Hareb: “Nad Al Sheba Tournament” provided a ready-made product for clubs to conclude special deals

The 10th edition of the Nad Al Sheba Sports Tournament concluded its competitions with the “Al Jawarih” team winning the volleyball championship title, after defeating “Zael” in the final match, which brought them together the day before yesterday evening.

The Nad Al Sheba Tournament took place over 19 days, including eight different games: padel, volleyball, jiu-jitsu, bow and arrow, fencing, wheelchair basketball, bicycle racing, and running.

More than 5,000 male and female athletes of different nationalities and ages participated in the tournament, competing for financial prizes amounting to three million dirhams, in addition to one million dirhams that were allocated to the public.

The crowning of the “raptors” came at the expense of the “Zabeel” team, after defeating it by three runs without a response, 25-17, 25-18 and 25-16, respectively, so that the “raptors” team succeeded in compensating for its loss of the title in the last version against the “Emperor”.

After the plane final, the Secretary-General of the Dubai Sports Council and Chairman of the Supreme Organizing Committee for the session, Saeed Hareb, and the Chairman of the Board of Directors of the Sports Games Sector in the Al-Ahly Youth Club, Lieutenant General Muhammad Ahmed Al-Marri, and the Assistant Secretary-General of the Dubai Sports Council and Vice-Chairman of the Supreme Organizing Committee for the session, Nasser Aman Al Rahma, and the course director, Hassan Al Mazrouei, crowned the Raptors team with the championship cup and gold medals. The Zabeel team won the second place medal, while the Emperor team won the third place medals.

At the level of individual awards, Mohamed Abdelaziz, player of the “HMS” team, won the award for best citizen player, and the player of the raptors team, Carlos Silva, won the award for best serve, and his colleagues Javez Actavo and Gabriel da Silva won the awards for best blocking wall and best player. In the tournament, while the award for best hitter went to Zabeel player, Leonardo Matinez.

The main sponsors of the session were also honored, namely, Dubai Media Corporation, Al Tayer Motors, Dubai Duty Free, Plan B Group, and Fanft Group.

Saeed Hareb, Secretary-General of the Dubai Sports Council and Chairman of the Supreme Organizing Committee for the tournament, confirmed that the Nad Al Sheba Sports Tournament has become a platform for the best volleyball players in the world, and we expect the number of international players to increase in the tournament in the coming years, and we hope that local clubs will benefit from the tournament and from International stars, in the interest of the national volleyball team.

He said in a press statement: «The Nad Al Sheba tournament provided a ready-made product for the clubs to conclude special deals and prepare for the next season, not only at the level of volleyball, but at the level of all games in the tournament, whether running, cycling or basketball for people of determination, as well as in the exchange competitions that we watched. There was a wonderful final between the UAE and Qatar, and the performance was outstanding, and we hope that the next edition will witness a new addition to the competitions.

Saeed Hareb thanked His Highness Sheikh Hamdan bin Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum, Crown Prince of Dubai and Chairman of the Executive Council, who laid the foundation for this championship, stressing that the 10th edition of the tournament witnessed an unparalleled success with the testimony of all.

The Chairman of the Supreme Organizing Committee for the session thanked the volunteers who participated in the organization and played a major role, and the local media for the distinguished coverage of the event, as he described it, as well as the members of the Organizing Committee.

The French school is the password in crowning the “raptors” with the title of the plane

French Raptors coach Brice Donat. From the source

The raptors team, which won the Nad Al Sheba Aircraft title, appeared in the competitions of the Nad Al Sheba Tournament, with a squad that included the stars of the French “Poitiers” team, which ranks 10th in the French League competitions, and advanced to the semi-finals of the French Cup competition.

Not only did the sponsors of the raptors team use the Poitiers team to play on their behalf in the Nad Al Sheba tournament, but rather they brought their French coach, Brice Donat, who successfully led the team to obtain the title that the raptors lost last season.

Price Donat talked about his experience with his French team in the Nad Al Sheba tournament, saying: “I did not expect the strong technical level of the tournament. Indeed, I have heard about it a lot in the past, through some of the players who participated in it, and I also watched a number of matches, and the final of last year, and what could be He said that it is very wonderful when you see such a strong level in the Arab region.

He said, “I consider the participation of my team under the name of the raptors a 100% success, and an important preparatory stage before the resumption of the French League matches. The tournament provided an opportunity to play a series of matches at a high level, and to interact with players of different nationalities and leagues in the world.”

He added, “The season is still going on in France, and therefore we took advantage of the state of readiness in which the team was, and entered directly into the competition for the title, and showed our ability to play strongly against the Zabeel team, which in turn included great stars.”

He added: «We entered the Nad Al Sheba Sports Tournament with a great challenge, to win the title, and despite that, I did not prevent my team players from enjoying the picturesque magic of Dubai. Our focus is for the team to achieve the goal for which it came. We lived a unique experience, from strong matches and training in the most beautiful sports facilities, in addition to the warm reception from Dubai officials.

A rare injury to the volleyball referee in the Nad Al Sheba tournament

UAE referee Khaled Al-Taie suffered a cut in the Achilles tendon, as a result of a sudden movement to avoid the players, while he was managing volleyball matches in the Nad Al Sheba tournament, which is a medically rare occurrence for volleyball court referees, according to the treating doctors.

Dr. Muhammad Khalifa, a consultant in orthopedics and sports injuries at the Medication Hospital, said that the referee underwent a complex surgery, and it was performed with innovative modern technology, away from the traditional methods that required a wound up to 15 cm long.

Stressing that the ruling’s condition stabilized after the success of the surgery, and he left the hospital.

The Chairman of the Board of Directors and Executive Director of the Medication Health Care Group, the health sponsor of the tournament, Marwan Ibrahim Nasser, confirmed that first aid was provided to the referee at the tournament headquarters, and it was found that he had a cut in the Achilles tendon, to be transferred to the hospital immediately, and to undergo surgery to treat the cut.