Doha, Qatar: The third edition of the Gulf Universities Championship (GUC) has come to a close at the University of Doha for Science and Technology (UDST) after celebrating incredible achievements in four sporting events.
UDST were crowned winners of the Men’s Basketball and Women’s Volleyball events.
At the end of the competition, several high level officials were present including H E Dr. Ibrahim Al-Naimi (Undersecretary, Ministry of Education and Higher Education and President, Qatar Collegiate Sports Federation), UDST President Dr. Salem bin Nasser Al-Naemi, Dr. Ahmed Khalil Al-Abbasi (Qatar Stars League) and Rashid Adiba (Secretary General, Qatar Collegiate Sports Federation).
Hamad Alkuwari, Director of Sport & Wellness at UDST noted, “We are passionate about enhancing opportunities for sport within the university. Hosting this championship provided our students the chance to enhance their skills, meet with other athletes and understand how important team work is.”
“We had a great time hosting the championship, our students were able to improve their skills and get to know each other.”
Qatar University (QU) came out on top in the Men’s Futsal event, with UDST coming in second and University of Technology and Applied Sciences (UTAS) from Oman coming in third.
UDST were crowned champions of the Men’s Basketball event with QU coming second and Carnegie Mellon University in Qatar (CMU-Q) coming third.
QU were champions of Men’s Volleyball, with UDST coming second and UTAS coming third.
The Women’s Volleyball event was added to the GUC for the first time this year, UDST were crowned champions with CMU-Q coming in second and MIE – Savitribai Phule Pune University coming in third.
The organisers thanked all the Universities involved, along with the athletes, coaches and support teams.
Students got the opportunity to compete and develop their sporting skills.
This event also helps UDST to focus on improving the well-being and development of students. This aligns with our Wellness Strategy 2025-2027 which aims to improve the physical, mental and social well-being of our students.
UDST are committed to putting in place initiatives to help improve sporting opportunities within the University.
They would like to congratulate all the winning teams and thank everyone who has played a part in this championship.
