The "fitness championship" events recently concluded for students of the first Emirati school launched by the Ministry of Education on April 19 for a full month, under the supervision of the Health and Fitness Department. Through the tournament, the Ministry aimed to provide students with activities that enhance their health and liveliness while they are in homes, maintain their level of physical fitness, exercise physical activity on a daily basis, and provide a competitive entertainment environment among students, and work to represent their schools in the best possible way.
3,952 male and female students from the three seminars participated in the remote fitness championship for Emirati school students, with 3423 government school students and 437 private school students. Students of schools in the Emirate of Abu Dhabi issue participation lists with 1920 male and female students, followed by Sharjah with the participation of 559 male and female students, then the Emirate of Dubai with the participation of 516 students, the Emirate of Ras Al Khaimah with 324 students, the Emirate of Fujairah with 298 students, and the Emirate of Ajman with 290 students, And Umm Al Quwain Emirate, which recorded the participation of 45 male and female students in the championship competition, while the number of male students participating reached 2,069 students, compared to 1883 female students. It is scheduled that all students who participated in this tournament will join the "My Health in My Fitness" fitness camp, which will be organized by the Ministry during the summer period.
His Excellency Dr. Amna Al-Dahhak Al-Shamsi, Assistant Undersecretary for the Care and Activities Sector in the Ministry of Education, said: “We are pleased with the successful conclusion of the distance fitness championship for Emirati school students, and we congratulate the winners of students and schools in the enthusiastic championship competition, which was launched by the Ministry as part of its continuous approach that seeks Through it to meet the needs and aspirations of Emirati school students to keep pace with the conditions imposed by the precautionary measures to prevent the emerging corona virus, and give them the opportunity to invest their time at home in beneficial activities, working to charge their minds and enhance their fitness. I would like here to pay tribute to the active participation of our students in the championship, and their positive contribution to its success This reflects what they possess of constructive energy and an eager will for science and sporting activities, and a relentless pursuit to make the most possible use of their presence in homes, and I would like to point out here that the championship comes at the beginning of a long list of sports, health and scientific activities for students within the care sector plan And activities during the distance learning system. "
The results of the distance fitness championship for Emirati school students resulted in the victory of Mansour Hammad Muhammad Al Shurafa from Sharjah Model School for Boys, Jamal Moftah Al Hosani from Sas Al Nakhl School in Abu Dhabi, and Mohammed Hassan bin Jarrah from Ibn Zaidoun School in Ras Al Khaimah won the first three places in the episode’s competitions The first school for boys, and in the same episode for girls, Sadaf Abdul-Rahman Al-Khaja from Al-Saada School in Dubai, Meera Hassan Mohamed from Al-Qimma School in Abu Dhabi, and Mahra Ibrahim Al-Zayani from Ibn Taymiyyah School in Ajman won the first three places in order.
From the second seminar for boys, Abdullah Ahmad Abdullah Muhammad Al Mahrizi from Al Numan bin Muqrin School in Fujairah, Hamdan Khalid from Al Shahba School in Sharjah, and Ahmed Abdullah Khamis from Al Muhallab School in Dubai, won the first three positions in competitions, and in the same episode for girls, Layan Ali and Wahib Abu Eid of Fatima Bint Mubarak School in Abu Dhabi, and Shorouk Ramadan Muhammad from Baraem Al Ain Private School in Al Ain, and Nawal Abdul Rahman from Hira Basic Education in Ras Al Khaimah won the first three places, respectively.
Youssef Ghaffar from Al Maaref School for Secondary Education in Dubai, Ahmed Nasser Al Jabri from Abu Dhabi Secondary School in Abu Dhabi, and Awad Mohamed Awad Mohamed Obaid from Khalifa bin Zayed School in Abu Dhabi in the Boys category won the third seminar competitions. In the girls ’category in the same episode, Zina Abdo Othman from Sukaina Bint Al Hassan School in Dubai, and Shamsa Kamel from Aisha Bint Abi Bakr School in Abu Dhabi won the first and second places in the competitions. In the category of People of Determination, the student Mohamed Ayoub Suleiman Hawir from the British School of Al-Morouj in Sharjah won an exceptional award for his participation and wonderful interaction with the championship, and the High School in Al-Ain in the category of the first episode, Girls won the Best Participating Schools Award, where the number of its students participating in the championship reached 261
The tournament included sports exercises to match the age groups of students, taking into account their appropriate physical abilities to perform aerobic exercise, and while the first seminar competitions focused on motor alignment exercises by performing a star jump for 30 seconds, the second episode targeted abdominal muscle exercises by performing a sit-down exercise for 30 minutes Seconds, while the third episode focused on leg exercises by performing a squatting exercise for 30 seconds. The teachers of health and physical education monitored the contestants in each episode and supervised their adherence to the standards of conducting exercises, before they nominated the best student participation to compete in the final stage, by showing them the videos that students uploaded to the tag: # home_khalk_activate #StayActiveAtHome.
On the other hand, Aisha Al-Seri, Director of the Ministry of Health and Fitness at the Ministry said: “The distance fitness championship for Emirati school students, in addition to the tele-sports day that concluded its activities earlier, represented a distinguished start for school activities that can be conducted within the framework of the learning experience From a distance, in order to meet the health and fitness goals of the students, the students participating in the championship showed great enthusiasm and passion for the various activities that were included in the championship, which included in addition to physical competitions a technical aspect that allowed them to maximize their benefit from modern technologies, and to experience a scientific, sports and technical experience Rich, it yielded many positive outputs. "
All the seminar students who registered to participate in the remote fitness championship had performed a number of exercises within 30 seconds, with the largest number of repetitions possible, as well as photographing and recording the video using mobile phones, tablets, computers or cameras. And the best videos had the opportunity to display on the social media sites of the Ministry of Education and the official website of the ministry, and the ministry also honored the winning students and the best participating schools in the championship.