The sport facilities and programs at RAK MHSU are considered as an integral part of the student life. They are provided to meet the athletic needs of the students as well as to promote the athletic spirit; foster team work and positive attitude, accelerate social interaction among the University community.

Athletics include a wide range of indoor and outdoor activities e.g. football, basketball, Volleyball, Badminton, Cricket, table tennis and Chess. Moreover, two gymnasium halls are well equipped and made available for students. RAK MHSU provides separate sports activities, timings and facilities for male and female students housed in the Sports Complex.

As a member of the Higher Education Sport Federation (HESF), RAK MHSU participates in the regular tournaments and competitions arranged by the HESF.

A dedicated professional Senior Sports Manager, Dr. Mohammed Abou ElMagd, coordinates and supervises the activities and the training sessions.

Summary for the Sports Participants Progress

Annual Sports Events @ RAKMHSU :

1. Fresher’s Sports Competitions.
2. RAKMHSU Sports Festival
3. Champion Sports Competitions
4. National Indoor Sports Tournament
5. RAKMHSU Mini Marathon
6. Sports For charity events
7. Friendly games with other institutions
8. Inter- colleges Sports tournament
9. External participations
10. Internal Sports Events

Men’s Training Schedule – Academic year 2023-2024

Please follow the specific timings for each game mentioned in the above table.
!!! Friday will be only for Girls Activities - Boys are not allowed in the indoor Sports ground until 12 pm.

Women’s Training Schedule - Academic year 2023-2024

!!! Friday will be only for Girls Activities – Boys are not allowed in the indoor Sports ground until 12pm.
Please follow the specific timings for each game mentioned in the above table.

Faculty & Staff Sports Schedule - Academic year 2023-2024

• Please follow the specific timings for each game mentioned in the above table.
• Please note that the time can be changed due to any tournament, hiring the grounds or other sports events.
• Due to renting process, indoor and outdoor playgrounds will not be available during Saturday and Sunday.

Office of Students Affairs organizes some inter university tournament to maintain high level of performance among the university teams, tournaments are organized to cover Football, Basketball, Volleyball ,Badminton, Table Tennis, Cricket & Chess .

RAKMHSU students participated annually in the Higher Education Sport Federation (HESF) Tournaments. We participated in the last two years in virtual games as per the following timetable.

1. Virtual (NBA2K) Basketball Competition:
   

   This tournament was under the umbrella of Higher Education Sports Federation (HESF). RAKMHSU participated with two Basketball teams Male and Female, and it was played online from 10th   to 20th September 2020.

2. Virtual (Fortnite) Competition:
   

   Our students participated in Fortnite Competition under the supervision from Higher Education Sports Federation (HESF). The game was played online. The male and female teams played the game on 15th October 2020.

3. Virtual (FIFA 2020) Competition:
   

   RAKMHSU Students participated in the FIFA 2020 game; it was played online on 1st November 2020.

4. HESF-Online Badminton Work shop
   

   Executive Administration of the Higher Education Sports Federation (HESF) invited the university to participate in the educational workshop in the badminton in English language, which was held on Saturday 13-03-2021 at 2.30 pm.

Home Mini Marathon 2020:

The first initiative idea between all UAE universities was ‘Home Mini Marathon 5 km, 10 and 15 km (3.1mile, 6.2 mile and 9.3 miles) .The main goal of this event is to show that RAKMHSU family can overcome any challenge. More than 150 students, faculty and staff participated in the Virtual home mini marathon.

9th Virtual RAKMHSU Mini Marathon 2021:

Under the theme (Run anywhere, Challenge yourself) RAKMHSU organized the 9th Virtual Mini Marathon with more than 140 participant from all categories for Students, Faculty and Staff. The run was organized on 19th March 2021 from 8am to 8 pm. The winners were awarded with a prize money and a certificate.

The 10th RAKMHSU Mini Marathon 2022:

Mini Marathon was organized on 15th March 2022. Some 250 RAKMHSU Students, Faculty and Staff (males& females) participated in the Marathon, in addition to 35 athletes from “Special Olympics” UAE representing 3 Clubs of People of Determination. Our

Strategic Partners: RAK Police and Special Olympics, UAE.

Health Checkup campaign was held for the people of determination. Our Medical students volunteered for the program.

H.E Sheikh Mohammed Bin Kayed Al Qasimi, the Chairman of the Department of Economic Development – RAK Government, Brigadier Ahmed Al Naqbi, Head of Traffic Department, RAK Police and representative from “Special Olympics” UAE graced the event.

The 11th RAKMHSU Mini Marathon 2023:

RAK Medical and Health Sciences University organized the 11th Mini Marathon which was held on 27th February 2023 under its motto ‘Run for your health’. More than 200 RAKMHSU Students, Faculty and Staff (males& females) participated in the Marathon, in addition to 150 students from RAK Schools.

In presence of H.E Sheikh Mohammed Bin Kayed Al Qasimi, the Chairman of the Department of Economic Development – RAK Government, Prof. Ismail Matalka , President RAKMHSU and numerous honorable guests.

The event commenced with the president of RAKMHSU welcoming all of the guests and followed by a ceremony performed by RAK police Music band.

The mini marathon’s official distance was 4 Km long with it’s start and finish line just across RAK-MHSU’s main gate. There were 350 participants in the marathon,

The purpose of this event was to promote general health and sportsmanship amongst its runners and to involve the community with us in many activities.

The event was concluded by awarding the schools, RAKMHSU students, faculty and staff with medals and prizes and .distributing certificates of participation for contestants and volunteer

The First RAKMHSU Sports Day 2012-2013:

The office of Students Affairs organized the First RAKMHSU Sports day on 18th January 2013.Around 150 from Faculty, Staff and Students participated in this day. The Day Started at 08:30 Am and finished at 06:00 Pm. More than 12 kinds of sports and fun games offered at this day. At the end of the day Dr. Manal Sami – Assistant Dean Student Affairs distributed the prizes for the winners from all categories.

The Second RAKMHSU Sports Day 2013-2014:

RAKMHSU, as a Medical University, has always been encouraging a healthy lifestyle among our students, faculty and staff by promoting physical activities. The office of Students Affairs organized the 2nd RAKMHSU Sports Day that was organized on Tuesday, December 10, 2013, as a full day event from 9:00 AM to 4:30 PM. The Venue for this event was RAK CLUB. More than 14 games along with fun games offered for the all attendees. At the end of that day Dr. Manal Mahmoud Sami – Deputy Dean Student affairs distribute the medals for the first and second place in all games.

The Third RAKMHSU Sports Day 2016-2017:

The office of Students Affairs organized the 3rd RAKMHSU Sports Day that was organized on Wednesday, April 19, 2017, as a full day event from 9:00 AM to 4:30 PM. The Venue for this event was RAKMHSU Sports Complex. More than 15 games along with fun games offered for the all attendees. The winners were awarded by the Vice Chancellor and the Deans.

As a part of the plan to upgrade the performance and skills among our players, some friendly matches were arranged by the Sport Office with some other colleges and Universities in different games. Here are some of the activities.

The 7th RAKMHSU Champion Sports Competition 2021

7th RAKMHSU Champion Sports Competition was held for Faculty & Staff from 20th June to 24th June 2021 in different categories such as Billiards, Table Tennis, Foosball, Badminton, Chess, Carom and Long Jump & Running 100m.

The 8th RAKMHSU Champion Sports Competition 2022

The Eighth Champion sports competition was conducted from 7th February to 11th February 2022 for students, faculty and staff.

The competition included various games like, Table Tennis, Billiards, Chess, Badminton, Badminton (Double), Caroms, Long Jump, Foosball, 100 m running for both girls and boys.

The 9th RAKMHSU Champion Sports Competition 2023

The Eighth Champion sports competition was conducted from 6th to 9th February 2023 for students, faculty and staff.

The competition included various games like, Table Tennis, Billiards, Chess, Badminton (Double), Badminton (Double), Caroms (Double), Long Jump, Foosball, 100 m running for both girls and boys. Eighteen winners won the first place in all games.

Bits Pilani Sports Festival (2019-2020):

The University teams participated in BITS Pilani Sport Festival in November 24 – 28, 2019. RAKMHSU teams participated in the competitions of football, basketball, volleyball, chess, badminton and a Table Tennis. The activities are shown below:

Bits Pilani Sports Festival (2021-2022):

The University teams participated in BITS Pilani Sport Festival on 21st -25th November 2021. Our university got the Second Place in Table tennis and Chess Girls.
The activities are as shown below:

Bits Pilani Sports Festival (2022-2023):

The University teams participated in BITS Pilani Sport Festival on 20th -25th November 2022. Our university got the First Place in Table tennis Girls.
The activities are as shown below:

Third AURAK Inter-University Soccer Tournament (2022)

The University football team participated in the Third AURAK Inter-University Soccer Tournament which was held from October 31st November– 4th December, 2022 at AURAK Soccer field.

Sharjah University - UAE National day championship – Female Basketball (2022).

The University female basketball team participated in the UAE National day Championship which was held on Monday 21st November 2022.

Sharjah University - Female Badminton Tournament (2022).

The University female badminton team participated in Sharjah University Badminton Tournament which was held on Thursday 24th November 2022.

University of Stirling, RAK Campus- Football tournament 2023.

Our RAKMHSU Football Team participated in 1st University of Stirling Football Cup (7-a-side Inter-University) the tournament was held at Emirates Cultural and Sports Club, on 13th & 14th March 2023. Our team got the third place among 15 other universities.

GMU Sports Festival 2023

The University teams participated in GMU Sport Festival on February 27th to Friday March 3rd 2023. Our university got the First Place in Volleyball Girls.
The activities are as shown below:

The Seventh RAKMHSU Fresher's Sports Competition 2021:

The Office of Student Affairs organized the seventh RAKMHSU Fresher’s Sports Competitions for First and Second year students from all Colleges, boys and girls separately from 26th September to 7th October 2021 during the break time., More than 100 students’ males and females participated in 8 games; ( Football, Basketball, Volleyball, Badminton, Table tennis, Foosball, Chess and Billiards). The first and second place were awarded with medal & certificates.

The Eights RAKMHSU Fresher's Sports Competition 2022:

The Office of Student Affairs organized the eights fresher’s sports competitions. The tournament was held from 20th September to 28th September 2022 for the First year student for all the colleges, More than 110 students male and females participated in 9 games separately (Football, Basketball, Volleyball, Badminton, Table tennis, Foosball, Chess, Billiards and Athletics). The First and second place were awarded with medals and certificates by Dr. Manal Sami dean Student Affairs.

The Tenth RAKMHSU Sports Festival 2020.

Office of Students Affairs organized the10th RAKMHSU Sports Festival 2019-2020 from 17th to 21st November 2020 (Sunday to Thursday). Our event is considered as the biggest sports meet between UAE universities in the Emirate of Ras Al-Khaimah. Ten Universities with more than 200 students will compete in 10 games boys and girls separately (Football, basketball, volleyball, badminton, table tennis, chess, cricket, billiards, foosball and athletics).

The Eleventh RAKMHSU Sports Festival 2021.

Office of Students Affairs organized the 11th RAKMHSU Sports Festival 2021 from 7th to 11th November 2021. All students participated in 10 games for boys and girls separately (Football, basketball, volleyball, badminton, table tennis, chess, cricket, billiards, foosball and athletics). Teams representing the following universities have participated in various games:

• Mohamed Bin Rashid University-Dubai
• Sharjah University
• Bits Pilani- Dubai
• Heriot Watt University - Dubai
• Bolton University-RAK
• American University – RAK
• Gulf Medical University- Ajman
• Ajman University
• Higher College of Technology- RAK
• London American City College

The Twelfth RAKMHSU Sports Festival 2022.

Office of Students Affairs organized the 12th RAKMHSU Sports Festival from 14th to 18th November 2022.

This year there was a National Participation of 21 universities in 11 games for both Male and Female (Football, basketball, volleyball, badminton, table tennis, chess, cricket, billiards, foosball , Throw ball and Athletics).

Teams representing the following universities are:

1- Special Olympics - UAE
2- Mohamed Bin Rashid University-Dubai
3- American University of Sharjah
4- Bits Pilani- Dubai
5- Heriot Watt University - Dubai
6- Bolton University-RAK
7- American University – RAK
8- Gulf Medical University- Ajman
9- Ajman University
10- Higher College of Technology- RAK
11- Amity University-Dubai
12- Success point College-Sharjah
13- Rochester Institute of Technology-Dubai
14- The British University-Dubai
15- S. P Jain University-Dubai
16- Bath SPA University-RAK
17- University of Stirling-RAK
18- Al Wasl University-Dubai
19- Manipal University-Dubai
20- Westford University College-Sharjah

The Fourth RAKMHSU Sports for Charity Competition 2019:

The Office of Student Affairs organized a Charity Football& Basketball Game in our Indoor Sports Hall. The entrance to the Game was by tickets only. The proposed price for each ticket will be ten Dirhams. The proceedings donated to Al Rahmah Charity Society- RAK branch. The event was on Thursday, 24th January 2019, from 3:30 pm to 4:30 pm.

The Fifth RAKMHSU Sports for Charity Event - Pink Steps Challenge 2021:

The Office of Student Affairs organized The Pink Steps Challenge which took place on Friday 29th October 2021 between 8.00am and 8.00pm UAE time (12-hour time gap) for all categories, males and females. PACER PEDOMETER application on their smart phone mobiles was used. The generous donations from all participants went for Breast Cancer patients Certificates and Medals was distributed to the best performers.

The Sixth RAKMHSU Sports for Charity Event - Pink October 2022:

The Office of Student Affairs organized a Charity Basketball game (females) between GEMS School vs RAKMHSU, at 12.30 pm at the Indoor Sports Hall on Thursday 27th October 2022. All proceedings donated to Emirates Cancer Society- RAK.