Sports – Page 31 – Arabian Records (1st post : Eid Al Fitr – 01st Shawwal 1439 (AH) / 15th June 2018 ) / (BETA testing – Research

Highest Sword Throw – Hazza Sulaiman Al Shehhi – Fujairah (UAE) : November 2010

Hazza Sulaiman Al Shehhi – successfully executed the highest sword throw reaching 21.275m (69ft.9″).

It was achieved as a part of the Fujairah Crown Prince Award and Al Saif Traditional Sword competition, held at Fujairah Fort, Fujairah, United Arab Emirates on November 26th, 2010.

Hazza has a specially developed technique for throwing the sword.

The attempt was measured using videography and high precision laser measuring meter called Leica Disto D8. The event was certified by Guinness World Records.

_______________________________________

Fujairah, United Arab Emirates (UAE)

Top Algerian Footballer – Record of NO Yellow or Green Card in 1,000 Matches – Abdelhamid Salhi – Algeria

Abdelhamid Salhi played for more than 1,000 matches and he has never been cautioned. Has a spotless record on the field of ‘No Yellow or Green Card’.

-‘Algerian Player of the Year’ – 1968

-Awarded ‘ World Fair Play Award’ from International Fair Play Committee – 2002

_________

Algeria

World Record for ‘Spinning 200 Hula Hoops Simultaneously ‘ – Marawa Ibrahim – Somali Australian

Marawa Ibrahim (aka) Marawa The Amazing, has the World record for performing ‘200 Hoops at one time’. Acrobat. Author. Teacher.

She also holds another 12 records. Austraclian champion of records.

Author of the book ‘The Girl Guide’ – helping to empower young women to live changing their bodies.

www.marawatheamazing.com

_______________________________

Australian. Somali-Australian

Mohammad Burbayea : World Jet Ski Champion : Kuwait

Mohammad Burbayea, Jet Ski racer, has the most IJSBA World Championship wins (male) by an individual : 22 , achieved by between 2007 and 2018.

Burbayea has won over 28 titles including 15 World Championships with 12 consequtive wins.

IJSBA : International Jet Sports Boating Association

_________

Kuwait

Hicham El Guerroj – World’s Fastest Run 1,500m : Morocco July 1998

Hicham El Guerrouj won the 1,500 metres event at IAAF Golden League Golden Gala in Rome, Italy, in a time of 3 minutes 26 seconds on 14 July 1998.

He beat the existing record by more than a second.

El Guerrouj also retained 4 other world record times:

over one mile (indoors and outdoors) 2,000 metres (outdoors) and 1,500 metres (indoors) as on 2017

Record: Guinness World Record

__________

Morocco

Mourad Boudjellal – Founder – Soleil Production, France

French businessman, publisher and sports enthusiast.

Owner:

Soleil Production – French Comic Publisher
President – RC Toulonnous (2006-2009)
Former – Toulon Rugby Club

___________________________

France / French -Tunisian

Tunisia made World Cup History . First Arab or African Nation to Win a Match in a World Cup : Argentina 1978

Tunisia’s golden generation of footballers became the first Arab or African nation to win a match in the World Cup.

History was made. Argentine 1978 – World Cup

Tunisia won against Mexico finishing 3-1 and history was made on June 02, 1978. Thus recording their first-ever world cup win by an Arab or African nation and in their first attempt as well.

Till that day, no Arab or African nation had ever won at the competition.

This paved the way for Algeria, Morocco and Saudi Arabia to record famous victories in future World Cups.

________

Tunisia

First & Only Player from Oman to Win a FA Cup Medal. Ali Al Habsi

Ali Al Habsi . Professional Footballer. Omani International Goal Keeper. Captain of Oman International Football Team.

First and only Player from Oman to Win a FA Cup Medal. Only player from the Gulf to have a successful career in Europe.

Played for Oman. Clubs overseas in Norway, United Kingdom and Saudi Arabia.

Awards/ Recognitions: A few

-Norway’s Best Goal Keeper (2003-2004) / – Best Goal Keeper Award at Gulf Cup, 5 consecutive years – 2003, 2004, 2007, 2009 and 2011 / -Oman won their 1st ever Gulf Cup (2009) with his leadership as Captain / Winners – Saudi Professional League (2017) / Winners – Saudi Super Cup (2018)

_____________

__________

OMAN

Nassef Sawiris – Egypt’s Billionaire Businessman

Nassef Onsi Sawiris – Businessman in Construction and Chemicals. Youngest of the 3 brothers Naguib Onsi Sawiris and Samih Onsi Sawiris. Children of businessman baron Onsi Sawiris

Business Interest/s

CEO – Orascom Construction Industries (OCI), one of the world’s largest nitrogen fertilisers producer with plants in Texas and Iowa. Trades on the Euronext Amsterdam Exchange
Orascom Construction – Trades on the Cairo Exchange and Nasdaq Dubai
Holdings include stakes in the cement giant Lafarge Holcim
Holdings include stakes in Adidas AG . Supervisory Board Member of Adidas AG, Germany

Sports :

Joint Owner : Aston Villa FC , British Football Club

Other/s :

Board of Directors – Cairo Stock Exchange ( 2004-2007)
Board of Directors – Alexandria Stock Exchange ( 2004 – 2007)
Board of Directors – Dubai International Finance Exchange (DIFX) (2008-2010)
Member – Cleveland Clinic’s International Leadership Board
Member – University of Chicago’s Board of Trustees

Education:

B.A. – Economics , University of Chicago

Philanthropy :

Donated USD 6 million to Chicago Booth School of Business
Donated USD 24 million to aid Egyptian studends and fund an executive education program (2019)

Scholarship Fund:

Onsi Sawiris Scholar Program (in honour of his father Onsi Sawiris) – 2015

General :

Listed in Forbes List of Billionaires 2020
Listed in Africa’s Billionaires of 2020
Fourth Richest African – Forbes 2019

________

Egypt

Ayanleh Souleiman – Athlete – Indoor World Record – 2016

Ayanleh Souleiman (aka) Hassan Ayanleh (aka) Hassan Ayanleh Souleiman winner – Indoor World Record for 1000 metres at Globengalan event, Stockholm, Sweden.

Middle distance runner with a specialisation in 1500 metres

Awards:

Indoor World Record for 1000 metres – Globengalan event, Stockholm, Sweden (2016)
Winner – Men’s 1000 metres – IAAF Diamond League Record – (2016)
Winner – Bowerman Mile – Prefontaine Classic, Hayward field, Oregon (2014)
Bronze Medal – World Championships in Athletics, Moscow (2013)
Silver Medal – 1500 metres – African Championships in Athletics (2012)
Winner – 1500 metres – Pan Arab Games, Doha (2011). Won Djibouti’s first medal in the competition.

___________

Djibouti