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
Areej Al Hammadi was awarded the Guinness World Record for the most ‘hotstepper’ football control tricks (86) completed in one minute, breaking the previous world record of 56 held in the UK.
Areej Al Hammadi is a footballer and a member of the UAE National Team since 2015.
She is also the Creative Project Manager at Expo 2020 Dubai.
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Dubai, United Arab Emirates (UAE)
Nejib Belhedi’s registration in Guinness Book of Records is the first in Tunisian sports history.
-First Marathon Swimmer in Tunisia and first who swam Kerkennah – June 1991
-English Channel (England to France) on September 15–16, 1993 in 16 hours 35 minutes. First and only Tunisian who accomplished the English Channel, the Channel Swimming Association created a trophy in the name of Belhedi : Belhedi Trophy for the Channel Swim
-Nejib Belhedi accomplished 1400 km along the total coast of Tunisia during 2011-2012 all seasons
-Title of the World Performance of the year 2011 for his marathon 1400 K Swim Across Tunisia, honored on RMS Queen Mary, California, Los Angeles on 22 Sept 2012.
-Title of the World of Man of the Year 2016 for his Iron Swim and Ouma for kids realizations, honored on Bizerta Resort Bierta Tunisia by WOWSA on 12 September 2017
-Swam between the Diomede Islands in a time of 39 minutes, covering 4 km in 2 °C and making the circuit from Russia to USA in a way different from that swum by Lynne Cox (Aug 17, 2013)
-120 km Swim No Stop (Tunisia- Gulf of Gabes) from the Southern Salin Basin in Thyna-Sfax, through the middle of Boughrara Gulf to Jilj Island in 76 hours 30 minutes at the age of 66. (Sept 15-18, 2018) Longest solo swim in sea by the World Open Water Swimming Association
– Nejib Belhedi was awarded National Defence Shield by the Minister of National Defence of Tunisia for his successful 120 km Swim Sfax- Djerba (Oct 2018)
-Nejib Belhedi was identified as the title holder of the winner of the longest solo swim in sea in history by WOWSA in Olympic Club – San Francisco (Nov 10th, 2018)
-Iron Swim accomplishments: Several
– Won Poseidon Iron Swim Trophy as the World unbeatable Pananrmal Iron Swimmer on 19 November 2015 in El Kantaoui Port
– Nejib Belhedi completed the longest Marthon Swimming duration in SEA 76 Hours 30 min, Solo, No Stop , No assisted from South of Sfax city ( Thyna) to Behind Djerba Island ( Jlij Island – Boughrara Lake), 120 Km, on 15 – 18 September 2018? under the regulation of The World Open Water Swimming Association ( WOWSA)
-Nejib Belhedi entered in Guinness Book on 5 October 2019 at Redondo Beach ( Los Angeles), Ocean first event organized by WOWSA – as Word Record Holder the longest swimming in open sea under World Open Water Swimming regulation for 76 Hr30 min on 15- 18 September 2018 . This Guinness book registration of Nejib Belhedi is the first in the history of the Sport of Tunisia.
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Tunisia