H.H. Sheikh Hamdan welcomes winners of 10th MBR Creative Sports Awards

- January 08, 2019 , by Maagulf
H.H. Sheikh Hamdan welcomes winners of 10th MBR Creative Sports Awards

DUBAI // His Highness Sheikh Hamdan Bin Mohammed Bin Rashid Al Maktoum, Crown Prince of Dubai and Chairman of Dubai Sports Council, has congratulated all the winners of the 10th edition of the Mohammed Bin Rashid Creative Sports Award, who will be honoured for their achievements at a glittering awards ceremony on Wednesday, January 9.

A Mohammed Bin Rashid Al Maktoum Global Initiative, the MBR Creative Sports Award is organised under the patronage of HH Sheikh Hamdan Bin Mohammed Bin Rashid Al Maktoum. It is the biggest award of its kind in terms of value and diversity of categories, and dedicated to inspiring creativity in sports - not just in the UAE, but around the Arab world and the globe.

The list of winners for the 10th edition includes H.E. Khaldoon Khalifa Al Mubarak (Local Sports Personality), the CEO of Manchester City FC; H.E. Turki Al Sheikh of Saudi Arabia (Arab Sports Personality); and Egypt and Liverpool star Mohamed Salah (Outstanding Arab Athlete).

The winners will be awarded at the ceremony, which will be held on Wednesday in Dubai World Trade Centre’s Sheikh Rashid Ballroom from 2.30pm.

Welcoming the winners to Dubai, HH Sheikh Hamdan said: “In line with our leadership’s approach of appreciating and honouring creativity in every sphere of life, we assemble around this time every year to welcome the sporting world’s leading creators and honour them in recognition of their innovative efforts, achievements and initiatives that contribute towards the development of sport, and enhance its status and its role in increasing the happiness of people and the development of nations.

“This year, the awards hold an even greater significance because it coincides with our celebrations marking the achievements and efforts of His Highness Sheikh Mohammed Bin Rashid Al Maktoum, Vice President and Prime Minister of UAE and Ruler of Dubai, in his 50 years of service to the nation.

“The awards not only have the honour of bearing the name of this great visionary, but they are also held under the banner of the Mohammed Bin Rashid Al Maktoum Global Initiatives.”

 

THE WINNERS

Local Sports Personality Award

H.E. Khaldoon Khalifa Al-Mubarak received the award as an appreciation of his efforts in many important sports files and for implementing the directives of the wise leadership to strengthen the status of UAE to be in the forefront of the organizers of global sporting events in various sports, in addition to his contribution as Chairman of Manchester City F.C. to the development of the club performance athletically and commercially. The club won 9 titles in 10 years: 3 titles in the Premier League, 1 title in FA Cup, 3 titles in EFL Cup, and 2 titles in FA Community Shield.

 

The Arab Sports Personality Award

H.E. Turki Al-Sheikh from Saudi Arabia for his great efforts as Chairman of GSA, the Saudi Olympic Committee, the Union of Arab Football Associations, and Islamic Solidarity Sports Federation. He launched several initiatives that contributed to developing sports sector in Saudi Arabia, attracting and organizing international sporting events, as well as developing the Arab sports ecosystem. He also supported the efforts of many Arab countries to strengthen their relations with international sports organizations. Al-Sheikh also developed the Arab Club Championship and named its first edition as Zayed Club Champions.

 

Outstanding Arab Athlete Award

The Egyptian star Mohamed Salah was awarded in recognition of his football creativity after his exceptional season with Liverpool F.C. where he scored 44 goals in all competitions. He also won the title of Premier League top scorer and best player. Mohamed Salah deserved to be among the top three players in the world and Europe in 2018. Moreover, he succeeded in leading Egypt to qualify for the World Cup in Russia in which and managed to score two goals in spite of the injury he suffered in Champions League final and kept him away from playing and training for weeks. He won the title of African Player of the Year and being considered the best Arab professional in Europe.

 

Outstanding Local athlete:

Mohammed Ahmed Al Balushi, for winning the Motorcycling World Cup 2018

The local Administrator Award:

Nasser Abdul Razzaq Al Marzouqi, President of the UAE Karate Federation, for being elected the First Vice President of the International Federation of Karate, his position as a member of the Executive Office and Honorary President of the Arab Karate Federation. He further contributed to the spread of Karate in UAE and the Arab world as well as the introduction of Karate for the first time in Tokyo Olympics 2020. 

 

Osama Ahmed Al Shaafar, for being elected President of the UAE and Asian Cycling Federation for the period 2017-2021, membership of the Executive Office of the International Cycling Federation, and his efforts to spread the cycling sport.

 

The local team Award

The UAE refereeing team in the 2018 FIFA World Cup, which composed of the international referee Mohamed Abdullah Hassan and two international referees Mohammed Yousuf Al Hammadi and Hassan Mohammed Al Mahri, to participate as a refereeing team for the first time in the UAE's history in the 2018 FIFA World Cup in Russia. The same refereeing team was used in the AFC Champions League Final.

 

The local Organization Award:

Dubai Police, for its pioneering initiative in the field of youth empowerment, which is linked to Dubai Vision 2021, and the global competitiveness indicators in the field of security through the implementation of sports and awareness activities that contributed to reducing crime rates in residential areas.

 

The Arab athlete Award:

Mohamed Ihab Youssef, Egypt, for winning 3 gold medals in the World Weightlifting Championship and being on top of the world ranking (weight of 77 kg in 2017). He is the first Arab to win 3 gold medals in the history of Arab participation in the World Weightlifting Championships.

 

The Arab administrator Award:

Dr. Mubarak Suwailm Al-Suwailem, Saudi Arabia, for his efforts in developing and unifying the supervision of air sports in Asia utilizing his position as President of the Air Sports Federation of Asia which is recognized by the Asian Olympic Council.

 

The Arab coach Award:

Nadia Abdelhamid Abdelhafiz, Egypt, for her contribution in coaching the Egyptian boxing team and winning 45 medals in various Arab, and international tournaments. Her most significant achievement is winning of 2 bronze medals in the 2018 World Boxing Championship.

 

The Arab team Award:

Egypt Men's Squash National Team, for winning the 2017 Men's World Squash Championship.

 

 

The best initiative for the International Summer Olympic International Federations:

The United World Wrestling Federation, for the Federation's unique and comprehensive methodology for organizing wrestling training programs worldwide that has benefited more than 200 athletes to qualify for the Olympic Games.

 

The best initiative for the International Organizations, National Paralympic Committee:

The Japanese Paralympic Committee, for its initiative to spread the Paralympic activities through inclusion of an academic program in the official curricula for special needs education. This enriches the Paralympic values and enhances the IPC aspirations to make the society more inclusive for the people with special needs through sport.

 

The Appreciation Categories 

Local junior athlete achieved outstanding successes in sports: 

Balqis Abdul Karim Abdullah, for gold medal in the Junior 2017 Jujitsu World Championships.

Fatima Salem Khaseef, for gold medal in the Asian Junior Karate Championship (Individual, weight 54, 2018). 

Ahmad Faisal Al Naqbi, for winning the AFC Junior Judo Championship (Weight 50, 2018).

Lamia Tariq Mal Allah, for winning the gold medal in the International Gymnastics Championships - Greece 2018, and the silver medal in Germany, 2017.

Omran Ahmed Al-Hosani, for winning the gold medal in the West Asia Classic Chess, the gold medal in the Rapid Play and the silver medal of the Blitz, 2018.

Abdullah Khalil Mansouri, for winning the gold and bronze medals in the Arab Cycling Championship, 2018.

 

The Arab young athlete achieved outstanding successes in sports:

The Award is won by 4 young Arab athletes:

Ahmed Osama El-Gendy, Egypt, for winning the gold medal in the Modern Pentathlon, Youth Olympic Games 2018. He is also the first player in the world to win 3 gold medals at the Youth Olympic Games and World Cup.

Mohammed Ayed Al-Asiri, Saudi Arabia, for winning the gold medal in karate at the 2018 Youth Olympic Games. He is the first Arab athlete to win the gold medal in karate in the history of Arab youth participation in the Youth Olympic Games.

Fatima Al Zahra - Kingdom of Morocco, for her gold medal in the Taekwondo at the 2018 Youth Olympic Games; the first gold medal in Taekwondo in the history of Arab participations at the Youth Olympic Games.

Omar Al Marzouki - United Arab Emirates, for winning the silver medal in Equestrian (Individual, Show Jumping) at the 2018 Youth Olympic Games. This is the first medal in the history of UAE's participation in the Youth Olympic Games.

 

 Athlete accomplished an Outstanding Achievement Award:

Salih Al-Majri - Tunisia, one of the best and most successful Arab players in the history of Arab basketball. He contributed to the achievement of European titles with Real Madrid, made community contributions to serve the Arab youth, and participated in the discovery of talent and help them to play in the European leagues.

 

Athlete accomplished an Outstanding Achievement within difficult Challenges Award (People of Determination Category): 

The Award is won by two athletes:

Abdel Nour Al-Fadini, Kingdom of Morocco, for placing second in the 7th World Paralympic Taekwondo Championship 2017.

Ahmed Mubarak Al Mutaiwee, UAE, for winning 6 gold and silver medals in Cycling in international tournaments.

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