Dubai
Cindy Generosa and Hazel Chaelio from the Dubai Women’s Establishment did well on the opening weekend of the Shaikha Hind Women’s Sports Tournament, on Saturday.
Generosa took the top honours in the open category of the cycling race at the Nad Al Sheba cycle track, while Chaelio took two gold medals in the swimming competition held at Al Wasl Club.
Generosa completed the 16kms route in a time of 28 mins, 17.03 seconds to win the gold medal and a cash prize of Dh6,000 in the open category of the cycling race, while Chaelio won the 25m breaststroke and 25m freestyle with times of 19.75 seconds and 14.35 seconds respectively.
Chaelio’s team-mate Fairina Boushba put up a good fight before settling for silver medals in both the swimming races while finishing the 25m breaststroke in a time of 21.79 secs and the 25m freestyle in 15.34secs. Jessica Katela of Dubai Municipality took bronze medals in both events while UAE swimmer Nada Mohammad was fourth in the breaststroke with a time of 22.22 secs.
In the emirati category of the cycling, Hessa Abdul Rahman Al Ahli (30:11.32) bagged the top honours leaving Shatra Al Hajjaj from Dubai Health Authority (DHA) in second (31:51.18), while Suwad Abdullah from Dubai Electricity and Water Authority (Dewa) took third place in a time of 32:42.22.
Meanwhile, the semi-finalists for the basketball and volleyball tournaments were also decided over the weekend. Dubai Public Prosecution and Dubai Educational Zone (DEZ) both finished at the top of Group A and B respectively to confirm their spots in the last four stages. In Group A, Dubai Public Prosecution first defeated DHA 2-0 (25-14, 25-17) and then accounted for Dubai Customs 2-0 (25-15, 25-21), while in Group B DEZ beat Knowledge and Human Development Authority (KHDA) 2-0 (25-15, 25-17) and Dubai Municipality 2-0 (25-12, 25-15).
Dubai Municipality and DHA took the other two spots in the semi-finals with DM defeating KHDA 2-0 (25-17, 25-15), while DHA fought hard for a 2-1 (25-13, 17-25, 15-10) win over Dubai Customs.
In Monday’s semi-finals, Dubai Municipality will take on Dubai Public Prosecution while KHDA will take on DEZ.
The basketball semi-finals will also be held on Monday evening with Dewa meeting Dubai Police and Dubai Public Prosecution taking on Roads and Transport Authority (RTA).
