The “Doha Al-Mabarrat Educational and Care Complex” organized its eighteenth annual sports festival on the complex's grounds, under the patronage of the president of the municipality of the city of Choueifat Melhem Al-Souki, with the participation of 22 schools and educational institutions and a number of sports clubs.
The players competed over a full day in the following games (for males and females): football, handball, badminton, table tennis, tug of war, running and recreational games.
To begin with, a speech by our colleague Ismail Al-Moussawi, who welcomed those present and introduced the participating teams. The beginning was with blessed verses from the Holy Quran recited by Sayyed Hashem Al-Hakim, then those present stood for the Lebanese national anthem.
The director of the Doha Al-Mabarrat complex Ibrahim Alaeddine delivered a speech for the occasion in which he affirmed “the importance of the activities and of the annual festival for developing talents and strengthening capacities, since sport is an education of the spirit, the mind and the body”.
Afterwards the festival's patron expressed his pride in and admiration for what the young people had presented during this day, for the accomplishments they had reaped and for the efforts Al-Mabarrat Association exerts in the service of the human being and of society. He said: “Since 1978 this noble association has been striving for the sake of the human being and the rising generation, and Imam Al-Khoei Mabarrat has been and, God willing, will remain a shining lighthouse of giving wherever it is found. This association has not been remiss in caring for orphans and keeping them away from all the blights that strike our society. Today we are with you to strengthen, endorse, support and patronize sporting activities.”
At the close of his speech he offered congratulations to the winners and to the organizers of the sports festival, who had worked tirelessly to make this great sporting event a success.
The ceremony closed with the presentation of honorary shields and the distribution of medals and cups to the winners in the sporting games, the results being as follows:
Males:
Game / category / place
Football 2000-2001 First place: Ali Al-Akbar Institute Second place: Al-Rahma High School
2003-2004 First place: Imam Al-Khoei Mabarrat (may his soul be sanctified) Second place: Al-Kawthar High School
2005-2006 First place: Imam Khomeini High School Second place: Al-Amiliyya High School
Handball 2001-2002 First place: Imam Al-Khoei Mabarrat Second place: Al-Rahma High School
Recreational games 2005 and above First place: Jaafar Al-Sadek School (peace be upon him) Second place: New Century School
Tug of war 2000-2001 First place: Imam Al-Khoei Mabarrat (may his soul be sanctified) Second place: Al-Amiliyya High School
Running 2001-2002 First place: Al-Amiliyya High School, Second place: La Cité Culturelle School, Third place: Imam Al-Khoei Mabarrat, Fourth place: Al-Amiliyya High School
2003-2004 First place: Imam Al-Khoei Mabarrat, Second place: Al-Amiliyya High School, Third place: Imam Al-Khoei Mabarrat, Fourth place: Imam Al-Khoei Mabarrat
2005 and above First place: Imam Al-Khoei Mabarrat, Second place: Imam Al-Khoei Mabarrat (may his soul be sanctified)
Third place: Al-Mujtaba High School, Fourth place: Al-Qubba complex
Table tennis 2005 and above First place: Imam Al-Khoei Mabarrat (may his soul be sanctified) Second place: Imam Al-Khoei Mabarrat (may his soul be sanctified)
Second place: Al-Mujtaba High School, Third place: Al-Kawthar High School, Third place: Al-Mujtaba High School, Third place: Al-Mujtaba High School
Badminton 2005 and above First place: Imam Al-Khoei Mabarrat (may his soul be sanctified)
Third place: Imam Al-Khoei Mabarrat (may his soul be sanctified)
Females:
Game / category / place
Running 2003-2004 First place: Imam Al-Khoei Mabarrat Second place: Al-Qubba complex
Third place: Imam Al-Khoei Mabarrat Fourth place: Imam Al-Khoei Mabarrat
2005 and above First place: Al-Amiliyya Girls' Intermediate School Second place: CCS School
Third place: Imam Al-Khoei Mabarrat (may his soul be sanctified) Fourth place: Al-Qubba complex
Table tennis 2002-2003 First place: Imam Al-Khoei Mabarrat (may his soul be sanctified) Second place: Imam Al-Khoei Mabarrat (may his soul be sanctified)
Third place: Al-Amiliyya Girls' Intermediate School Fourth place: Al-Amiliyya Girls' Intermediate School
2004 and above First place: Imam Al-Khoei Mabarrat (may his soul be sanctified) Second place: Imam Al-Khoei Mabarrat (may his soul be sanctified)
Third place: Al-Amiliyya Girls' Intermediate School Fourth place: Al-Amiliyya Girls' Intermediate School
Recreational games 2005 and above First place: New Century School, Second place: Imam Khomeini High School
Handball 2003-2004 First place: Imam Al-Khoei Mabarrat (may his soul be sanctified) Second place: Imam Khomeini High School
Sportsmanship cup - the Druze Orphans' Home - Al-Amiliyya Girls' Intermediate School - S.S.C School - Imam Zein Al-Abidine Mabarrat - Al-Sayyeda Khadija Mabarrat (peace be upon her)
