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Al Etihad
4 days ago
- Sport
- Al Etihad
Fifth Spartan World Championship to begin November 20 in Al Wathba
17 July 2025 13:24 ABU DHABI (WAM)The Abu Dhabi Sports Council and Spartan, the world's leading endurance and obstacle sports brand, announced that the fifth edition of the Spartan World Championship will be held in the Al Wathba Desert in Abu Dhabi from November of elite athletes and community members will participate in the four-day championship, testing their abilities in a true challenge of strength, endurance, and first day, Thursday, November 20, will feature an evening race open to women only, covering a distance of 5 km and featuring 20 obstacles. The same day will also witness a closed evening race for women, covering the same distance and obstacles. This allows participants to compete in complete privacy, with a fully female crew and without media Friday, November 21, a mixed evening Sprint 5K will be held over a distance of 5 km and featuring 20 obstacles. This event allows both men and women to overcome obstacles in one of the most challenging Spartan World Saturday, November 22, the Beast 21K World Championships for Elite, Age Groups, and Open will be held over a distance of 21 km and feature 30 obstacles. The same day, competitive Kids Races (1–3 km) will be fifth and highly anticipated Spartan World Championship will conclude on Sunday, November 23, with the Elite Teams World Championship (3 athletes, 2 males and 1 female), the Super 10K Open, and the Sprint 5K Hamad Al Awani, General Secretary of the Abu Dhabi Sports Council, emphasised that the upcoming edition of the Spartan World Championship will be exciting and challenging, building on the successes achieved by the championship in its past four explained that the upcoming edition will enhance community engagement by providing opportunities for people of all fitness levels to participate in a variety of races that meet the aspirations of all groups, in line with the objectives of the Year of the Community initiative, which seeks to engage everyone in inspiring and effective sporting Awani said, "Abu Dhabi's hosting of the championship for the fifth consecutive year embodies our ongoing commitment to spreading the culture of sports and a healthy lifestyle, and consolidating the capital's position as a global sports destination." For his part, Joe De Sena, founder of Spartan, emphasised that Abu Dhabi provides an ideal environment for challenge and endurance championships, explaining that the region is characterised by its unique natural desert terrain, which poses a significant challenge to participants. This makes it an ideal location to host one of the most exciting and challenging Spartan Championships.
Sinar Daily
08-07-2025
- Sinar Daily
'Tears rolled down my cheeks': Rescuer's anguish over family of six found drowned
With over ten years of experience in the fire service, a rescuer described this particular case as the most distressing and tragic he has ever faced. 08 Jul 2025 03:49pm Hasri (inset) was visibly overcome with emotion as bodies of the six family members were recovered from the submerged car in Sungai Korok, Jerlun. – Awani photo ALOR SETAR – 'I couldn't hold back my emotions, tears rolled down my cheeks as each body was pulled from the car.' Those were the emotional words of Mohammad Hasri Haslan, 31, a member of the Water Rescue Unit (PPDA) from the Jitra Fire and Rescue Station. The missing family of six were tragically found in a submerged car in Sungai Korok. – Bernama photo He recalled the heartbreaking rescue mission involving a family of six whose car skidded and plunged into Sungai Korok, near Jerlun. With over ten years of experience in the fire service, Hasri described this particular case as the most distressing and tragic he has ever faced. 'This is by far the most emotional and tragic case I've been involved in. 'The moment that truly broke me was when my fellow team members and I lifted the bodies of a six-month-old baby and three young children. It was heartbreaking," he said. Speaking at the scene where the vehicle was discovered, Hasri recounted the moment they broke the rear window of the Proton Iswara and saw the victims huddled together in the back seat. All six family members were laid to rest in a single grave on Monday night. - File photo 'The first body we recovered was a young girl, followed by the baby boy, then a young boy. The fourth was another girl, then their mother, and finally, the father, who was driving. 'I'm a father myself. Seeing the baby's lifeless body brought me to tears. It was devastating to imagine what they went through," he added. Despite the emotional toll, Hasri and his team pressed on with their duties, determined to bring the family home with dignity and care. The tragedy was reported on Monday, following the discovery of all six family members who had gone missing early Saturday morning after visiting relatives in Taman Seri Aman. Their vehicle was found submerged in Sungai Korok, with all of them still inside. The victims were identified as Mohamad Azim Izat Ishak, 32, his wife Nurul Hidayah Khadijah Razman Efendi, 31, and their four children: Putra Rayyan Nur Izzat, 9; Hawa Adriana Nur Izzat, 8; Annayla Humaira Nur Izzat, 7; and baby Tuah Haydar, just six months old. All six were laid to rest together in a single grave at the Kampung Bohor Karang Muslim Cemetery in Jerlun at approximately 11:50 pm on Monday night. - AWANI More Like This
Zawya
08-04-2025
- Business
- Zawya
Oil and gas investor Afreximbank earmarks $3bln to support locally-refined products
CAPE TOWN: The African Export–Import Bank (Afreximbank), a key investor in oil and gas projects, has earmarked $3 billion to finance the purchase of refined products within Africa as part of broader plans to boost refining capacity, a senior executive said. Africa exports around 80% of its crude oil, and 45% of the natural gas it produces, leaving the fast-growing continent heavily-reliant on imported refined products, according to the bank and analysts. A lack of storage infrastructure and older refineries with relatively small output capacity characterise the energy landscape of sub-Saharan Africa. "The time has come for Africa to take control of its energy destiny," Kanayo Awani, executive vice-president at Afreximbank told an energy conference in Cape Town, South Africa, on Monday. Awani said the $3 billion revolving intra-African oil importing financing initiative will be used for products including premium motor spirit, automotive gas oil, heavy fuel oil, jet fuel, and kerosene, among others. Afreximbank, which has invested in the 650,000 barrels per day (bpd) Dangote refinery in Nigeria, and the Lobito and Cabinda refineries in Angola, has traditionally helped finance imports of refined products from outside the continent. Africa spends an estimated $30 billion in annual petroleum import costs due to inadequate refining capacity, Awani said. In Nigeria, for example, increased investments have helped create 1.3 million bpd of refining capacity, helping make the Gulf of Guinea a key refining hub for the continent. "Our goal is to support 3 million barrels per day of refining capacity in the near to medium term, that is our ambition," Awani told Reuters. A joint report last year by energy consultancy CITAC and Puma Energy found that the demand for cleaner fuels was set to rise by 56% from 2022 levels to reach 142 million metric tons by 2040. (Reporting by Wendell Roelf; Editing by Rachna Uppal)
Reuters
07-04-2025
- Business
- Reuters
Oil and gas investor Afreximbank earmarks $3 bln to support locally-refined products
CAPE TOWN, April 7 (Reuters) - The African Export–Import Bank (Afreximbank), a key investor in oil and gas projects, has earmarked $3 billion to finance the purchase of refined products within Africa as part of broader plans to boost refining capacity, a senior executive said. Africa exports around 80% of its crude oil, and 45% of the natural gas it produces, leaving the fast-growing continent heavily-reliant on imported refined products, according to the bank and analysts. here. A lack of storage infrastructure and older refineries with relatively small output capacity characterise the energy landscape of sub-Saharan Africa. "The time has come for Africa to take control of its energy destiny," Kanayo Awani, executive vice-president at Afreximbank told an energy conference in Cape Town, South Africa, on Monday. Awani said the $3 billion revolving intra-African oil importing financing initiative will be used for products including premium motor spirit, automotive gas oil, heavy fuel oil, jet fuel, and kerosene, among others. Afreximbank, which has invested in the 650,000 barrels per day (bpd) Dangote refinery in Nigeria, and the Lobito and Cabinda refineries in Angola, has traditionally helped finance imports of refined products from outside the continent. Africa spends an estimated $30 billion in annual petroleum import costs due to inadequate refining capacity, Awani said. In Nigeria, for example, increased investments have helped create 1.3 million bpd of refining capacity, helping make the Gulf of Guinea a key refining hub for the continent. "Our goal is to support 3 million barrels per day of refining capacity in the near to medium term, that is our ambition," Awani told Reuters. A joint report last year by energy consultancy CITAC and Puma Energy found that the demand for cleaner fuels was set to rise by 56% from 2022 levels to reach 142 million metric tons by 2040.
