Sheikh Saeed crowns winners of NAS Junior Padel Championship
The competition for juniors was part of the 12th edition of the Nad Al Sheba Sports Tournament, the largest sporting event of its kind that was launched and sponsored by Sheikh Hamdan Bin Mohammed Bin Rashid Al Maktoum, Crown Prince of Dubai, Deputy Prime Minister, Minister of Defence and Chairman of the Dubai Executive Council.
The Nad Al Sheba Tournament is held annually during the Holy Month of Ramadan at Nad Al Sheba Sports Complex, under the directives of Sheikh Mansoor Bin Mohammed Bin Rashid Al Maktoum, Chairman of the Dubai Sports Council, under the slogan 'Limitless Abilities'.
Hassan Al Mazrouei, Tournament Director, and Salem Dahmani, Senior Marketing Manager at Dubai Duty Free, were also present during the presentation ceremony.
Ahmed Al Hashemi teamed up with Aaron Rubio to win the under-18 final against the pairing of Antonio Palma and Alessandro Perrotta, while the same pair made it a rare double while finishing at the top of the pile in the under-16 competition too with a win against Ramtin Rafiei Borozhni and Ali Taghizadeh Feji.
The under-14 title went to Hamdan Al Hashemi and Mario Brocal Aviles following their outright win against Sepehr Mehrbakhsh and Ramtin Rafieibozhni.
Yassine triumphs at cycling event: Algerian cyclist Hamza Yassine proved his credentials as he retained his title in the Men's Open 74-km cycling race.
The Algerian was unstoppable as he won first place after completing the distance in 1 hour, 33.09 minutes to finish a fraction of a second ahead of Emiratis Abdullah Jassim Al Ali and Ahmed Al Mansouri.
In the senior citizens and residents category for men, Great Britain's Simon Cox won first place after completing the 37-km distance in 51:11 minutes. Algerian Khalil Haddad came in second (51:14 mins), while fellow Algerian Noureddine Houchine finished third for the second year in a row with a time of 52:52 minutes.
In the People of Determination Road Bicycle Category (C) held over a distance of 18 kms, it was Emirati Abdullah Salem Al Balushi all the way in a time of 25:19 minutes, followed by Emirati Ahmed Mohammed Saif Al Badawi (25:24 mins), while Saudi Arabia's Adi Hamdan Al Sharari came in third in 26:35 minutes.
In the People of Determination Handcycle Category (H) category, Omani Sami Al Sulaimi won the top spot with a time of 31:50 minutes, followed by Emirati Saeed Rashid Juma Al Dhaheri (31:50 mins), and Emirati Theban Salem Al Muhairi in third (36:22 mins).
In the Blind People of Determination B&T category, Saudi Arabia's Abdullah Al Malawi dominated with a time of 26:34, followed by Emiratis Bader Abdulaziz (33:43) and Ahmed Abdullah Al Shamsi (35:43).
Zabeel crash out: Defending champions Zabeel were eliminated from the volleyball competition after a thrilling 3-2 loss to Al Ameed.
The match, held at Nad Al Sheba Sports Complex, ended 21-25, 25-23, 20-25, 25-23, 16-14.
Needing to log an outright win, Zabeel fell short towards the end while going down 2-3 against Al Ameed before a packed hall.
Despite Zabeel's strong performance, especially from Nathan Thimotee Feral and Iliya Petkovic, Al Ameed rallied back to win the deciding set. Tommaso Stefani led Al Ameed with 16 points and was named match MVP.
Al Tadawi 1 topped Group One with a perfect record after a 3-1 win over HFH. Despite dropping the second set, they dominated 25-12, 19-25, 25-22, 25-16.
The standout player for the match was Al Tadawi 1's Maksim Sapozhkov with a game high 28 points, assisted by teammate Nikita Zudin's 14 points.
Stage set for Wheelchair Basketball Final: Wheelchair basketball fans are anticipating an exciting final on Wednesday evening when Dubai Municipality takes on Dubai Corporation for Ambulance Services.
After nine days of action at the Dubai Club for Special Needs, the tournament will conclude at the Nad Al Sheba Sports Complex.
The highly-anticipated summit clash will feature Dubai Municipality, who edged past defending champions Dubai Police 29-27 in a thrilling semi-final, against Dubai Corporation for Ambulance Services, who triumphed 34-26 over Sharjah Police.
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