Gaza - Ahmed Al-Masharawi - Rafah Services Club, the leader of the Premier League, and the most titled club, hosted the meeting of the 14 first and first-class clubs in the Gaza Strip at its headquarters, with the participation of most of the clubs, and many important files related to sports activity were discussed, especially the continuation of the start of the league. In light of the clubs’ threat not to complete it because they did not obtain their financial rights for the Supreme Council grant, and the recent events that took place in the stadiums.

The clubs affirmed that they committed themselves to the responsibility to maintain the continuity of sports activity despite all the exceptional circumstances as a result of the 15-year blockade, especially since the clubs rely on this grant to meet their needs and provide a source of livelihood for the players, technical staff and workers, stressing that the continuation of the tournaments is a requirement of everyone.

Karem Al-Attar, the club’s president, stated that there is no intention to disrupt the football season, which started 5 weeks ago, and will increase the damage to the clubs, because they will need a new preparation period, and thus increase the financial burdens, explaining that the federation’s meeting with club presidents focused on the decline in performance. rulers, and mass riots.

The Competitions Committee of the Football Association set a new date and venue for the Rafah and Nusseirat services match, due to the imposition of a penalty on Rafah by transferring a home match, next Tuesday to the Khan Yunis Municipal Stadium, instead of the Rafah stadium.

Meetings and resignations

Nama Club, one of the first-division clubs, visited the federation's headquarters, and the recent developments in the stadiums were discussed, and the delegation presented a shield of thanks and appreciation to the federation for its great efforts in the success and continuity of sports activity.

Regarding the resignations that afflicted the technical staff, coach Mahmoud Al-Muzayen, the technical director of the Gaza Sports Club, joined those who resigned, and the last of them was Al-Sadaqa coach Imad Hashem. Al-Muzayen's resignation came after the severe loss that the brigadier general suffered in front of the newcomer to the league, Khadamat Al-Nuseirat, with a double in the fifth round of the Premier League. It is noteworthy that Al-Riyadi achieved only one win and two draws, and received two losses, and is sitting in tenth place with 4 points.

On the same level, the board of directors of the Khan Yunis Youth Club in Al-Mumtazah decided to reject the resignation of the technical director, Muhammad Abu Habib, which he submitted recently, after the team lost to Al-Hilal, and to renew confidence in him.

Crowning the Mahdi family with school titles

And within the secondary school championships for schools of education in the Central Governorate, the two sons of the well-known coach, Muhammad Mahdi, a table tennis player at Khadamat Al-Maghazi Club, represented by the champion of the last age groups, Yahya Muhammad Mahdi in the tenth grade, and his daughter Iman in the twelfth grade achieved two titles, and Yahya, who was ranked in the 15th grade, represented And 17-year-old Shuhada al-Maghazi Secondary School, which won first place among secondary schools in the Central Governorate, and Iman was represented by Maryam Bint Omran Secondary School for Girls, which won first place.

swimming championship

The Sports Department of the Ministry of Education concluded the central swimming championship, and the student Fouad Hamo won the first place in the breaststroke competition, and the student Moamen Al-Qataa won the third place in the butterfly competition, and the student Ahmed Al-Jabari won the second place in the freestyle competition, and the student Muhammad Al-Jabari won the center Third in the butterfly competition, and in the teacher category, teacher Radwan al-Hayek won first place in the freestyle swimming competition, in which physical education teachers of the education directorates in Rafah, Khan Yunis, Al Wusta, eastern Khan Yunis, eastern Gaza, western Gaza and the northern Gaza Strip participated. The tournament referee, Adel Al-Shami, and Amr Al-Khatib.

Khaldoun in the Arab Union

The Arab Kayak and Canoe Federation appointed Khaldoun Abu Salim as president of the Palestinian Sailing and Rowing Federation and a member of the federation’s executive committee, during the General Assembly meeting in Egypt. In turn, the founder and president of the federation announced that the decision was at the request of the League of Arab States to appoint Palestine as a member of the Arab federation according to the internal regulations.

Abu Salim expressed his appreciation to the federation for this confidence, which gives the union a strong optimism forward with the aim of developing the sport of rowing in Palestine, since the federation is an inclusive sports house, so we renew our emphasis on the need for joint action.

It is noteworthy that canoeing and kayaking are among the modern sports that derive from the sport of rowing. Its boats are free-wheeled and their boat is hollow without a rudder. Rowing is done with a paddle that has one palm.

Maghazi services case

The Basketball Federation decided to go to the International Cup Court, in the event that the Sports Court did not consider the petition filed by it regarding the case filed by the Maghazi Services Club against it, as the federation is waiting for the court to issue its final decision to announce its steps, especially since the new sports season will start next February.

Activities of the Physical Strength Association

The Palestinian Federation of Physical Strength paid a visit to the technical director of the national team for physical strength, member of the board of directors Fayek Al-Ashram, and the international champion, Muhammad Al-Ashram, in appreciation of their efforts in the recent championships. And the technical advisor of the federation, Talal Al-Ajlah, the head of the Referees Committee, Ahmed Al-Ajlah, the head of the Technical Committee, the South Branch, Hamed Al-Desouki, the international referee, Fereej Al-Hallaq, and the national referee, Ibrahim Siam.

The federation organized a celebration to honor the champions of the central sector championship for physical strength in the presence of legal and sports personalities. Many speeches were delivered praising the heroes, then shields and medals were distributed.