The 19th Our Own Athletic Meet was held at the prestigious Dubai Police Stadium on the 19th and 20th of November. 28 schools participated from 6 different emirates. Over 750 athletes took part in this year's athletic meet. Dubai Gem was also a part of this event. Having sent 27 athletes to the meet, Dubai Gem finished at 7th place among all the schools amassing 59 points. Congratulations to all the participants! Dubai Gem is proud to have such hard working students.
Champions of Champions
Two athletes stood out for Dubai Gem: Pranav Heryani and Farhan Ahmed, both from Grade 9.
Pranav participated in the 'Seniors' category and won three medals. He won a gold medal in the 800 meters race, a silver medal in the 400 meters race and a bronze medal in the 100 meter race.
Farhan on the other hand participated in the 'Inters' category and won three gold medals in the 100, 200 and 400 meter races. Moreover, Farhan also finished fourth place in the Long Jump event. Having amassed 33 points, the highest in his category, he was awarded the individual champion trophy for the 'Inters' category.
Both of these guys have been dutifully training everyday since the start of school and it looks like all that hard work finally paid off.
A few other athletes from Dubai Gem were brilliant but rather unfortunate to not win a medal. Ahmed Hafidh, from Grade 11, took part in the 300 meter race and ended up in the 6th position. Another performer who did exceedingly well was Abu Bakar Ibragimov from Grade 11. Having participated in the 'Super Seniors' category, which is the toughest in the whole meet, Abu Bakar finished 5th in the 100 meters race and 6th in the Discus Throw.
This year's performance in the athletic meet was one of the best the school has ever produced and we hope that Dubai Gem's students can continue to better their performances year by year.
This year's performance in the athletic meet was one of the best the school has ever produced and we hope that Dubai Gem's students can continue to better their performances year by year.
Abu Dhabi Inter School Athletic Meet [Guys] 2011
The 25th Abu Dhabi Athletic Meet was held at the prestigious Abu Dhabi Indian School on the 30th of November. 13 schools participated from 6 different emirates. Dubai Gem School was also a part of this event. Having sent 23 athletes to the meet, Dubai Gem finished at 4th place among all schools.
Like usual the stars of Dubai gem were two brilliant athletes from Grade 9, Pranav Heryani & Farhan Ahmed. Participating in the challenging ‘Seniors’ category, Pranav secured two medals, one gold in the 400 meters race and a silver in the 800 meters one. Farhan on the other hand participated in the ‘Inters’ category and won three gold medals in the 100, 200 and 400 meter races. Moreover Farhan also won a silver medal in the Long Jump event.
Having amassed 37 points, the highest in his category, he was awarded the individual champion trophy for the ‘Inters’ category.Other outstanding athletes such Hamza Wasay, Mohommad Quresh and Sahil Bahri also participated in tourney but were unfortunately unable to win any medals although they all reached 4th place in the various events that they participated in.
Overall however, this year’s performance at the various meets was outstanding and far exceeded the expectations of our dedicated sports department. Nevertheless they will still tirelessly work to keep training incredible athletes and producing champion after champion!
Having amassed 37 points, the highest in his category, he was awarded the individual champion trophy for the ‘Inters’ category.Other outstanding athletes such Hamza Wasay, Mohommad Quresh and Sahil Bahri also participated in tourney but were unfortunately unable to win any medals although they all reached 4th place in the various events that they participated in.
Overall however, this year’s performance at the various meets was outstanding and far exceeded the expectations of our dedicated sports department. Nevertheless they will still tirelessly work to keep training incredible athletes and producing champion after champion!
