Lebanese Sports at a Standstill: Monday Meeting to Discuss the Future of Football
Jalal Beaino 04/10 15:47 - Reading : 2 minute(s)
Lebanese sports are once again paralyzed by the escalating war, which has affected various sectors, including sports and administration. A recent decision by the outgoing Minister of Youth and Sports, Dr. Georges Kallas, urged federations, clubs, and associations to postpone their elections due to the current situation. Lebanese sports have faced ...
Sports Federation Elections on the Warpath or Not?
Jalal Beaino 23/08 14:00 - Reading : 3 minute(s)
Three sporting elections are scheduled for the coming period: - The elections for the Olympic and non-Olympic sports federations will start soon, after the end of the Paris Olympic Games about a fortnight ago, and will run until the end of the year. - Elections for a new Olympic Committee Executive Committee, to be held next February. - The ...
Who Controls Martial Arts in Lebanon?
Jalal Beaino 08/05 15:30 - Reading : 5 minute(s)
As martial arts spread across Lebanese soil and are practiced with passion by the Lebanese, and as federations and committees for these sports have recently multiplied to 20 and perhaps more, internal disputes between administrators working within federations and clubs have come to the fore. These disputes have become the talk of the town, as ...
Kopaly: Lebanese Table Tennis Is Booming
Jalal Beaino 29/02 09:00 - Reading : 4 minute(s)
The Lebanese Table Tennis Federation has launched its busy calendar of activities for the year 2024. This Is Beirut met the President of the Federation (also a member of the International Federation), Georges Kopaly, who was elected to head the Federation in autumn 2020 and is successfully steering the sport's ship. A Busy Schedule Lebanese ...
Basketball: A Perfect Score for the Lebanese National Team in February?
Jalal Beaino 12/02 11:53 - Reading : 4 minute(s)
The "engines" of the Lebanese men's basketball championship will rest in mid-February, as attention will turn to the Lebanese national team, which will play two important competitions this month. The first is the "Beirut Cup" competition, which will be held between 17 and 20 February at the Ghazir Club stadium. The second is the "first window" of ...
Basketball: Lebanese Coaches, Global Successes
Jalal Beaino 2023-12-18 14:36 - Reading : 4 minute(s)
Dozens of coaches of different nationalities have led the Lebanese national men's basketball team from the middle of the last century to the present day. The idea of Lebanese basketball has succeeded in achieving remarkable results at both the national team and club level in all age categories, on both the national and international ...
Beyond the Court: Lebanese Basketball Club Presidents
Jalal Beaino 2023-12-05 15:48 - Reading : 4 minute(s)
basketball Dynamo Elie Yahchouchi Hisham Jaroudi Leaders Mazen Tabbara Ragheb Haddad Riyadi Sagesse
First division basketball clubs enter the 2023-2024 season with each team aiming for a specific goal. Some are looking to win the title, others are content to qualify for the semi-finals, while some are struggling to stay in the comfort of the upper zone, avoiding the threat of relegation that seems inevitable for Leaders and Dynamo, who are in ...