage2-1-800x533.jpeg 800w, https:\/\/asianvolleyball.net\/new\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/GetImage2-1.jpeg 1280w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/i><\/p>\n<p><i>Qatar\u2019s Cherif Younousse mounts a monster block against Latvia in the bronze medal match of the Olympic Games Tokyo 2020.<\/i><\/p>\n<p>And success has continued to follow Cherif beyond the sand, as he was recently appointed a member of the FIVB Athletes\u2019 Commission for the period 2024\u20132028.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cIt\u2019s an honour to represent the interests of all athletes around the world at the Athletes\u2019 Commission. Being an active athlete, I will do my best to provide the best feedback and suggest changes that can improve the welfare of all volleyball and beach volleyball athletes worldwide,\u201d Cherif told FIVB.com.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cCommunication is key to all the major plans we want to implement. We need to create a platform that athletes can use to communicate more with the commission so their voices can be heard,\u201d added Cherif, who lists \u2018blocking machines\u2019 Phil Dalhausser and Ricardo Santos as his role models.<\/p>\n<p>On the sand, Cherif and Ahmed fit like hand in glove, and with the support of the Qatar Volleyball Association, the duo has propelled the Gulf State to the top echelons of beach volleyball.<\/p>\n<p><i><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-136868\" src=\"https:\/\/asianvolleyball.net\/new\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/GetImage3-1-300x200.jpeg\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"200\" srcset=\"https:\/\/asianvolleyball.net\/new\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/GetImage3-1-300x200.jpeg 300w, https:\/\/asianvolleyball.net\/new\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/GetImage3-1-1024x682.jpeg 1024w, https:\/\/asianvolleyball.net\/new\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/GetImage3-1-768x512.jpeg 768w, https:\/\/asianvolleyball.net\/new\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/GetImage3-1-580x387.jpeg 580w, https:\/\/asianvolleyball.net\/new\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/GetImage3-1-860x573.jpeg 860w, https:\/\/asianvolleyball.net\/new\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/GetImage3-1-1160x773.jpeg 1160w, https:\/\/asianvolleyball.net\/new\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/GetImage3-1-500x333.jpeg 500w, https:\/\/asianvolleyball.net\/new\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/GetImage3-1-800x533.jpeg 800w, https:\/\/asianvolleyball.net\/new\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/GetImage3-1.jpeg 1280w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/i><\/p>\n<p><i>Qatar\u2019s Cherif Younousse (left) and Ahmed Tijan have formed a formidable partnership on the court.<\/i><\/p>\n<p>After a short stint with Ahmed back in 2014, Cherif qualified for the Olympic Games Rio 2016 along with Brazilian-born Jefferson Santos Pereira, and they reached the Round of 16.<\/p>\n<p>When Cherif and Ahmed reunited in 2018 to target qualification for the Olympic Games Tokyo 2020, their newly formed partnership brought more success for Qatar.<\/p>\n<p>Born just 24 days apart, the Qatari pair, who will both celebrate their 30th birthdays this year, have gone from strength to strength since their historic Olympic Games bronze medal in 2021\u2014Qatar\u2019s first-ever Olympic beach volleyball medal.<\/p>\n<p>They began 2022 with a gold medal performance in the King of the Court prestigious competition held on home sand in Doha before topping the podium in the Beach Pro Tour Elite16 event held in Rosarito, Mexico. They also won the Beach Pro Tour Challenge event held in the Maldives before ending the year on a high with an AVC Asian Beach Volleyball Championship title.<\/p>\n<p><i><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-136869\" src=\"https:\/\/asianvolleyball.net\/new\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/GetImage4-1-300x200.jpeg\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"200\" srcset=\"https:\/\/asianvolleyball.net\/new\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/GetImage4-1-300x200.jpeg 300w, https:\/\/asianvolleyball.net\/new\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/GetImage4-1-1024x682.jpeg 1024w, https:\/\/asianvolleyball.net\/new\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/GetImage4-1-768x512.jpeg 768w, https:\/\/asianvolleyball.net\/new\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/GetImage4-1-580x387.jpeg 580w, https:\/\/asianvolleyball.net\/new\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/GetImage4-1-860x573.jpeg 860w, https:\/\/asianvolleyball.net\/new\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/GetImage4-1-1160x773.jpeg 1160w, https:\/\/asianvolleyball.net\/new\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/GetImage4-1-500x333.jpeg 500w, https:\/\/asianvolleyball.net\/new\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/GetImage4-1-800x533.jpeg 800w, https:\/\/asianvolleyball.net\/new\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/GetImage4-1.jpeg 1280w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/i><\/p>\n<p><i>Qatar\u2019s Cherif Younousse dives for the ball during their match against Australia at the Olympic Games Paris 2024.<\/i><\/p>\n<p>After winning their first Asian Games gold medal as a pair in 2018, Cherif and Ahmed successfully defended their title in the delayed 2022 edition, held in China in 2023.<\/p>\n<p>They almost secured consecutive Olympic Games bronze medals last year in Paris, where they enjoyed a superb run under the Eiffel Tower, finishing the tournament in fourth place.<\/p>\n<p>Undoubtedly, the highlight of their journey to the medal matches was a thrilling 2-1 victory in Pool A against eventual gold medalists David \u00c5hman and Jonatan Hellvig of Sweden.<\/p>\n<p><i><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-136870\" src=\"https:\/\/asianvolleyball.net\/new\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/GetImage5-1-300x200.jpeg\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"200\" srcset=\"https:\/\/asianvolleyball.net\/new\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/GetImage5-1-300x200.jpeg 300w, https:\/\/asianvolleyball.net\/new\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/GetImage5-1-1024x682.jpeg 1024w, https:\/\/asianvolleyball.net\/new\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/GetImage5-1-768x512.jpeg 768w, https:\/\/asianvolleyball.net\/new\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/GetImage5-1-580x387.jpeg 580w, https:\/\/asianvolleyball.net\/new\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/GetImage5-1-860x573.jpeg 860w, https:\/\/asianvolleyball.net\/new\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/GetImage5-1-1160x773.jpeg 1160w, https:\/\/asianvolleyball.net\/new\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/GetImage5-1-500x333.jpeg 500w, https:\/\/asianvolleyball.net\/new\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/GetImage5-1-800x533.jpeg 800w, https:\/\/asianvolleyball.net\/new\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/GetImage5-1.jpeg 1280w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/i><\/p>\n<p><i>Qatar\u2019s Cherif Younousse in action against Sweden at the Olympic Games Paris 2024.<\/i><\/p>\n<p>Cherif and Ahmed cruised through the pool phase and into the semi-finals, where, this time, the Swedes were too powerful.<\/p>\n<p>Qatar\u2019s heroes came close but were still lauded for their performance; the Qatar Olympic Committee awarded them the accolade of Team of the Season at the 2024 Sports Excellence Awards.<\/p>\n<p>Cherif\u2019s journey to the top exemplifies his determination, hunger, and pursuit of excellence, making him an invaluable addition to the FIVB Athletes\u2019 Commission.<\/p>\n<p><b>QUICK LINKS<\/b><\/p>\n<p>AVC Website: click <a 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