{"id":8556,"date":"2026-04-14T06:59:00","date_gmt":"2026-04-14T06:59:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.sws.gov.ae\/?post_type=news-feed&#038;p=8556"},"modified":"2026-08-27T06:25:36","modified_gmt":"2026-08-27T06:25:36","slug":"uae-vice-presidents-cup-for-athletics-sharjah-womens-sports-clubs-continue-their-strong-run-and-demonstrate-growing-competitive-depth","status":"publish","type":"news-feed","link":"https:\/\/www.sws.gov.ae\/en\/news-feed\/uae-vice-presidents-cup-for-athletics-sharjah-womens-sports-clubs-continue-their-strong-run-and-demonstrate-growing-competitive-depth\/","title":{"rendered":"UAE Vice President\u2019s Cup for Athletics: Sharjah Women\u2019s Sports Clubs Continue Their Strong Run and Demonstrate Growing Competitive Depth"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>Sharjah Women\u2019s Sports Clubs maintained their strong presence at the UAE Vice President\u2019s Cup for Athletics in the Youth and Women categories, held from 10 to 12 April 2026. Sharjah Women\u2019s Sports Club dominated the competition, securing the championship trophies across all categories \u2014 Cubs, Youth, Junior Women and Women \u2014 while Khorfakkan Women\u2019s Sports Club further strengthened its competitive presence with a number of notable results.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Sharjah Women\u2019s Sports Club established clear dominance on the podium, culminating in a clean sweep of the championship titles across all age groups. The achievement reflects the stability of the club\u2019s technical system and its ability to compete consistently across different stages of athlete development, further reinforcing the breadth and continuity of its success.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>In the Youth category, Sara Fahad opened the medal tally with gold in the 100m hurdles, followed by Maria Fahad with silver. Reem Mohammed Al Badwawi added gold in the long jump while setting a new national record, while Rodina Mohammed claimed gold in the hammer throw. In the shot put, Hanan Ibrahim took gold, Maryam Murad secured silver and Ohood Mohammed earned bronze.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>On the track, Alya Khalid Saeed won gold in the 400m, with Fatima Jassim Ahli taking silver in the same event, while Alya also added bronze in the 100m. The mixed relay team of Sara Fahad, Alya Khalid Al Muhairi, Alya Khalid Saeed and Fawaghi Humaid also secured gold.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Sharjah\u2019s strong form continued on the final day, with Sara Fahad winning gold in the 400m hurdles. Samar Saleh delivered an impressive double, claiming gold in both the triple jump \u2014 where she set a new national record \u2014 and the high jump, while Reem Mohammed Al Badwawi took silver in the high jump.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Hanan Ibrahim added gold in the discus, Alyazia Tariq Abdulsalam won the javelin, Fawaghi Humaid secured silver in the 800m, and Alya Khalid Al Muhairi topped the 3000m.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>In the Women\u2019s category, Sharjah\u2019s athletes continued to impress. Mahra Abdulrahim Anglia won gold in both the 100m hurdles and 400m hurdles, while Fatima Ali Hassan claimed gold in the 100m and 200m. Abeer Ibrahim Al Baloushi added gold in the long jump.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The 4x100m relay team of Mahra Abdulrahim, Fatima Ali Hassan, Abeer Ibrahim and Athraa Adel also secured gold, before Athraa Adel added silver in the 800m.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Khorfakkan Women\u2019s Sports Club, meanwhile, recorded further strong results across the Youth and Women categories. Khadija Mohammed Ahmed Al Hamsh won silver in the 100m before adding another silver in the 200m, while Maitha Juma Al Dhanhani secured silver in the javelin. In the Women\u2019s category, Aisha Mohammed Obaid Al Hamoudi claimed bronze in the 100m.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Commenting on the results, Hind Al Kabawi, Athletics Technical Director at Sharjah Women\u2019s Sports Clubs, said the championship reflected the stability and continued development of the technical programme.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cThe range of achievements across track and field events, together with the new records set during the championship, clearly demonstrates how the training programme is translating into competitive performance,\u201d she said.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cOur focus remains on building long-term readiness while providing the athletes with greater opportunities to compete and gain experience, helping sustain their competitive presence across different championships.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The results mark a more established phase in the development of athletics across Sharjah Women\u2019s Sports Clubs, combining Sharjah Women\u2019s Sports Club\u2019s clear dominance with Khorfakkan Women\u2019s Sports Club\u2019s steadily growing competitive presence. Together, they reflect the maturity of a system increasingly capable of delivering results across a broad range of disciplines.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":22,"featured_media":8432,"template":"","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"footnotes":""},"news-category":[],"class_list":["post-8556","news-feed","type-news-feed","status-publish","has-post-thumbnail","hentry"],"acf":[],"aioseo_notices":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.sws.gov.ae\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/news-feed\/8556","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.sws.gov.ae\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/news-feed"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.sws.gov.ae\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/news-feed"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.sws.gov.ae\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/22"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/www.sws.gov.ae\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/news-feed\/8556\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":8557,"href":"https:\/\/www.sws.gov.ae\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/news-feed\/8556\/revisions\/8557"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.sws.gov.ae\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/8432"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.sws.gov.ae\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=8556"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"news-category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.sws.gov.ae\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/news-category?post=8556"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}