The Dean of Physical Education participates in crowning the winners of the tennis and chess championships of Iraqi universities
Hussein Al-Faleh/ Media College of Physical Education and Sports Sciences

The Dean of the College of Physical Education and Sports Sciences at the University of Basra, Professor Dr. Sabah Mahdi Karim, attended the finals of the Iraqi Universities Table Tennis Championship for male and female students and the Iraqi Universities Chess Championship for male and female students.

Where the championship was held by the Student Activities Department in the Scientific Supervision and Evaluation Authority and hosted by the University of Basra, the Southern Technical University, Iraq University College, Al-Israa University College, Shatt Al-Arab University College, Al-Farahidi University, Al-Rafidain University College, and the National University for Science and Technology.

The Iraqi Universities Table Tennis Championship continued from the eleventh to the fifteenth of this month, with the participation of forty-two governmental and private universities for male students and twelve universities for female students.

The tournament relied on the group system from eight groups to the League of Sixteen until the final match, which was won by Al-Ilm University in first place at the expense of Dhi Qar University, followed by Karbala University in third place, and Al-Mustansiriya University in fourth place.

As for the female students, Al Ain University won first place after defeating Al-Mustansiriya University, followed by Diyala in the third, Baghdad in the fourth, Al-Qadisah in the fifth, Basra University in the sixth, Southern Technical University in the seventh, and Dhi Qar in the eighth and final place.

As for the Iraqi Universities Chess Championship, it relied on the Swiss system, with four tables distributed over seven rounds for students, so that the University of Baghdad won the first place, Dhi Qar the second, and Basra in the third place, and three tables were distributed over seven rounds for students, in which the University of Basra won the first place, Baghdad the second, and the Southern Technology in the third place.

For his part, Mahdi pointed out, "Sports tournaments are one of the most important means of entertainment for students, in addition to their role in discovering distinguished sports talents and materials. The Ministry of Higher Education and Scientific Research is interested in this aspect as part of a systematic plan to hold tournaments in various team and individual games throughout the school season."

He also added, "The deanship of the college and the college are supportive and supportive of all youth activities that seek to refine behavior and enhance the human aspect, whether in sports or in other fields, and harness all its qualifications in order to serve the educational process in Iraq and Basra."