– A discreet meeting between officials of a team sports club was held to understand the reason for the team’s recent decline in performance. A number of decisions were taken, including the suspension of two players.
– Coach Alen Abaz became the only foreign coach to lead a basketball team (Hoops) after the resignation of coach Ziad Natour.
– At the Olympic Committee’s press conference to announce Lebanon’s participation in the Youth Olympic Winter Games in South Korea, the electricity went off three minutes into the press conference. Many wondered if this was intentional.
– The former president of an individual sports federation plans to run for another individual sports federation in the next federal elections and take over the presidency.
– The title of the Lebanese women’s basketball championship (First Division) is now being contested between the teams of the Beirut Club and the Sports Club, with the Beirut Club leading the overall standings unbeaten, followed by the Sports Club with just one defeat.
– Speedball Club (Chekka) emerged as the favorite to win the Lebanese men’s volleyball championship after the team’s outstanding performance in the tournament.
– A reliable source denied that the former president of a collective sports federation will stand for election in another individual sports federation, as some rumors claim.
– The absence of an important figure from the Ministry of Youth and Sports was noted in the delegation that attended the match between Lebanon and Qatar on the opening day of the Asian Football Cup. It was noted that the ministerial delegation included 3 people, including the Minister.
– A senior official asked why Lebanon did not have a stadium that complied with International Football Federation rules, so that the Lebanese national team could play at home.
– The Minister of Youth and Sports, Dr. Georges Kallas, insists on integrating his powers as Minister with those of the Ministry’s Director General in the absence of retired Director General Ziad Khiami.
– A well-known sports federation in Lebanon receives financial assistance from a federation in another Arab country from time to time.
– It has been confirmed that the four Lebanese clubs taking part in the Dubai International Basketball Tournament – Club Sportif, Beirut Club, La Sagesse and Hommentmen – will compete vigorously for the title.
