Day 1 at Rio 2016 saw Qatari teams and individual athletes participate in swimming, boxing and beach volleyball. As the Olympics enter its second day, Qatar is scheduled to appear in three more sports: Men's handball, table tennis and swimming (100m backstroke heats).

Qatar's Li Ping faces Ádám Pattantyús of Hungary in table tennis, while in handball, Qatar will play Croatia in a Group A matchup. In addition to these two countries, Group A includes Argentina, France, Denmark and Tunisia.

- You can read more about Qatari handball's lead up to today's matchup. (www.olympics.qa)

- Watch some recent youtube footage of Li Ping competing at the 2016 Qatar Open.

Be sure to support Qatar by following its official Olympic social media channels:

Facebook: QatarOlympics
Twitter: Qatar_Olympic
Instagram: Qatar_Olympic
Snapchat: Qatar_Olympic

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