From heritage to digital platforms…
300 players ignite the Challenge at Hazza Bin Zayed Stadium
The City of Al Ain celebrates sports with all means possible… Heritage and modernity meet in one scenery
The runner-up team transforms into a champion… While 2009 talent claims the bronze award at Hafeet Sport Challenge
In a sports scenery that brings together the authenticity of heritage with the modernity of digital transformation, the City of Al Ain witnessed a celebratory day during the events of “Hafeet Sport Challenge 2026”, where heritage and modern sports met within a scenery that reflects the vast expansion of participation and the development of the event’s organizational model in “the year of the family”, during a social activity that reflects the vitality of the city and its diversity.
The final match of “Teba” tournament… When heritage leads the scenery
The events of Hafeet Sport Challenge were initiated by the heritage “Teba” tournament, which emphasized over the presence of the popular heritage in the heart of the sports activity, where Um Ghafa team was capable of securing the title after claiming a deserved victory over Al Gharbi team with the score of 12-4, thus assuming the lead on the tournament’s standings table with 6 points after delivering an organized and balanced performance.
Al Gharbi team assumed the second position on the tournament’s standings table with an aggregate of 4 points, followed by Al Nahda team on the third position, then came Al Hosoon team on the fourth position. This ranking was the culmination of competitions that were characterized with rivalry and the proximity of performances, so the tournament embodied a practical model to combine authenticity with development, as well as boosting connectivity between generations, in addition to establishing sports as a sustainable cultural and social bridge.
A diversity that reflects the vast expansion of the social base
Competitions went on at Hazza Bin Zayed Stadium, the external venues attached to the private football academy, and the Paddle venue. The competitions witnessed the attendance of His Excellency Rashed Musabbah Al Manei, who is the Director General of Al Ain City Municipality, His Excellency Salem Rashed Bin Hudhairam Al Ketbi, who is the chairman of the higher organizing committee, as well as Rashid Abdullah, who is the CEO of Al Ain Club Investment Company and the manager of Hafeet Sport Challenge.
Events included tug of war competitions, Paddle, and electronic games, in a diversity that reflects the event’s capability to bring together team sports with modern specialties, in an integrated operational ecosystem that boosts the social interaction and establishes the concept of sports as a way of life.
Electronic games… A platform for talents and digital transformation
At Hazza Bin Zayed Stadium, the electronic games tournament dominated spotlights, taking into consideration that they are the largest on the level of the country in terms of the awards’ value, where the number of registered participants reached 300 players, in an apparent index that points out to the increasing presence of the digital sports in the national scenery.
The competitions witnessed notable sports paradoxes, where Mohanad Al Mismari was crowned as the champion after assuming the runner-up position in the previous version, emphasizing that continuity makes the difference. While Mohammed Mahd advanced from the fourth position to the runner-up position during this year, in a development that reflects the dynamics of competitions.
The talented player, Mohamed Al Dharmaki, who was born in 2009, rose into prominence by assuming the third position after delivering a grown-up technical performance, emphasizing over the tournament’s capability to discover the up-and-coming talents and enabling them into creativity, while the Sudanese player Bassel (who is 18 years old) assumed the fourth position after delivering a powerful performance that reflects his readiness to engage in higher levels of the competition.
Billiards… Concentration secures the details
Hafeet Sport Challenge continues to highlight its diversity through the billiards tournament, which witnessed higher technical levels that were characterized with accuracy and mental stability up until the final moments. Saif Al Nuaimi was capable of claiming the title after going through a balanced journey through the competition race, while Othman Al Bloushi assumed the second position, then Thiab Al Dhairi assumed the third position, and Hameed Al Qubaisi assumed the fourth position.
This tournament reflects the event’s skillful and mental dimension, where “Hafeet Sport Challenge” celebrates a variety of sports styles in a competitive and organized framework, that boosts the cultural discipline and excellence.
A praise to the partnership and organization
Engineer Hasan Abu Ubaid, who is the representative of Al Rayis Contracting Company (the Golden Sponsor) for Hafeet Sport Challenge, emphasized that the Challenge represents a social platform that boosts the culture of health and positive competition, it also contributes in energizing the sports and tourism activity as well as supporting the local economy, he also pointed out that the partnership comes under a long-term strategic vision for investment in human beings, in a way that reflects the integration between the public and private sectors in supporting the social initiatives.
A strategic conclusion
This day emphasizes that “Hafeet Sport Challenge” went beyond its status as a competitive event, to become a national model that redefines the concept of social sports at the City of Al Ain, through an ecosystem that brings together heritage with innovation, in addition to the institutional planning and the popular participation, in a sustainable developmental project that reflects the vitality of the society and boosts the culture of sports as a life style.
