Ashraf Sobhi: The Egyptian and Arab Federations for Sports Culture are two wings of peace in the world of sports crises

The Egyptians El Gendy and Rehab Radwan and the Algerians Iman Khalif and Othmani Iskandar were crowned with the Best Arab Sports Achievement Award 2024

 

The two golden Arab champions, Egyptian Ahmed El Gendy and Algerian Iman Khalif, were crowned with the Best Achievement Awards. Arab Athlete of the Year 2024, in the major annual celebration held by the Arab Federation for Sports Culture, headed by the Egyptian journalist Ashraf. Mahmoud in its sixth edition in a hotel in the Egyptian capital, Cairo, in the presence of Dr. Ashraf Sobhi, Egyptian Minister of Youth and Sports and Head of the Executive Office of the Council of Arab Youth and Sports Ministers, Qatari Mohammed bin Youssef Al-Mana, Chairman of the Board of Trustees of the Arab Federation for Sports Culture, and ambassadors and delegates of a number of Arab countries. In Cairo, Major General Ahmed Nasser, President of the Federation of Arab Sports Federations, the artist Sameh Al-Saraiti, Ambassador of the Egyptian and Arab Federation for Sports Culture, and a large number of… Heads of Egyptian and Arab sports federations and a mobilization of media personnel.

The Egyptian soldier was crowned with the award for best Arab achievement after winning the gold medal in the modern pentathlon at the last International Olympic Games " Paris 2024 "  While Algerian champion Iman Khalif was crowned with the boxing gold.

While the same award was given to a number of Arab champions who won medals in the International Paralympic Games  " Paris 2024 " They are: Egyptian weightlifter Rehab Radwan, who won the gold medal in weightlifting, and Algerian Othmani Iskandar, who won gold in the 100 and 400 meters in athletics.

Dr. Ashraf Sobhi praised in his speech what the Arab Federation provides for sports culture, stressing that the Egyptian and Arab federations are fully As wings of peace in a sporting world full of crises, he expressed his special happiness in attending such celebrations that would consolidate bonds between all Arab brothers, pointing out that he is proud to be a member of the Egyptian Federation for Sports Culture since the first day of its inauguration. While Muhammad Youssef Al-Mana expressed in his speech his happiness for his presence in Egypt, and he said: “Egypt has a major role in Arab history in terms of sports and culture, and I am more than happy to be in Egypt.” I am happy to receive the Arab Sports Culture Personality Award." Al-Mana praised Dr. Ashraf Sobhi, thanking him for his presence in the press conference and his participation in the ceremony. Al-Mana also presented a memorial shield to Dr. Ashraf Sobhi, Ashraf Mahmoud, and a number of officials from the Arab Federation for Sports Culture. Ideal Athlete 2024 

Qatari world champion runner Moataz Barshim, who was on the Olympic podium 4 times and holds the world record in the 3,000-meter steeplechase..was awarded the same award " The ideal Arab athlete 2024 " To the Tunisian Olympic runner, Habiba Laghribi, world champion in the 3,000-meter steeplechase and gold medalist in London 2012.

Ambassadors of Arab Sports:

The Arab Sports Ambassador Award for the year 2024 was awarded to  a number of The former Arab champions are  : Egyptian champion Hadiya Malak, the first Arab and African woman to win two Olympic medals. The Kuwaiti champion Fahd Al-Daihani, who won the shooting gold in Rio de Janeiro 2006 and the bronze in Beijing 2000, and the Saudi equestrian Ramzi Al-Dahami, who participated in five consecutive Olympic Games, and the Moroccan champion Hisham El Guerrouj, who won the gold in Athens 2004 and the silver in Sydney 2000 in the 1,500-meter sprint at the Games. The strong one .

Personality of the Year:

The “Arab Sports Culture Personality 2024” award was awarded.  To Mohammed bin Youssef Al Mana, First Vice President of the Qatar Olympic Committee, member of the Shura Council, President of the Qatari, Arab and Asian Weightlifting Federation, and Vice President of the International Weightlifting Federation. Al Mana is considered one of the prominent figures in spreading sports culture in the Arab world, and he played a role He is a major supporter of sports activities in the region, and he currently holds the position of Chairman of the Board of Trustees of the Arab Federation for Sports Culture.

A number of Qatari figures were also honoured, including His Excellency Dr. Thani Abdul Rahman. Al Kuwari, President of the Qatar Athletics Federation (2017-2021), who earned a doctorate in sports law from Spain, is a member of the Qatar Golf Federation, and Chairman of the Bidding Committee of the Organizing Committee of the Handball World Cup in Doha 2015.

Afdal Arab Federations:

The Event of the Year Award was awarded to the Qatar Football Association for its excellence in organizing the Asian Nations Cup in January 2023 and the World Confederations Championship. For clubs this month.

The award for the best Arab Olympic sports body for the year 2024 went to the Bahrain Olympic Committee, the Egyptian Modern Pentathlon Federation, and the Algerian Paralympic Committee.

The  Appreciation Award 

The Arab Federation Prize for Sports Culture for the year 2024 was awarded to: Jordanian Dr. Yousef Abdullah Al-Shawarbeh, Mayor of Amman Al-Kubri, the Egyptian Saif Hamed, President of the Arab and African Hockey Federations, the Qatari Dr. Thani Abdul Rahman Al-Kuwari, Vice President of the West Asia Federation of Asian Olympic Committees, Fawzi Lakjaa, President of the Moroccan Football Federation and member of the Executive Office of the Arab, African and International Football Federations… and Mohamed   Salem Al-Amari, former CEO of the Libyan Olympic Committee… And Dr. Sari Hamdan Vice President of the Jordanian Olympic Committee, Dr. Ashraf Marei, President of the Egyptian National Council for Disability Affairs, and Hamad Lahdan Al-Muhannadi, a member of the Board of Directors of the Doha Golf Club, who held several sporting positions in the Qatar Olympic Committee.

Promising Athlete Awards

He was crowned the best Arab athlete and counted a number of young champions who have a bright future ahead of them: Saudi swimmer Zaid Al-Sarraj, who topped the swimming qualifiers in The Paris Olympics, and the Egyptian epee player, Sarah Amr Hosni, is the youngest athlete in the world who participated in the Paris Olympics, and the Saudi woman, Dina Abu Talib, is the first Saudi woman to qualify for the Olympics in taekwondo, and the Palestinian Maryam Amin Bsharat is the gold medalist in the World Karate Championship.

In the Arab Sports Culture Award for Social Responsibility, the Center was honored "Zaha Cultural" in Jordan, and the Association of Neighborhood Centers in the Medina region in Saudi Arabia..and in the Arab Sports Culture Award for Initiatives, the “Our Ball is Our Culture” initiative was honored. Its founder is Jassim Al-Yaqout, and the “Rise and Fly” initiative For its founder Mutasim Saleh Al-Ghuwairi.

Media Awards 

At the level of media professionals,  Riyadh Radio was honored for providing educational media content in the field of sports, and the Qatari journalist Abdullah Al-Marri, editor-in-chief of the "newspaper" Al-Raya, Chairman of the Gulf 17 Media Committee, and the Qatari media delegation at the 2008 Beijing Olympics. And the London Olympics 2012… and the Yemeni journalist Abdullah Al-Harazi, the Iraqi journalist Ali Riah, and the Tunisian   Dr. Reda Al-Najjar

 

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