Nominations open for 6th Fatima Bint Mubarak Women’s Sports Awards

ABU DHABI: Nominations on Thursday opened for the sixth Fatima Bint Mubarak Women’s Sports Awards, this year offering prize money totaling 1,300,000 Emirati dirhams ($354,000).

The announcement was made on Thursday by officials of the Fatima Bint Mubarak Ladies Sports Academy in cooperation with Abu Dhabi Sports Council.

The awards, the first of their kind in the region, aim to empower women and highlight their achievements, especially in the sporting sector.

Speaking at a press conference, Sheikha Fatima bint Hazza bin Zayed Al-Nahyan, chairperson of the academy’s board of directors and president of the Abu Dhabi and Al-Ain ladies clubs, pointed out that the awards represented a new incentive for the development of sportswomen in the UAE and throughout the Arab world.

She said: “We are honored of the value and status this award holds and its pioneering role in supporting the creative and influential values in the world of sport to motivate and encourage sportswomen.

“The award with many categories is an inspiration for outstanding sportswomen, and women of creativity and excellence in both the local and international circuits. We wish all participants success.”

The announcement of the opening of nominations came during a media briefing held by the academy and Abu Dhabi Sports Council on Thursday at the Emirates Palace hotel in the UAE capital.

Also in attendance at the event was Aref Hamad Al-Awani, secretary-general of Abu Dhabi Sports Council, Dr. Omniyat Al-Hajeri, vice chairwoman of the Fatima Bint Mubarak Ladies Sports Academy, and Mariam Al-Mansouri, the academy’s head of technical support and training programs.

Registration for nominations will close on Aug. 8, with shortlisted candidates announced on