Al-Marri: The course increased the popularity of the game and the number of its practitioners

Beek and Babik crowned the Baddel Tennis title in Nad Al Sheba

  • The duo of Josefa Beck and Selma Babik.

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  • Saeed Al-Marri participates as a player in the gold category competitions in the Albilad Tennis Championship

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The duo, Josefa Beek and Selma Babik, hovered the Badel Tennis title for the women's bronze category at the Nad Al Sheba Sports Tournament, which ends next Thursday, according to the approved precautionary measures.

The crowning of Beck and Babik with the women's title, the day before yesterday, at the expense of the duo consisting of Karina Lozova and Alyssa Belbeis, in two groups against one group, 6-3 6-7 and 2-6.

Martin Nochezi and Guillermo Villavani qualified for the men's gold category final, after beating Emilio Mesas and Mason Xfer in the semi-finals in two unanswered groups, 6-4 6-4.

And Nochezi and Villavani hit a date in the final match with the duo consisting of Javier Lopez and Alexander Farquharsen, who managed to book the qualification card after beating Saeed Al Marri and Claudio Bobadilla in two clean sets, 6-1 6-3.

For his part, the Secretary General of the Al-Badil Union, Saeed Al-Marri, affirmed that the establishment of the Al-Badil Tennis Championship within the Nad Al Sheba Sports Tournament was wonderful, praising the commitment of everyone, players and work teams, to the precautionary measures.

Al-Marri, who is participating in the current edition as a player in the gold category, revealed that this year's championship has achieved a great leap and a record in terms of the number of participants in the three categories (men's gold, men's and women's bronze), explaining that the success of the Al-Badel Tennis Championship was achieved thanks to the support of His Highness Sheikh Hamdan bin Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum, Crown Prince of Dubai, and Sheikh Saeed bin Maktoum bin Jumaa Al Maktoum, President of the Badel Tennis Federation.

He said in a press statement: "The current tournament revealed the development of the level of players compared to previous rounds, and their thirst to participate in it increased enthusiasm, and formed an incentive for them to prepare well, which reflected positively on the technical level for the matches that were strong and exciting."

He added that «Nad Al Sheba tournament has provided a lot to the game of Badel Tennis, as it contributed to increasing its popularity and the number of its practitioners, and being a moral motivation for players to develop their levels from one session to another, with the aim of competition and distinguished appearance in it. The number of participants is about 700 male and female athletes, of whom approximately 500 are citizens, and this is a great gain for us. It would not have been possible without the Nad Al Sheba Sports Tournament.

He pointed out: “The spread of stadiums in various regions of the country has in turn contributed to the increase in the number of practitioners of the game, whether citizens or residents, and the number of stadiums has now reached 77, achieving an increase of 35 to 40 playgrounds in the last year, and there are new requests to establish additional stadiums, what will It has a positive effect on all levels.

Al-Marri revealed that the Al-Baddal Tennis Federation focuses in its future plans on categorizing players, forming a team ready for international participation, and training distinguished coaches, which will help to develop players appropriately.

Free examination for participants in Al Wasl tent continues

Yesterday, in the closed hall of Al Wasl Club, the free checks of "Covid-19" were launched for all participants in the 10- and five-kilometer running event, scheduled for April 28-29, to ensure the safety of the participants and all those in the course of the race day, and the examination continues today as well.

The Dubai Sports Council, in cooperation with the Ministry of Health and Community Protection, was keen to organize free examinations at Al Wasl Club for participants in the cycling races, which took place for three days, and the running races, where a medical examination is a prerequisite for participation in the session for the safety of all participants, and the application Competition Protocols.

On the same site, participants are handed electronic chips and participation numbers, and all registrant data is identical.

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