I.S.S.F Newsletter. Tunisian Habiba Ghribi 2015 Best Arab Sports Personality ********

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1 I.S.S.F Newsletter January 2016 Tunisian Habiba Ghribi 2015 Best Arab Sports Personality ******** In This Issue: Tunisian Habiba Ghribi 2015 Best Arab Sports Personality... 1 Opening of bidding process for hosting the 5th Islamic Solidarity Games in Invitation Letter sent all I.S.S.F Member NOCs to participate in the 4th Baku 2017 Islamic Solidarity Games:... 2 Mohammad Abdulwahab shines in ITTF World Junior Circuit Finals... 4 Egypt win 2016 African Handball Cup of Nations, qualify for Rio 2016 Olympics... 4 Saudi Arabia win Rio quota in Asia Olympic Shooting Qualifiers... 5 Egypt clinch Rio 2016 spot after winning the Men s African Olympic Volleyball Qualification tournament.. 6 Iraq wins place in Rio 2016 Olympic Games men s football tournament... 7 I.S.S.F Member NOCs... 8 The Arab Sport Press Association, in Tunis, issued a verdict on who the best Arab Sports Personality of the year 2015 was and Tunisian Habiba Ghribi, the 2nd World Champion who won silver at the women's 3000 metres steeplechase events at both 2015 World Championships in Beijing and 2011 IAAF World Championships in Daegu, and held the best performance of the year at the meeting of the IAAF Diamond League in Birmingham, which declared her as the winner of the women's category to take the title of Best Arab Sportswoman of the Year A week earlier in Tunis, Habiba was elected best Tunisian sportswoman of the year 2015 by the annual poll organised by Tunis Afrique Presse (TAP) news agency. She also won recognition by readers of the famous magazine Jeune Afrique, as one of the most devoted and significant Women of Africa in the year It is recalled that Habiba Gribi also won the silver medal at the London 2012 Olympic Games behind doping convicted Russian; Yuliya Zaripova. Conversely, it is expected that the Gold Medal of the London Games as well as the World Championships in Daegu 2011 will be returned to her in the coming months. Habiba s current objective is her preparation for the Rio 2016 Olympic Games, with Gold as her highest step of the Athletics podium. Islamic Solidarity Sports Federation P a g e 1

2 Opening of bidding process for hosting the 5th Islamic Solidarity Games in 2021 The I.S.S.F General Assembly, at its 9th session held in Baku, Azerbaijan on 3rd and 4th November 2015, announced opening the bidding process for hosting and organising the 5th Islamic Solidarity Games in A circular letter, signed by His Royal Highness Prince Abdullah Bin Mosaad Bin ABDULAZIZ President of the I.S.S.F, was sent to all member NOCs, i.e. 57 Olympic Committees, inviting them to submit their bids for the 5th Islamic Solidarity Games within six months from the date of invitation. Invitation Letter sent all I.S.S.F Member NOCs to participate in the 4th Baku 2017 Islamic Solidarity Games: As per the decision taken by the I.S.S.F General Assembly, at its 9 th session held on 3 rd and 4 th November 2015, announcing the approval of organizing the 4 th Islamic Solidarity Games in Baku, Azerbaijan on 12 th -22 nd November 2017, His Royal Highness Prince Abdullah Bin Mosaad Bin ABDULAZIZ president of the I.S.S.F sent the invitation letters to all I.S.S.F Member NOCs, i.e. 57 Olympic Committees, to participate in the 4 th Baku 2017 ISG. Islamic Solidarity Sports Federation P a g e 2

3 The 4 th Baku 2017 ISG includes 18 sports and 2 special-needs sports, namely: No. Sport Category 1 Aquatics: Swimming Men Women Diving Men Women Water-polo Men Athletics Men Women 3 Basketball 3 3 Men Women 4 Boxing Men Football Men Gymnastics Men Women Rhythmic Gymnastics ---- Women 7 Handball Men Women 8 Judo Men Women 9 Karate Men Women 10 Shooting Men Women 11 Table Tennis Men Women 12 Tennis Men Women 13 Taekwondo Men Women 14 Volleyball Men Women 15 Weight-lifting Men Women 16 Wrestling Men Women 17 Wushu Men Zurkhaneh Men ---- Special-Needs Sports: 1 Para-athletics Men Women 2 Blind Judo Men Women Proposal to include the following two sports: 1 Badminton Men Women 2 Beach Soccer Men ---- Islamic Solidarity Sports Federation P a g e 3

4 Mohammad Abdulwahab shines in ITTF World Junior Circuit Finals DOHA, January 24, Qatar s Mohammad Abdulwahab is participating in the ITTF World Junior Circuit Finals being held in India until January 24, His compatriot Abdullah Al Najjar was supposed to participate in the event but an Indian player replaced him. Qatar s Mohammed Abdulwahab suffered a 0-3 defeat against Tomokazu Harimoto of Japan in the initial round. Egypt win 2016 African Handball Cup of Nations, qualify for Rio 2016 Olympics Islamic Solidarity Sports Federation P a g e 4

5 Egypt s men s handball team won the 22 nd Men s African Handball Cup of Nations and earned their qualifying ticked for the 2016 Olympics after their win over Tunisia's at the final game in Cairo. This is the 6 th African title won by Egypt after those earned in 1991, 1992, 2000, 2004 and Tunisia still has the record with 9 titles. Both teams qualified for the IHF World Championship scheduled in 2017 in France along with Angola who finished third after beating holders Algeria's in the third place playoff. Tunisia's men s handball team will take part in the World Olympic Qualification tournaments on 7-10 April 2016 to compete for the final berth. Saudi Arabia win Rio quota in Asia Olympic Shooting Qualifiers Saudi Arabia s shooter Atallah Alanazi won the Silver medal and was awarded with the second slot for Rio 2016 Olympic Games, the first one for Saudi Arabia in New Delhi. Alanazi booked the second place in the 10m Air Pistol Men Finals at the Dr. Karni Singh Shooting Ranges during Day 6 of the Asia Olympic Qualifying Competition for Shooting on February 1, 2016 in New Delhi, India. Islamic Solidarity Sports Federation P a g e 5

6 Egypt clinch Rio 2016 spot after winning the Men s African Olympic Volleyball Qualification tournament Brazzaville, January 12, Egypt men's claimed their place at the Rio de Janeiro 2016 Olympic Games after overcoming Tunisia in a dramatic five set match at the Men s African Olympic Volleyball Qualification final tournament in Brazzaville. The Egyptian team was able to hold its nerve in the closing stages to secure a 25-19, 20-25, 25-18, 19-25, victory. In Tokyo, March 2016, both Algeria and Tunisia will have a second chance to qualify for Rio 2016 as they will take part in the intercontinental event, where they will meet Chile and Mexico to secure a sole berth. Algeria s volleyball team won the third place after they defeated Cameroon in the third place playoff. The Olympic Qualification rules stipulate that the first placed team from the African Olympic Qualification Tournament will directly qualify to Rio 2016, but the second and third placed teams will take part in the World Olympic Qualifiers to compete for the final berth. Islamic Solidarity Sports Federation P a g e 6

7 Iraq wins place in Rio 2016 Olympic Games men s football tournament Iraq booked a spot at the 2016 Rio de Janeiro Olympic Games after their victory over hosts Qatar for third place at the Asian Football Confederation's under-23 championships with a 2-1 extra time win. Iraq trailed after Ahmed Alaa s first-half goal in the 27th min but Mohanad Abdulraheem equalised with four minutes left, in the 86th min, and Aymen Hussein headed the winner in the second half of extra-time in the 109th min. This is the 5th time for Iraq to qualify for Olympic Games, as they reached the Olympic Games 4 times in Moscow1980, Los Angeles1984, Seoul 1988 and Athens In Athens 2004 Olympic Games, Iraq achieved a great victory as they reached the semifinals and won the fourth place in the bronze medal match, which is the biggest Olympic football victory for Arabs in Asia. Islamic Solidarity Sports Federation P a g e 7

8 I.S.S.F Member NOCs AZE JOR AFG ALB UAE INA UZB UGA IRI PAK BRN BRU BAN BEN BUR TJK TUR TKM TCH TOG TUN ALG DJI KSA SEN SUD SYR SUR SLE SOM IRQ OMA GAB GAM GUY GIU GBS PAL COM KYG QAT KAZ CMR CIV KUW LIB LBA MDV MAL MAS EGY MAR MTN MOZ NIG NGR YEM Islamic Solidarity Sports Federation P a g e 8