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Under The Patronage of Sheikh Saqr Al Khalifa & In the Presence of Dr. Al-Mudhahki.. UoB Wins the Volleyball Tournament in the Universities League
Sakhir – University of Bahrain – Mansoor Al-Wanni
2 March 2022
The student team of the University of Bahrain (UoB) was crowned a champion in the volleyball tournament, for the third year in a row, in the competitions of the Bahrain Sports Federation for Schools and Universities for the 2021-2022 season. As the students of UoB won by three sets, compared to one set by the students of the University of Applied Sciences in the match that brought them together in the league final on Tuesday evening (1 March 2022). While the President of UoB, Dr. Jawaher bint Shaheen Al-Mudhahki, received the championship cup from the President of the Bahrain Sports Federation for Schools and Universities, Dr. Sheikh Saqr bin Salman Al Khalifa.
The University President extended her sincere thanks to the representative of His Majesty the King for Humanitarian Works and Youth Affairs, Chairman of the Supreme Council for Youth and Sports, His Highness Sheikh Nasser bin Hamad Al Khalifa, and His Highness Sheikh Khalid bin Hamad Al Khalifa, First Deputy Chairman of the Supreme Council for Youth and Sports, President of the Public Sports Authority, and President of the Bahrain Olympic Committee, for Their Highness’s insightful vision to explore and develop the skills of students and youth in the sports field, and their Highness’s interest in building Bahraini sports cadres in the categories of children and youth to be the pillar of the Bahraini sports renaissance in the future, and contribute to raising the name and flag of the Kingdom of Bahrain in various sports, continental and international competitions and forums.
Also, she expressed her happiness with this athletic achievement, achieved by students on the Kingdom of Bahrain level, as UoB dominated the volleyball championship in all previous seasons, praising the performance of the students, and the preparation and training carried out by the professors and technical support staff.
The match witnessed intense competition between the two universities’ teams in order to win the volleyball championship title for this season.
The President of the Bahrain Sports Federation for Schools and Universities, Dr. Sheikh Saqr bin Salman Al Khalifa, crowned the winning team, in the presence of the President of UoB, Dr. Al-Mudhahki, who participated in honoring the players, the winning teams, the league champion, and members of the technical and administrative staff. Also, the final match was attended by the Dean of Student Affairs at UoB, Dr. Fatima Mohammed Al-Maliki, in addition to the training and technical staff and a group of supporters.
Student Ebrahim Mohammed won the award for best hitter in 2nd place.
It is worth mentioning that this year, UoB is participating in all group games in the schools and universities leagues (volleyball, basketball, and football), with 44 students in the three games, in addition to technical and administrative staff.
As 12 local universities are participating in the Universities League, which was organized by the Bahrain Sports Federation for Schools and Universities, and its first matches began on the twenty-fifth of last December.