Gaza - by Al-Quds Sports Correspondent and Ahmed Al-Masharawi - Yesterday evening, the “Al-Yasser” championships, which are held on the 18th anniversary of the death of President Yasser Arafat, which falls on the 11th of November, kicked off on the Strip’s major stadiums, grassy stadiums, and club halls, in all games, primarily football and handball. , karate, and athletics, with the participation of the majority of the sector’s clubs of various excellent, first and second grades, with the participation of a crowd of sports, movement, community and organizational personalities and the masses.

The Sports Kinetic Office of the Fatah movement, in partnership with the Yasser Arafat Foundation and the Palestinian Association for Veteran Athletes, launched a series of Korean championships, foremost of which is President Arafat’s championship for veteran players, at the stadiums of the Gaza Sports Club - Dean of Palestine Clubs, which will last for 3 days. The committee decided The organization, headed by Secretary Salah Abu Al-Ata, held the final match on Thursday afternoon from four in the afternoon until six thirty in the afternoon, and the office called on the fans to attend the tournament in appreciation of the great position in the hearts of our people.

Abu Ammar Marathon

The movement office said that it had finished making arrangements to launch the first Yasser Arafat marathon, with the participation of 500 athletes.

And that day, Monday, when the starting whistle will be at three o'clock in the afternoon, while the gathering will be in the Unknown Soldier Square in central Gaza and the start of the marathon at three o'clock in the afternoon, towards the old port, passing through Al-Rashid Street, until the 17th roundabout and from it to the west to the Carrefour roundabout and north to the square Abu Musharraf Al-Qudwa, and from there to Ansar Circle, and from it west to the house of the martyr Yasser Arafat at the headquarters of the Yasser Arafat Foundation.

Arafat Handball Championship

The Palestinian Handball Federation, in loyalty to President Yasser Arafat, the olive branch and the independent national decision, and to complete a march that was deliberate with the blood of the martyrs and the violence of the prisoners and the wounded, and to achieve national unity and Jerusalem and the legacy of the martyrs, and on the anniversary of the 18th passing of Yasser, the honorary match between the stars of the Gaza Strip today at 4 pm on the land of Khadamat Al-Bureij Club, in the presence of the stars of the game and team games such as basketball and volleyball who lived through decades from the seventies until the nineties, the families of the martyrs, prisoners, the wounded, the masses and club fans.

Yasser Arafat Karate Championship

The movement office decided, in cooperation with the Palestinian Karate Federation, to launch the Yasser Arafat Karate Championship for elites, next Thursday, the 17th of this month, with the participation of 80 elite players and players from the Gaza Strip at Dr. Zuhair Al-Alami’s covered hall of the Gaza Sports Club at one o’clock.

Arafat Baseball Championship

The Central Motor Bureau, in cooperation with the Palestinian Federation of Baseball and Softball, is organizing the final match of the “5th Jerusalem Baseball Championship” for youth for the year 2022, the cup of the late Hajj “Abdullah Al-Karnaz Abu Ihab” between the two teams of the Palestinian Al-Ahly Club and Al-Bureij Services, on Tuesday 11/15/2022 at exactly the same time. 12 noon at the Palestinian Al-Ahly club stadium. The federation called on sports personalities and officials of sports federations to attend the final meeting, which constitutes support for the Palestinian sport and its continued advancement.

Closing festival

And the Central Motor Bureau approved the date of the closing festival for the championships of the martyr Yasser Arafat, on Thursday, the 17th of this month, at five o’clock in the evening, at the Gaza sports stadiums, in the presence of the players of all participating games, legal and official personalities, and representatives of civil and sports institutions and the masses, where eulogies will be delivered in the passing of President Abu Ammar. A film will be shown that embodies Abu Ammar's long march and sacrifices.

Formation of the appeal committee

On the other hand, the Football Association announced the formation of a new appeal committee, which comes after the absence of the previous committee from convening for a long time, and the Football Association approved in its weekly meeting the formation of the appeal committee, to arrange all matters related to its work and competence before considering the cases that will be raised, headed by Dr. Muhammad Al-Najjar chairs the committee along with four members, and the committee will consider the first case on the appeal table, as it will be the case of the player Muhammad Ashraf Abu Riyala and Al-Radwan Club. Abu Riyala had asked the federation to terminate his association with Al-Radwan club, and this was rejected by the federation due to the lack of a specific contract with him from both parties, as the player decided to go to the appeal committee, which prompted the federation to reconfigure it. The player appeared with the Beit Hanoun Sports Union and Jabalia Youth Clubs as a loan from Al-Radwan, before Al-Radwan demanded a large sum of money to give him the book of final dismissal.

Enterprise Championship

The ministries and government institutions championship for five-a-side football, organized by the Supreme Council for Youth and Sports, opened at the Rafik Al-Salmi Hall in the beach. over the Cabinet with a score of 2-1. 10 teams representing ministries will participate in the tournament. The participating teams will be divided into two groups. The first group includes: the Ministry of Interior, the General Personnel Office, government media, prisoners, and education. The second group: The Supreme Council for Youth and Sports, Agriculture, Council of Ministers, Labor, Endowments and Religious Affairs.