Category: Sports

Tokyo, Syrian weightlifter Ma’an Asaad gained the bronze medal in the weightlifting competition for over 109 kg at the Olympic Games held in the Japanese capital, Tokyo.

Asaad obtained the bronze after scoring a total of 424 kg. The silver medal went to the Iranian player Ali Dawi with a total of 441 kg, and the Georgian Lasha Talakhadze won the gold with a total of 488 kg.

The Syrian plyer participated in the Rio de Janeiro Olympics in 2016 in the weight competitions of over 105 kg, and came in the 15^th place, recording 400 kg in the total.

Source: Syrian Arab News Agency

Riyadh, The Communications and Information Technology Commission (CITC) published its ‘Game Mode’ report for the second quarter of 2021, ranking Saudi Arabia’s telecom service providers based on their video game performance.
This quarter’s Game Mode report reveals that Zain and STC shared the first place for quarterly performance in most video games. Zain and STC outperformed Mobily, and Salam (ITC previously) with lower latency in four of the five most popular games in Saudi Arabia: Fortnite, FIFA 21, Apex Legends, and Dota 2.
In Fortnite, the popular video game amongst Saudi youth, Zain and STC scored an average response time of 12 milliseconds. This compared favorably with Mobily and Salam at 24 milliseconds.
Soccer video game FIFA was also tested by Game Mode, with Zain and STC also sharing the first place among operators with an average response time of 13 milliseconds, followed by Mobily at 23 milliseconds, and Salam at 24 milliseconds.
Zain and STC also outperformed other service providers in the average response time for Apex Legends shooter battle royale game, after recording average response times of 13 milliseconds, followed by 24 and 28 milliseconds for Mobily and Salam respectively.
As for the online game DOTA 2, Zain topped the list with 20 milliseconds, and STC closely following at 23 milliseconds, while Salam scored 25 milliseconds, and Mobily came last with 31 milliseconds.
Similar to the previous quarter, performance remained relatively low across the spectrum of operators for the popular game League of Legends, with Mobily topping the list of service providers with an average latency of 79 milliseconds, followed by STC with 86 milliseconds, Salam with an average of 89 milliseconds, and finally Zain at 91 milliseconds.
The report is part of CITC’s framework to promote healthy competition among telecom operators to provide the best experience for gamers, raise the level of transparency in the market, and provide investors and the public with key data and indicators on the sector’s performance. The Q2 2021 Game Mode report also unveils valuable insights on the overall latency performance of telecom companies within fixed, mobile and 5G networks.
CITC’s Game Mode initiative includes quarterly reports that compare response times among service providers across some of the most popular video games in the Kingdom. In addition, the initiative includes an award for the internet service provider with the best response time for video gaming, a key indicator of the network’s performance.

Source: Saudi Press Agency

Damascus, The Syrian Scientific Olympiad students won three bronze medals and a certificate of appreciation at the 2021 international Chemistry Olympiad, which was organized remotely by Japan on July 28th with the participation of 79 countries.

The Distinction and creativity Agency said in a statement to SANA on Monday that the medals were awarded to students Maha Ali from Tartous, Ahmed Atar from Aleppo and Anas Abbas from Homs, while student Ali Maarouf received a certificate of appreciation from the National Center for Excellence.

This is the twelfth Syrian participation in this international competition, and its tests were taken by the Syrian international team with all its members from one examination center at the headquarters of the Distinction and Creativity Agency in Damascus, where the competitions included a theoretical test of 5 continuous hours.

 

Source: Syria Arab News Agency

Damascus. Despite losing, and bidding farewell to the table tennis competition, the 12-year-old Syrian player Hind Zaza grabbed the media spotlight as the youngest female athlete to participate in the Tokyo Summer Olympic Games.

Zaza managed to participate in this Olympics after winning the West Asian Championship.

Zaza was knocked out of the competition in her first round on Saturday morning after the 39-year-old Austrian player beat her by a score of (11-4), (11-9), (11-3), and (11-5 ).

International and Arab TV channels and news agencies interviews with Zaza touched upon her determination to participate in this international sporting event despite the difficulties which Syria is going through due to the war and besiege imposed on it and corona epidemic being spread globally so that the Syrian sport is present in this significant event.

In an exclusive statement to SANA, Zaza said that this participation is so helpful in context of entering the international competitions, clarifying that other significant events wait for her ,on top Arab Championship in August, Arab Club Champions Cup in September and Asian Table Tennis Championships.

She promised her fans to do her best and harvest new medales at the aforementioned tournaments.

Source: Syrian Arab News Agency

Tokyo, Emperor Naruhito of Japan formally inaugurated on Friday evening, the 32nd Olympic Games at the Olympic Stadium in the Japanese capital, Tokyo, amid absence of spectators for the first time due to precautions against the coronavirus pandemic.

The Tokyo 2020 Olympics opening ceremony was officially declared open in the presence of Prince Abdulaziz bin Turki Al-Faisal, President of the Saudi Arabian Olympic Committee and head of the Saudi delegation to Tokyo Olympics; Princess Reema bint Bandar bin Sultan, member of the International Olympic Committee and member of the Saudi delegation; Prince Fahd bin Jalawi bin Abdulaziz bin Musaed, Vice President of the Saudi Arabian Olympic Committee and deputy head of the Saudi delegation; President of the International Olympic Committee (IOC), Dr Thomas Bach and a number of heads of states and international organizations.

The opening ceremony, which lasted four hours, witnessed many musical performances of a traditional Japanese character, followed by the parade of the 205 participating missions, starting by Greece, being the home of the Olympic Games, while the entry of other countries was followed according to the Japanese alphabet.

For the first time, the parade queue witnessed two players carrying the flag of their country; the Saudi rowing team player Hussein Ali Reda and his colleague, the Saudi athletics team player, Yasmine Al-Dabbagh, as the first female athlete from the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia to qualify for the world’s largest sporting event, the Olympics.

The player Hussein Ali Reda expressed his pride in raising the Kingdom’s flag in the Tokyo Olympics alongside his colleague Yasmine Al-Dabbagh, stressing that this is a dream that any Saudi citizen desires, hoping that he will be successful with his fellow participants by providing a level that befits the reputation of Saudi sports.

While Yasmine Al-Dabbagh expressed her pride in being the first Saudi player to raise the flag of the Kingdom in the Olympic forum, stressing that participating in the Olympics is the dream of every athlete, aspiring to present an honorable level that reflects the support and attention being provided by the wise leadership of sports in the Kingdom.

Source: Saudi Press Agency

Tokyo, Tokyo Summer Olympic Games opened in Tokyo, Japan on Friday, with participation of Syria.

The Olympics will last until August 8th, during which over 11300 athletes from 207 countries compete in 33 sporting game.

Six Syrian athletes participating in the Olympics are a 12-year-old table tennis player Hind Zaza ,which is the youngest athlete at the Tokyo Olympics ,the swimmer Ayman Kazlaiyah , the Triathlon player Mohammad Massou , the high jumper Majd Eddin Ghazal, champion Ahmed Hamsho in Show Jumping and Maan Asaad in weightlifting.

The draw for the table tennis tournament of the women’s singles competition has chosen the player Zaza against the Austrian player, which ranked 108th in the world at nine o’clock tomorrow morning, Tokyo time.

Source: Syria Arab News Agency

Beirut, Syrian Olympic football team beat its Lebanese counterpart 3-1 in a friendly match that brought them together on Tuesday in the Lebanese capital city of Beirut ,in preparation for the qualifiers of U-23 Asian Cup to be held next year in the Uzbek capital , Tashkent .

The goals were scored by Mustafa Juneid ,Yusuf Mohammad and Ali Bashmani.

Source: Syrian Arab News Agency

Cairo, The draw for U-17 Arab Cup championships put the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia, Morocco, Palestine and Kuwait, in the first group.

As many as 16 national teams are scheduled to take part in the competition to be hosted by Morocco from July 29 to August 15.

The Kingdom was the first national team to win the starting edition of such a championships, in 2011, however, it is the current runner-up, as Iraq is still the title holder since the previously held one in 2014.

Source: Saudi Press Agency

Damascus, Twenty days remain for opening of the most significant world sports event represented by Olympic Games which will be officially launched on July 23th and will last till August 8th with participation of 11000 athletes from various countries.

Syria’s ambition at the Olympic Games comes as other participating world states in achieving good results; rising the podium in the biggest world forum and achieving medals.

In a statement to SANA, Member of the Executive Bureau at the mission participating in the Olympics, Mohammed Hayek, said that the competition to achieve medals will not be easy but the qualification to a major sports cycle like Olympics is considered as an achievement itself and an ambition for every athlete, expressing his happiness for the participation of one girl athlete and five men ones at this significant international event.

Syria is participating in Tokyo Olympics with six athletes who are Hind Dhadha at Ping Pong competition, Majd al-Din Ghazal at High Jump competition, equestrian Ahmad Hamsho, weightlifter Ma’an Asaad, whereas the two athletes, swimmer Ayman Kazliya in 200m Butterfly race and Mohammad Masso at Triathlon competition, are participating according to selecting them from the International Unions for the two games.

Source: Syria Arab News Agency

Kuala Lumpur, The final round official draw of the world Cup qualifier in Qatar 2022 has put Syria in Group A along with teams of Iran, South Korea, UAE, Lebanon and Iraq.

The draw, held in Malaysia Kuala Lumpur city, put Japan, Australia, Saudi Arabia, china, Oman and Vietnam in group B.

The final round will start next September and end in March 2022.

Source: Syria Arab News Agency

Barcelona, STC Group CEO Eng. Olayan M. Alwetaid confirmed STC’s commitment to providing a service, which is as environmentally friendly, to adopt integrated sustainable practices into every aspect of our business.

“We understand that as a MENA digital enabler we have a duty to our country in Saudi Arabia and to our customers to ensure we are operating in a sustainable manner”, Alwaetaid said while speaking in ”We Act For Impact” panel discussion during MWC Barcelona 2021.

He was among environmental experts and ICT infrastructure development leaders who met to discuss sustainability progress at the Green Agenda during the Mobile World Congress (MWC) Barcelona 2021.

Through open dialogue, the panel discussion asked ICT industry leaders to assess the latest progress on the remaining obstacles and positive actions needed to address the climate crisis, particularly as the mobile industry is one of the most advanced in terms of laying out its commitments towards net zero by 2050.

Alwetaid gave his thoughts on a number of environmental issues in the debate, stating that STC has been playing a pivotal role in Saudi Arabia’s digital transformation, which has seen the Kingdom launch of a number of digital projects including the roll out and implementation of STC advanced 5G technology.

He said: “STC is committed to reducing its carbon footprint and become a green network operator, and we have taken several steps to achieve this goal and reach Net Zero. We have developed a Sustainable Energy Framework designed to take us through 2030. These steps will reduce our energy consumption and will include better energy management, monitoring, and reporting with clear benchmarks and KPIs. We will also develop renewable energy generation at our campus and facilities throughout Saudi Arabia. What’s more, we will ensure energy efficiency in our existing buildings and assets and finally new buildings will be designed and built with energy-saving features.”

He added: “Saudi Arabia has committed to generating 50% of electricity through renewable resources by 2030 and reaching the environmental targets organizations are expected to collaborate and work together to achieve within KSA’s sustainability goals.

Eng. Alwetaid was asked about the collaborations STC has planned with its investors. He replied that “Stakeholder engagement is an integral part of our approach. By engaging with our key stakeholders, we make sure that we address the issues of most importance to the business, both in our strategic approach and in our reporting. We have made excellent progress in aligning our disclosures with international standards such as GRI, SASB, national standards, and the requirements of sustainability indices and rating agencies.”

He went on to say, “First and foremost, mobile communications are the key enabling factor in SMART technologies and applications; it enables IoT and AI-based infrastructures through high-speed connectivity and low-latency, real-time edge-computing applications. At STC, we also plan to reduce emissions through a combination of engagements with our partners in the value chain and by developing e-services that reduce carbon emissions by providing services over the mobile network.”

STC is playing a big role in the digitalization of KSA, in line with the Saudi National Vision 2030, the aim of which is to make the Kingdom an industrial powerhouse. STC is also fully in support of the Saudi Green initiative , the world’s largest afforestation project, with the aim to plant 50 billion trees, including 10 billion in Saudi Arabia.

“The government has set a clear strategic vision with broad goals and it’s important for private sector leaders to be in alignment with the objectives and goals of the public sector,” said Alwetaid during the discussion. “For this to happen and lead to a green digital recovery, the government has managed to establish a framework of investment incentives including financial support for R&D and scale up. For its part, the private sector must step up and leverage this opportunity with an eye to the future”.

Source: Saudi Press Agency

Damascus, Students of the Syrian scientific Olympiad obtained three bronze medals at the European Physics Olympiad ( EuPhO ) for 2021, organized by Estonia with the participation of  46 states remotely on June 19^th and 20^th.

Distinction and Creativity Agency said in a statement that the three medals were gained by each of the students, Abd el-Aziz Jaba, mohammad Sobhi Abu Radan and Ammar Ali in the largest international participation of physics after the international Olympiad.

The Agency added that the Syrian winning this year comes as a progress and horizontal expansion in the graphic line of the medals obtained by Syria.

 

Source: Syria Arab News Agency