Mohammed Bin Rashid Al Maktoum Creative Sports Award

The Mohammed Bin Rashid Al Maktoum Creative Sports Award honors individuals, teams and organizations who have made significant sporting contributions in the United Arab Emirates and globally. It is designed to celebrate and promote the best initiatives in projects or programmes in the sporting field, such as Tolerance, Knowledge Management, Empowering Communities and tackling global challenges like the COVID-19 pandemic.

Mohammed Bin Rashid Al Maktoum Creative Sports Award
Current: 2017 Mohammed Bin Rashid Al-Maktoum Creative Sports Award
Logo of Mohammed Bin Rashid Al-Maktoum Creative Sports Award
Sponsored byEmirates
Dubai Sports Channel
Dubai Roads and Transport Authority
LocationDubai
CountryUnited Arab Emirates United Arab Emirates
First awarded2009
Websitembrawards.ae
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History

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The Award, one of the Mohammed bin Rashid Global Initiatives, was launched in 2009 and in 2021 offered Dhs7.5 million (US$2 million) in prize money.[1] The 11th edition of the Award was postponed in 2020 due to the COVID-19 pandemic.[2]

The 2021 award has been used to highlight the role of women in sports.[3] Prominent Middle Eastern female winners of the award have included Moroccan Paralympian Najat El Garaa;[4] Hayat bint Abdulaziz Al Khalifa, Member of the Supreme Council for Youth and Sports, Member of the Board of Directors of the Bahrain Olympic Committee, and Chairperson of the Bahraini Women’s Sports Committee and Reema bint Bandar bin Sultan bin Abdulaziz Al Saud, Ambassador of Saudi Arabia to the United States, who won the Arab Sports Personality of the Award in the 9th Edition.[5] Female members of the Award's Board of Trustees have included Moroccan Olympic champion Nawal El Moutawakel, Dr Mona Al Bahar and Mona Bou Samra, the editor-in-chief of Al Bayan newspaper.[6]

The award maintains links with 204 National Olympic Committees, 178 Paralympic Committees, 33 international sports federations for summer Olympic sports and seven international sports federations for winter Olympic sports, as well as with 69 Arab national Olympic federations and committees, and 34 international federations recognized by the International Olympic Committee.[1] The International category of the award is open to Summer Olympic International Federations.[7]

In 2018, a number of Egyptian athletes were awarded, including footballer Mohammed Salah.[8] International sporting bodies receiving the award have included UWW,[9] ICC[10] and FIFA.[11]

Board of trustees

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Following are the Board of Trustees for the award.[12]

Designation Name Country
Chairman Mr. Mattar Mohammed Al-Tayer   United Arab Emirates
Deputy Chairman Khalid Ali Bin Zayed Al-Falasi   United Arab Emirates
Members Dr. Hassan Moustafa   Egypt
Dr. Mustapha Larfaoui   Algeria
Dr. Khalifa Rashid Al-Shaali   United Arab Emirates
Mr. Ahmed Mosaed Al-Osaimi   Saudi Arabia
Ms. Muna Darwish Busamra   United Arab Emirates
Secretary General Ms. Moaza Saeed Al-Marri   United Arab Emirates

Award Categories

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There are three main categories:

Individual Sports Creativity

This award is given to Individuals such as players, coaches, referees, and administrators who have accomplished creative sports achievements on the local, Arab, continental or international level.

Group Sports Creativity

This award is given to sports groups which have achieved creative sports works on the local, Arab, continental or international level.

Corporate Sports Creativity

This award is given to sports institutes which have achieved creative sports works and best initiatives on the local, Arab, continental or international level.

Local Awards

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These awards are given to athletes, officials or organisations of United Arab Emirates only.

Best Local Athlete

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Year Winner Sport
2009 Mr. Ahmed Sultan Al Ketbi Equestrian
2010 Mr. Yahya Mansour Al-Hammadi Jujutsu
2011 Mr. Nader Mujtahed Ali Bin Hindi Water ski
Mr. Salem Abdulrahman Mohamed Saleh Chess
2012 Mr. Abdulla Sultan Hamad Masoud Al-Aryani Shooting
2013 None Awarded
2014 Mr. Faisal Fahad Ahmed Al-Koutby Jujutsu
2015 Mr. Saif Bin Futtais Shooting
2016 None Awarded
2017 Omar Abdulrahman Ahmed Al-Raaki Al-Amoodi Football

Best Local Referee

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Year Winner Sport
2009 None Awarded
2010 None Awarded
2011 Mr. Omar Mohamed Zubaeer Al-Marzouqi Handball
Mr. Mohammad Rashid Al-Nuaimi Handball
2012 Mr. Hamed Mohammed Ahmed Al-Rousy Volleyball
2013 Mr. Sultan Ali Mohammed Al-Taher Chess
2014 Mr. Mahdi Abdulrahim Abu El-Hassan Chess
Mr. Yaqoub Ghabish Basketball
2015 Mr. Mohammed Essa Al Adhab Equestrian
2016 Mr. Khamis Hassan Al-Shamsi Futsal
2017 Mr. Ebrahim Yousef Khalaf Al-Mansoori Football

Best Local Coach

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Year Winner Sport
2009 Mahdi Ali Football
2010 None Awarded
2011 Abdullah Sweidan Said Bin Sweidan Cycling
2012 None Awarded
2013 None Awarded
2014 None Awarded
2015 None Awarded
2016 Mr. Ismail Mohammad Abdulrahman Al-Jeziri Equestrian
2017 Mr. Saeed Bin Suroor Al Khaldi

Best Local Team

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Year Winner Sport
2009 UAE Youth National Football Team Football
2010 UAE National Bowling Team Bowling
2011 UAE National Football Team Football
2012 Al-Nasr Sports Cultural Club (Men's Table Tennis Team) Table tennis
2013 Victory Team 3 Powerboating
2014 UAE National Handball Team Handball
2015 UAE National Disabled Shooting Team Shooting
2016 None Awarded
2017 None Awarded

Best Local Administrator

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Year Winner Sport
2009 Mohammed Ahmed Bin Sulayem Auto race
2010 Ali Hamad Madhad Saif Al-Badwawi Football
2011 None Awarded
2012 None Awarded
2013 None Awarded
2014 Mr. Ahmad Al Kamali Athletics
2015 Mr. Majid Abdulla Mushed Rashed Paralympics
2016 Mr. Naser Mohamed Al-Tamimi Judo
2017 None Awarded

Best Local Organisation

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Year Winner Sport
2009 Sharjah Ladies Club
United Arab Emirates Athletics Federation Athletics
2010 Al Ain Sports and Cultural Club Different sports
2011 UAE Taekwondo and Karate Federation Taekwondo & Karate
Al-Theqa Disabled Club
2012 United Arab Emirates Wrestling, Judo, Jiu-Jitsu and Kickboxing Federation Wrestling, Judo, Jiu-Jitsu, Kickboxing
2013 Mamemo Productions Beach water polo
2014 None Awarded
2015 SkyDive Dubai Different sports
Abu Dhabi Falcons Club
2016 UAE Paralympic Committee Paralympics
2017 UAE Jiu-Jitsu Federation Jujutsu

Arab Awards

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These awards are given to the athletes of Arab countries.

Best Arab Player

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Year Winner Country Sport
2009 Mr. Oussama Mellouli   Tunisia Swimming
2010 Mr. Ali Mohammed Al-Asi   Jordan Gymnastics
2011 Mr. Ibrahim Sabry   Egypt Archery
2012 Mr. Taoufik Makhloufi   Algeria Athletics
2013 Mr. Mutaz Essa Barshim   Qatar Athletics
2014 Mr. Ayanleh Souleiman   Djibouti Athletics
2015 Mr. Ihab Abdelrahman   Egypt Athletics
2016 Mr. Ahmad Abughaush   Jordan Taekwondo
2017 Ms. Nour Atef Ahmed Zaki El Sherbini   Egypt Squash

Best Arab Coach

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Year Winner Country Sport
2009 Mr. Hassan Shehata   Egypt Football
2010 Mr. Jama Mohamed Aden   Somalia Athletics
Not awarded from 2011 to 2014
2015 Mr. Kheïreddine Madoui   Algeria Football
2016 Mr. Ali Al Zahrani   Saudi Arabia Karate
2017 Mr. Faris Ali Ibrahim Al Assaf   Jordan Taekwondo

Best Arab Team

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Year Winner Country Sport
2009 Oman National Football Team   Oman Football
2010 None Awarded
2011 Egypt National Youth Handball Team   Egypt Handball
2012 None Awarded
2013 Al Ahly SC (Football Team)   Egypt Football
2014 Saudi Arabia Disabled Football Team   Saudi Arabia Football
2015 None Awarded
2016 Bahrain Royal Endurance Team   Bahrain Equestrian
2017 Iraq National U-16 Football Team   Iraq Football

Best Arab Organisation

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Year Winner Country Sport
2009 Tunisia National Center for Medicine and Sports Science   Tunisia
2010 Sudan Athletics Association   Sudan Athletics
2011 Bahrain Olympic Committee   Bahrain
2012 Qatar Olympic Committee   Qatar
2013 Sports Institute Pierre de Coubertin   Tunisia
2014 Fitness Time Corporation   Saudi Arabia
2015 Sports Department of Egyptian Armed Forces   Egypt
2016 Sheikha Althani for Underprivileged Children   Egypt
2017 None Awarded

Best International Organisation

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Year Winner Country Sport
Not awarded between 2009 – 2011
2012 British Olympic Association   United Kingdom
2013 Fédération Internationale de Football Association   Switzerland Football
2014 International Hockey Federation   Switzerland Hockey
2015 International Judo Federation   Switzerland Judo
2016 Badminton World Federation   Malaysia Badminton
British Paralympic Association   United Kingdom
2017 Union Cycliste Internationale   Switzerland Cycling
International Cricket Council   United Arab Emirates Cricket

Other Awards

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2009

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Award Winner Country
Sports Figure Contributed to the Enrichment of the Local Sports Movement Award Sheikh Hazza bin Zayed bin Sultan Al Nahyan   United Arab Emirates
Sports Figure Contributed to the Enrichment of the Arab Sports Movement Award Sheikh Ahmed Al-Fahad Al-Ahmed Al-Sabah   Kuwait
Athlete Achieved Success within Major Humanitarian Challenges Mr. Mohammed Khamis Khalaf   United Arab Emirates
Athlete Achieved Outstanding Successes Mr. Abubaker Kaki Khamis   Sudan
An achievement based on sports values Al-Wehdat SC   Jordan
An outstanding media initiative promoting sports Al Jamaheer Program team of Dubai Sports Channel   United Arab Emirates

2010

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Award Winner Country
Sports figure contributed to the Enrichment of local sports movement Sheikh Sultan bin Muhammad Al-Qasimi   United Arab Emirates
Sports figure contributed to the Enrichment of Arab sports movement Sheikh Mohammed bin Hamad bin Khalifa Al Thani   Qatar
Sports figure contributed to the Enrichment of the Women Sports Sheikha Naima Al-Jaber Al-Ahmad Al-Sabah   Kuwait
An organisation supports and promotes sports in the community Egyptian Olympic Committee   Egypt
Successful program resulted in outstanding outcomes Qatar Olympic Committee   Qatar
Abu Dhabi Sports Council   United Arab Emirates
Local junior athlete achieved tremendous success in the field of sports Mr. Ahmed Khalil   United Arab Emirates

References

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  10. ^ "ICC receives MBR Creative Sports Award". www.icc-cricket.com. Retrieved 2021-05-17.
  11. ^ FIFA.com. "Who We Are - News - FIFA wins Creative Sports Award in Dubai". www.fifa.com. Archived from the original on May 17, 2021. Retrieved 2021-05-17.
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