Dubai: Over 1000 athletes from 23 schools representing 12 countries took part in the 10th annual Sabis Regional Sports Tournament hosted by International Schools of Choueifat (ISC) schools in Dubai Investment Park and Sharjah recently.
ISC Cairo, ISC Amman and ISC Koura shared the medals haul across swimming, basketball, football, sprinting, relay and the long jump.
ISC-Dubai won the boys under-10 football with victory over ISC Choueifat, while ISC Erbil won the boys under-14 by beating ISC Abu Dhabi. ISC Cairo beat ISC Khalifa to win the girls under-18 basketball, and ISC Koura edged the boys under-18 basketball with last-gasp victory over ISC Amman.
Chief Commander of Dubai Police, Major General Khamis Muzainah was present for the opening ceremony with Dubai Sports Council general secretary Saeed Hareb.
Victor Saad, vice president of Sabis educational services said: “Playing sport teaches a lot of valuable life lessons, at least partly because we often learn more from our failures than we do from our successes. It is the former that motivates us to strive for improvement, and to never become complacent. So, regardless of whether you win or lose today, know that what is important is your participation, your team spirit, your attitude during the games… and having given it your best shot. Because, yes… in life, you will win some and you will lose some… but a most important life lesson that you can learn here today is to win with humility… and lose with grace.”
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