Sports excellence honoured at Dubai summit

The winners of the 13th Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum International Sports Award, the largest of its kind in terms of prize value and number of categories, were announced on Monday during the World Sports Summit in Dubai.

Serbian tennis star Novak Djokovic won the Global Lifetime Achievement Award, while Pakistani Olympic champion Arshad Nadeem received the Exceptional Sports Achievement Award.

The Global Sports Career Award was presented to football legends Ronaldo, Roberto Baggio, Andrés Iniesta and Paolo Maldini, as well as French basketball legend Tony Parker and Filipino boxing legend Manny Pacquiao.

Nasser Al Khelaifi, President of Paris Saint-Germain won the Global Sports Leadership Award, while Danish Olympic badminton champion Viktor Axelsen won the Global Athlete Award, and American Olympic champion Ibtihaj Muhammad received the Global Inspirational Athlete Award.

The Global Sports Team Award went to Paris Saint-Germain, while FIFA received the Global Sports Organisation Award.

Sheikh Nasser bin Hamad Al Khalifa, Chairman of the Supreme Council for Youth and Sports in Bahrain, received the Arab Sports Personality Award, while the Arab Athlete Award went to Egyptian Olympic champion Ahmed El Gendy.

The Arab Sports Career Award was shared by Tunisian tennis player Ons Jabeur and Qatari Olympic champion Moez Essa Barshim.

At the UAE level, His Highness Sheikh Mohammed bin Hamad bin Mohammed Al Sharqi, Crown Prince of Fujairah, received the Emirati Sports Personality Award.

The Emirati Athlete Award went to MMA star Khamzat Chimaev, while Al Ain Football Club won the Emirati Sports Team Award.

The Promising Emirati Star Award went to Emirati Jiu-Jitsu player Ghala Al Hammadi.