Nahyan crowns winners of Fatima Bint Mubarak Women Sports Awards

Sheikh Nahyan Bin Mubarak Al Nahyan, Minister of Tolerance and Coexistence, crowned the winners of the eighth Fatima Bint Mubarak Women Sports Awards during a ceremony held at the Emirates Palace Hotel in Abu Dhabi.

The event was organised by the Fatima Bint Mubarak Ladies Sports Academy, in cooperation with the Abu Dhabi Sports Council.

The distinguished winners were honoured in an event that embodied the wonderful atmosphere characteristic of the Fatima Bint Mubarak Women Sports Awards. The Awards themselves are unique in the Arab world and held under the patronage of Her Highness Sheikha Fatima Bint Mubarak, President of the General Women’s Union, President of the Supreme Council for Motherhood and Childhood, Supreme Chairwoman of the Family Development Foundation, and Mother of the Nation, to enhance the role and value of Arab women.

The Supreme Organising Committee of the Fatima Bint Hazza Bin Zayed Al Nahyan was led by Sheikha Fatima Bint Hazza Bin Zayed Al Nahyan, Chairwoman of the Board of Directors of the Fatima Bint Mubarak Ladies Sports Academy, President of the Abu Dhabi and Al Ain Women’s Clubs, and owner and founder of Al Shira’aa Stables.

The ceremony was held in the presence of Dr. Mugheer Al Khaili, Chairman of the Department of Community Development - Abu Dhabi, Hassan Ibrahim Al Hammadi, Assistant Undersecretary of the Presidential Court for the Support Services Sector, Shamsa Saif Al Hinai, Board Member of the Fatima Bint Mubarak Ladies Sports Academy and member of the Award’s Supreme Organising Committee, and Maryam Al Mansouri and Hamda Al Mansouri, members of the Award’s Supreme Organising Committee, alongside a number of sports leaders, officials and celebrated athletes in the UAE and the Arab world.

Gymnastics star Kelia Nammour (Algeria) won the Best Arab Women Athlete, while the Best Emirati Women Athlete award went to jiu-jitsu champion Ahoud Khalifa Al Ketbi.

The Sports Personality of the Year 2024 Award went to Sheikha Dr. Hessa Bint Khalid Bin Abdullah Al Khalifa, Board Member of the Olympic Committee in the Kingdom of Bahrain, Head of the Equal Opportunities and Gender Balance Committee, and Head of the Women’s Committee at the Bahrain Football Association.

In the new category this year, dedicated to the pioneers of sports-related work in the Arab world, the award was given to Sheikha Naima Al-Ahmad Al-Jaber Al-Sabah, Chairwoman of the Board of Directors of the Women’s Sports Federation in Kuwait and Honorary President of the GCC Women’s Sports Committees, in appreciation of her prominent role in raising the status of women’s sports in the State of Kuwait and the Gulf region.

The award was also given to Sana Bint Hamad Bin Saud Al Busaidi, Head of the Oman Women’s Sports Committee and Adviser to the Minister of Education, for her pioneering role in women’s sports in the Oman and being at the forefront of many influential initiatives.

Maryam Ahmed Abdullah Al Zeyoudi (UAE) won the Best Paralympic Athlete award, while Marwa Al Amri (Tunisia) was honoured as Best Coach.

Nahla Nabil Bouzid Al Maghribi (Sudan) took home the Best Sports Media award, while Latifa Mohammed Khalifa Al Falasi (UAE) won the Best Youth Athlete award.

In the Best Team category, Zamalek Club (Egypt) received the award for the efforts of its women’s volleyball team that won the African Clubs Championship.

Ruqayya Ahmed Abdullah Al Zaabi (UAE) won the Best Sports Mother award.

The Supreme Organising Committee of the Fatima Bint Mubarak Women Sports Awards congratulated all the winners of the eighth edition, and thanked the sponsors, Abu Dhabi Media Network and Abu Sports Channels (media partners), and Dolphin Energy (bronze partner), for their great role in coordinating with the committee this year.