Dubai: Egypt’s Ebtissam Zayed and UAE youngster Saeed Hassan hogged the limelight on the opening night of road cycling at the 12th Nad Al Sheba Sports Tournament, late on Saturday.
Ebtissam Zayed was at her very best finishing the 74km race in a time of 1 hour, 48.03 seconds leaving the UAE’s Tetiana Yashchenko in second place (1:48.04), while Olha Shekel, also of the UAE, came in third in a time of 1:48
In the amateur national category, Saeed Hassan took the top spot with a time of 1 hour, 34.53 seconds, and just one second ahead of Rashid Mohammed Al Blooshi (1:34.54) and Saeed Marwan Al Blooshi in third (1:34.55).
In the amateur category for female citizens, it was the young Ayesha Foolad sprinting her way to glory in a time of 1 hour, 59.32.5 seconds, followed by Ghaya Ibrahim Al Mahrazi in second place in a time of 1:59.32.7 hours, and Farah Al Marri in third place (1:59.32.9).
In the senior category for female citizens and residents, it was Frenchwoman Anne Kha winning the coveted first place in a time of 1 hour, 01.54 seconds, followed by Thai woman Chitlada Thanomsak (1:07.51) and Dutchwoman Johanna H. Ubbink (1:30.47).
In the UAE men’s category, Rashid Abdullah Suwaidan was in good form as he took the first place with a time of 45 minutes, 57.1 seconds, followed by Abdul Wahid Ahmed Kazim (45:57.9 minutes) and Mohammed Al Blooshi (45:58.0) in the next two places.
In the amateur team category, the Dubai Police team won the top prize with a combined time of 4 hours, 45:06.8 minutes, followed by the ABH team in a time of 4:45:34.9 hours, and the Torq team came in third with a time of 4:45.39.4 hours.
Al Hilal in strong showing
Al Hilal pushed their way to the top of the Group B standings in the volleyball tournament with a sturdy 3-1 win againstAl Tadawi 2 in the volleyball competition at the main hall of the Nad Al Sheba Sports Complex.
Looking for an all-out victory, Al Hilal stumbled a bit midway through the 107-minute encounter before winning 25-21, 17-25, 30-28 and 25-13 to stay at the top with six points after two matches. Al Samawi and Foohod Zabeel are tied for second with three points apiece, while Al Tadawi 2 is yet to open its account in Group B.
