Al-Hilal Saudi Football Club (Al-Hilal SFC) won the ‘Saudi Professional League’ for a record 16th time.
The 16th time was by crushing Al -Hazem 4-1 at the King Saud University Stadium. This latest title win clocks up to the 60th trophy win in Al-Hilal’s history.
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Saudi Arabia
Heaviest aircraft pulled over 100 m by a team (female).
A team of 77 female officers of Dubai police established a world record by pulling a Boeing 777-300ER weighing 168.801 tonnes (168,801 kg/372,142 lb) over 100 meters distance.
Dubai Police entered the Guinness Book of World Records thanks to the feat of 77 of its officers, exclusively females, who dragged an Emirates plane .
A feat for a great cause
The aircraft, a Boeing 777 of 74 meter-long and 240 tons, was pulled with one rope attached to its undercarriage. The exploit was part of Dubai Fitness Challenge, a wonder event that aims to encourage residents to exercise more.
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Dubai, United Arab Emirates
Ons Jabeur. Female Tennis Professional.
Ons Jabeur is expected to climb to 30th rank in the International Womens’ Tennis Association (WTA) rankings.
She has won 11 singles titles and one doubles title on the ITF Women’s Circuit.
-Arab Woman of the Year in Sports (2019)
-First Arab Player to win a Junior Grand Slam Singles title
-First Arab Woman to reach quarter finals of a Grand Slam Tournament at the 2020 Australian Open
-Highest ranked Arab Player in WTA history
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Tunisia
Lahcen Ahansal . Athlete. Long distance runner.
He has the world record for most wins by an individual – 10 wins. The first in 1997 and then 9 of them consequtively 1999 upto 2007
Marathon des Sables is considered to be the toughest running race in the world. It is a six-day ultradistance event that covers 254 km across the Sahara Desert in Morocco.
Lahcen Ahansal is also an organiser to trekking in Southern Morocco and the ‘Zagora Marathon’.
Other Events:
– A Book by Belgian journalist Marie-Pierre Fosny ‘Marathonien des Sables – Lahcen Ahansal, Nomadic Child and Desert Star’
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Morocco
The World’s tallest indoor artificial climbing wall is at a staggering 42.16 m (138 ft).
It is one of 2 world records of CLYMB Abu Dhabi, a sports and leisure attraction on Yas Island.
The other record is of the ‘World’s Biggest Indoor Skydiving Flight Chamber/ Wind Tunnel).
CLYMB Abu Dhabi is awarded for both by Guinness World Records.
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Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates (U.A.E)
World record breaking 32 ft (10 m) in diameter and height of 104 ft making it the world’s largest indoor skydiving wind tunnel.
It is one of 2 world records of CLYMB Abu Dhabi, a sports and leisure attraction on Yas Island.
The other record is of the ‘World’s Tallest Artificial Climbing Wall’
CLYMB Abu Dhabi is awarded for both by Guinness World Records.
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Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates (U.A.E)
The Association of African National Olympic Olympic Committee (ANOCA) appointed Bouchra Hajij- Moroccan Volleyball Champ to serve as a member of the Olympic Parity Committee, representing the African continent.
Re-elected as a member of the International Olympic Committee on Culture and Sports Olympic Heritage. Additionally Chairs the Committee on Development of Womens Sports in the Arab world.
Hajij is currently serving her second term as President of Royal Moroccan Volleyball Federation.
-First Female President of Royal Moroccan Volley Federation
-First African Woman elected as Board Administration Member of International Federation of Volleyball (October 2016)
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Morocco
Reema Juffali (aka) Reema Al Juffali (or) Reema Al-Juffali.
Saudi Arabia’s first female professional to race cars in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia.
Juffali made her official debut in October 2018. Competed in the F4 championship (UK), MRF Championship (India) and Yas Marina Circuit.
She is one of 3 women in the GCC with professional racing licences.
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Saudi Arabia
Ali Al Qaisi (aka) The ‘Royal Fighter’, is the first mixed martial arts (MMA) fighter from the Middle East nation to feature in UFC.
Al Qaisi takes on Mexican Irwin ‘The Beast Rivera’ in the opening bantam weight clash of the UFC Fight Night.
He will be only the second Arab fighter to get signed to the UFC. The only other to be the Dubai based Algerian Mounir Lazzez.
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Jordan
Mbwana Samatta (aka) Mbwana Ally Samatta, professional Footballer is the first Tanzanian who plays as a striker for the English Club – Aston Villa and the Tanzanian National Team.
-First player from East Africa to be crowned ‘CAF Player of the Year’ – January 2020
-Ebony Shoe Award – Belgium, 2019
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Tanzania