Category: Health

Syrian Youth Muaythai team gained 5 bronze medals at the Arab Youth Muaythai Championship 2023 held recently at the Libyan capital of Tripoli.

200 players representing 15 Arab countries took part in the Championship which has concluded its activities on Sunday.

Sally al-Raei, 51 Kg, Haneen Ali, 57 Kg, Rachael Bufroud, 45 Kg, Tarek al-Wahaibi, 60 Kg, and Ali al-Khatib, 67 Kg won the Bronze medals of the championship.

Libya, UAE, Morocco, Iraq, Palestine, Jordon, Bahrain, Egypt, Yemen, Lebanon, Kuwait, Mauritania, Algeria and Tunisia participated in this tournament, in addition to Syria.

Source: Syrian Arab News Agency

The Kingdom of Saudi Arabia is all set to host the 2023 African Super Cup match, featuring Egypt’s Ahly, the African Champions League champions, and Algeria’s USM Alger, the African Confederation Cup champions. The match is scheduled to take place at King Fahd Stadium in Taif on September 15th.

The President of the Saudi Arabian Football Federation, Yasser bin Hassan Al-Miss’hal, expressed his gratitude for the generous support of the sports sector in the Kingdom by the wise leadership. This support has elevated the nation to an exemplary destination for hosting regional, continental, and global sporting events. Al-Miss’hal also commended the significant efforts and dedication of the Minister of Sports, Prince Abdulaziz bin Turki Al-Faisal, in utilizing all available resources to successfully host these major events.

The Secretary General of the Saudi Arabian Football Federation, Ibrahim Al-Qassim, affirmed that hosting such an event exemplifies the commitment of the Saudi Federation to partnering with the African Football Confederation (CAF) in event hosting and match organization. He emphasized that this event marks a significant milestone in the cooperation between the two federations.

The CAF Secretary-General, Veron Mosengo-Omba, expressed enthusiasm about hosting the African Super Cup in the Kingdom. He acknowledged the substantial strides the Kingdom has taken towards international recognition in recent years, especially with the growing trend of many global football stars joining the Saudi Pro League (SPL). Furthermore, Mosengo-Omba expressed sincere gratitude to the Saudi football community for their constructive cooperation with the CAF.

Previously, the Saudi Arabian Football Federation signed a 5-year memorandum of understanding (MoU) with the CAF, aimed at hosting competitions and enhancing opportunities for collaboration to benefit both Saudi and African football.

Source: Saudi Press Agency

13 Syrian teams from state and private universities have qualified for Africa and Arab Collegiate Programming Championship (ACPC) for the year 2023, scheduled to be held in Egypt during the month of November.

“The Syrian universities outranked many countries in this championship, as the Syrian teams realized scientific achievements, whether at the local or Arab level” Dr. Tariq Barakat, representative of the regional director of the competition in the Arab world and North Africa said, pointing to the efforts exerted by Damascus University in terms of scientific and administrative organizing in order to make this distinguished scientific case a success.

Source: Syrian Arab News Agency

The Syrian international swimmer Hammam Hashim Mualla withdrew from the 200-meter butterfly race at the World Masters Swimming Championships in Japan.

The athlete’s withdrawal is due to the presence of an Israeli player.

Hammam Mualla was born in Damascus in 1973. He is one of the swimmers of the national team. He participated in many local ,international and continental championships.

Source: Syrian Arab News Agency

The delegation of the Qatari athletics team have arrived in the Hungarian capital, Budapest, to participate in the nineteenth edition of the World Athletics Championships which will be held from August 19-27 with the participation of 2,000 male and female athletes representing all continents of the world.

The Qatari athletics team is participating in the championship with three of the most prominent athletes, the reigning world high jump champion Mutaz Essa Barshim in the high jump competition, runner Bassem Abdel Salam in the 400m hurdles, and the promising Moaaz Mohamed in the discus throw.

The reigning world high jump champion Mutaz Essa Barshim Olympic and world champion will defend his crowned title in 2022 Eugene World Championships for the third time in a row and will seek to immortalize his name as the best champion in the history of athletics for the high jump competition for the fourth time after becoming the first athlete to win the gold medal in the competition three times respectively and on three different continents.

International Association of Athletics Federations (IAAF) described the Qatari champion in a recording broadcast on its official accounts on social media platforms as the best in history in the high jump although he has the second best jump (2.43m) behind Cuban Javier Sotomayor who holds the record (2.45m).

Barshim has already posted the world’s leading mark this season, an impressive 2.36m at the Silesia Kamila Skolimowska Memorial Diamond League meet in Chorzow, Poland, last month.

He then recorded a 2.33m mark at the London Diamond League despite finishing second behind American JuVaughn Harrision. However, the reigning Olympic title-holder Barshim will not only set his eyes on winning an unprecedented fourth World gold in a row but also the world record in this pet event held by Cuban great Javier Sotomayor since 1993.

Barshim came close to beating Sotomayor’s 2.45m mark in Brussels in 2014, but got injured while attempting to clear the bar at 2.46m.

The winning height in the high jump at the last three worlds championships (Eugene, Tokyo and Doha) – has been 2.37m.

Barshim’s teammate, Bassem will also try to make his presence felt at the Worlds, competing in the one lap hurdles event in the absence of compatriot Abderrahman Samba who missed most part of the season due to an injury.

Bassem is a former Asian Athletics Championships gold winner, and has a personal best of 48.64 secs which places him in the top 30 in the world this season.

The third member of the Qatar team Mohamed is a former U-20 World and Asian champion with a personal best of 62.48m.

Source: Qatar News Agency

The fourth West Asian Bodybuilding Championship will kick off in Bahrain tomorrow at 09:00 am at the Shaikh Abdulaziz bin Mohammed Al Khalifa Hall in the University of Bahrain (UoB) Sakhir Campus, and run until August 19.

His Highness Shaikh Khalid bin Hamad Al Khalifa, Supreme Council for Youth and Sports First Deputy Chairman, General Sports Authority Chairman and Bahrain Olympic Committee President, will patronise the tournament in which 160 bodybuilders from many countries will participate.

Bodybuilders’ registration and weigh-in took place today at the Golden Tulip Hotel, under the supervision of the International Fitness and Bodybuilding Federation (IFBB), the West Asian Federation of Bodybuilding and Fitness, and the Arbitration Committee of the Bahrain Bodybuilding Federation (BBF).

Commenting, BBF President, Sami Al-Haddad, expressed pride in HH Shaikh Khalid’s patronage of the tournament, which reflects HH’s support for various BBF’s activities and championships.

He affirmed that preparations for the mega continental championship had started a long time ago to ensure the continuity of Bahrain’s successful hosting of sporting events.

Bodybuilders from Bahrain, UAE, Syria, Oman, Saudi Arabia, Kuwait, Yemen, Palestine, Lebanon and Iran will take part in the championship, in addition to residents representing the Pakistani, UK, Egyptian and Nigerian expatriate communities in Bahrain, who will also participate in the event based on IFBB’s approval.

Source: Bahrain News Agency

Bahrain’s senior men’s national football team today headed to Serbia for a training camp that runs until September 2.

The camp, the first to be conducted since Argentine Juan Antonio Pizzi took over as coach, is within the national team’s preparations for the FIFA World Cup 2026 and AFC Asian Cup Saudi Arabia 2027™ Qualifiers which will begin in November.

The 20-player squad will play three friendlies during the training camp in Serbia.

The national team had been training in Bahrain for a week before leaving for Serbia.

Source: Bahrain News Agency

The Saudi national football team will conduct a preparatory training camp in Newcastle, England during the upcoming FIFA International Days in September. This camp marks the second phase of the national team’s preparation program for the AFC Asian Cup Qatar 2023, which is scheduled to take place in January.

The Saudi team’s camp, scheduled from September 3rd to September 12th, includes two friendly matches. The first match will be against the Costa Rican national team on September 8th, followed by a friendly game against the South Korean national team on September 12th. Both matches will be played at St. James’ Park, the home stadium of the English club, Newcastle United FC.

In the AFC Asian Cup, the Saudi national team is positioned in Group Six, alongside Oman, Kyrgyzstan, and Thailand.

Source: Saudi Press Agency

Al Wakrah beat Muaither 3-0 in the first match of the 2023-2024 season Expo Stars League at the Al Janoub Stadium on Wednesday.

Ayoub Assal hit a brace (45+3 minute) and (72nd minute) after Mohamed Benyettou (44th minute) had fired in the first goal of the season as The Blue Wave gave Muaither, who earned promotion to the top flight as Second Division champions, a taste of what to expect in the premier division.

The first attempt at goal of the game, and indeed the season, fell to Muaithers Aymane El Hassouni in the third minute, but his right-footed shot from outside the box off an assist by Nassim Benaissa, though close, slightly missed to the right.

The two teams had a couple of early chances, but both sides were not clinical enough to finish them off.

Just as the match seemed to be heading for a goalless first half, Al Wakrah sprang a surprise with two goals in four minutes.

Benyettou fired his side to a deserved lead in the 44th minute with a well-driven right-footed shot from the left side of the six-yard box to the center of the goal, before Assal made it two in the third minute of injury time after his right-footed shot from the center of the box caught goalkeeper Ivanildo Rodrigues napping with the ball sailing to the high center of the goal. The goal was assisted by Hazem Shehata.

Muaither substituted Saif Hassan Al Mohannadi for Yousef Sabri Yahri at half-time, while Denis Alibec came in for Mohamed Salah in the 67th minute as Jose Murcias men desperately searched for an answer to Al Wakrahs challenge.

Despite the changes, it was Al Wakrah who extended their lead, with Assal scoring his second of the night in the 72nd minute with a right-footed shot from the center of the box to the bottom left corner to effectively bury Muaithers chance of a comeback.

Muaither will be hoping to bounce back from the defeat as they play away to Al Duhail in Week 2, while Al Wakrah welcome Al Shamal. (QNA)

Source: Qatar News Agency

Arsenal, the Premier League runner-up from last season, announced today that their defender, Jurrien Timber, has suffered a torn anterior cruciate ligament in his right knee.

The London club stated in a release that after undergoing examination by specialized consultants last Saturday, Jorn Timber’s injury was confirmed to be a torn anterior cruciate ligament in his right knee. The club affirmed that he will undergo surgery in the coming days and will be absent for a lengthy period of time.

Timber, who recently joined Arsenal from Ajax during the current transfer window, had to leave the match against Nottingham Forest in the Premier League opener last Saturday, just five minutes into the second half. This came after he sustained the injury towards the end of the first half. (QNA)

Source: Qatar News Agency