Arab Women's Sports Tournament - Sharjah 2016 opens online application

SHARJAH, 8th September, 2015 (WAM) -- The Arab Women's Sports Tournament has officially launched its new website, dedicated to the upcoming tournament’s 3rd round, to be held in Sharjah in February next year, under the slogan, "Your World, Your Court, Together Victorious". The Women's Sports Department is actively preparing for the tournament, organised under the auspices of H.H. Sheikha Jawaher bint Mohammed Al Qasimi, wife of H.H. Dr. Sheikh Sultan bin Mohammed Al Qasimi, Supreme Council Member and Ruler of Sharjah, and Chairperson of the Supreme Council for Family Affairs, in cooperation with the General Authority for Youth Welfare and Sports, the National Olympic Committee, and the Government of Sharjah. It is sponsored by the Arab League and the Council of Arab Ministers for Youth and Sports. The follow-up committee of the 3rd Arab Women’s Sports Tournament - Sharjah 2016 announced that they are now accepting participation requests on the website dedicated for the tournament. Nada Askar Al Naqbi, Head of the Executive Committee and Manager of the tournament, said, "The website of the 3rd Arab Women’s Sports Tournament – Sharjah 2016 covers the needs of players, the media and the public, and provides detailed information and news about the tournament. The website has been launched under the title 'Your World, Your Court, Together Victorious' which encourages players to give their best and reach the winner podium." Al Naqbi added, "Through the 2016 tournament slogan, we aim to instil freedom, confidence and enthusiasm in the hearts of all the girls and ladies, by encouraging them to perform all kinds of sports and by granting them opportunities to travel and meet athletes from across the Arab world. Through the logo’s simple words, we seek to urge the community to stand by women and encourage them to engage in the exciting world of sports, a world filled with enthusiasm and energy, and share with them the greatest moments of victory and triumph." The website provides a list of the games of Arab women clubs and a general line-up for the 2016 Tournament, along with an index of the technical teams responsible for organising all competitions and games included in the tournament, including basketball, volleyball, table tennis, fencing, archery, shooting, athletics and show jumping. The website includes a media section dedicated to daily monitoring and follow-up on news as well as game results. Online visitors can find detailed information on the Sharjah Ladies Club since its establishment in 1982 and its myriad services provided to women, in addition to a thorough report on the Arab Women's Sports Tournament and the steps leading up to its launch. The tournament was initially launched after the Sharjah Ladies Club, which operates under the Supreme Council of Family Affairs, organised a series of successful sports events under the title, "Gulf States Competitions", in which all the Gulf Cooperation Council, states took part. Also, H.H. Sheikha Jawaher made a decision in 2008 to establish a new department under the name, Women's Sports Department. – Emirates News Agency, WAM - http://www.wam.ae/en/news/sports/1395285198505.html