Aspire Zone Foundation concluded its Ramadan Sports Festival, which took place over 12 nights in the Holy Month of Ramadan, filled with activity and vitality, featuring competitions in 10 diverse sports events with the participation of over 650 male and female athletes. They competed across five categories: Men’s competitions, Ladies competitions, Youth competitions (Males & Females) and Special Needs Competitions, held at various facilities of Aspire Zone Foundation and sponsorship of: Al-Awalia, Al-Rayyan SC, Qatar Basketball Federation, Mowasalat, Radio Mirchi and Qabayan Radio.
Embassies Football Tournament:
As part of the cooperation with the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, the Aspire Ramadan Festival witnessed the continuation of Embassies Football Tournament Six-a-side on a natural grass pitch which took place from March 13 to 25 at field No.4 with the participation of 12 teams: the embassy of Syria, the embassy of Indonesia, the embassy of Cuba, the embassy of Chad, the embassy of Jordan, the embassy of Tunisia, the embassy of Iran, the embassy of Spain, the embassy of Kenya, the embassy of Azerbaijan, the embassy of Somalia, and the embassy of an UN member state.
The team of the Embassy of the Hashemite Kingdom of Jordan succeeded in winning the title by defeating the team of the Embassy of the Islamic Republic of Iran with a score of 5-0.
The tournament witnessed the presence of their Excellencies the ambassadors of Arab and foreign countries, as well as accredited members of the diplomatic corps in Qatar.
Table Tennis (Special Needs) Tournament.
The Table Tennis Tournament, held on March 16 in collaboration with the Qatar Paralympic Committee, the Qatar Social and Cultural Center for the Deaf, the Qatar social and Cultural Center for the Blind, witnessed intense competition among all players during the matches, held at the Woman's Sports Hall with the participation of 42 players across 5 categories for differently abled individuals (standing, sitting, visual, and cognitive). This falls within Aspire Zone Foundation's effort to provide an opportunity for all members of the community to enjoy the atmosphere of sports during Ramadan, regardless of their skills and physical abilities.
At the conclusion of the competitions, player Ibrahim Al-Hammadi claimed the first place in the cognitive disability category, with Mohammed Moussa taking second place, and Mohammed al Mahmoud securing third place. The three champions were awarded by Mr. Idrees Mohammed AlSharshani, the Events Manager at Aspire Zone Foundation.
In the visually impaired category competitions, player Ikrami Ahmed claimed the first place, with player Ahmed Al-Kubaisi securing second place, and player Abdulrahman Sami coming in third. Mr. Faisal Al-Kohji, Chairman of the board of directors of the Qatar Social and Cultural Center for the Blind, awarded the three champions.
In the competitions of the hearing impairment category, player Ebrahim Massad Toufiq clinched the first place, with the player Rupa Mangalath securing second place, and player Shivas Kondabolu taking third place. Mr. Ghanem AlHajri, a member of the organizing committee of the aspire Ramadan festival, participated in the Champions awarding ceremony.
In the physical impaired (standing) category, player Khalifa Al-Nuaimi clinched the first place, with player Ali Rashid securing second place, and player Fawzi Jouahi coming in third. Mr. Faisal Abdullah Al Meer, a member of the Board of Directors of the Qatar Social and Cultural Center for the Blind participated in the champions awarding ceremony.
In the seated disability category, player Ahmed Issa claimed the first place, with the player Mohammed Al-Kubaisi Securing second place. They were awarded by Mrs. Noof Al-Saffar and Mrs. Ghada AlAbid, Members of the organizing committee of the Aspire Ramadan festival.
Basketball 3X3 Tournament “Men”
The 3X3 basketball tournament for men and women witnessed strong participation from all teams, in collaboration with Qatar Basketball Federation. It took place at the Woman's Sports Hall from March 18 to 20.
In the men's competition, team Jags clinched the first place, with Qatar Foundation coming in second, and Doha Suns securing third place. On the individua level, Sergjan Toleik won the best Dunk award, while Andrius Banys claimed the Best Three-Point Shooter award.
Basketball 3X3 Tournament “Ladies”
The Ladies tournament witnessed the participation of 8 Teams of adults and 7 Youth Teams. The results of Ladies competitions were as follows: Katara Team in the first place, Al Gharafa Team in second place and SportLab securing third place. On the individual level, Josette Anaswem won the best Three-Point Shooter award.
As for Youth results, SportsLab team claimed first place this time, Al Gharafa in second place and QFteam in third place.
Hockey 5s Tournament
This year, the Aspire Ramadan Festival hosted the five-a-side hockey competitions with the participation of 150 male and female players of various ages. The competitions were divided into 3 categories: men, youth, and women, with matches held at the public courts of the foundation.
In the men's category, held on March 15th and 22nd, Team Msaied emerged as champions after defeating Team Lusail 2-1 in the final match.
In the youth category, held on March 14th and 21st, Team Al Sadd emerged victorious over Team Al Wakrah in the final match with a score of 1-0.
Mohsen Salman Al-Sharshani, A player from the Qatar youth national team, claimed the top scorer title in both the men's and youth competitions combined.
In the woman's and girl’s category, held on March 16th and 23rd, Team United emerged as the sole victor over Doha Team in the final match with a score of 4-0.
Tennis Tournament
The table tennis tournament for men and women took place at the tennis court in the woman's sports hall from March 16th to 22nd, featuring intense competition with the participation of 11 players from various age groups of both genders.
In the men's competition, David Raducan cleaned the 1st place over Elias Ljume, Alexey Smirnov Secured the 1st place over Ainesh Batnike, Kamondanai Singsrikarn won the first place over Mark Grero, and Daniel Baker emerged victorious over Yousef Al-Musallami.
As for the women's competition, Yasmine Qasi Abdullah clinched the 1st place over Anaya Rawalji, Eva Savinao won the first place over Lina Ramadan, and Henrietta Anna Boxsack secured the 1st place over Aya Sweid.
Padel Tournament
the foundation organized the Padel tournament competitions for women, held from March 15th to the 17th at the Padel IN courts.
The team of Badria Al-Jassar and Marwa Baghothi claimed the first place, while the team of Buthaina Al-Kuwari and Rawda Al-Suwaidi secured the second place. The 3rd place was won by the team of Mona Al-Attiyah and Noor Al-Kuwari.
Partners in success.
On his part, Mr. Nasser Abullah Al-Hajri, the Chief Marketing Officer at Aspire Zone Foundation, stated that the 2024 festival aimed to fulfill its objectives by providing a comprehensive version of activity and vitality for sports enthusiasts. They found in the fields and facilities of Aspire Zone Foundation the opportunity to practice their favorite sports through 10 tournaments for various categories under the supervision of a professional team of organizers and international-standard courts, elements that come together uniquely at Aspire Zone Foundation.
He added, saying: the festival, with its diversity and carefully chosen timing, along with its attention to all details, has made Aspire Zone Foundation the premier destination for athletes in Qatar. These activities are a simple example of our community-oriented events throughout the year, which encourage both young and old, families, and friends to engage in sports and increase physical activity.
Mr. Nasser Al-Hajri was keen to extend his gratitude to all the companies, foundations, and organizations that participated and sponsoring the Ramadan Sports Festival, as well as to all the organizers and members of the organizing committee for their efforts in providing a high-level sporting event. He also expressed his thanks to all media outlets that ensured excellent coverage of the festival from the beginning.
The Foundation provided a huge variety of events for 12 days during the Holy month of Ramadan.
Participation of over 650 male and female athletes in 10 diverse sports events.