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Sports Activities

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.

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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
Game Venue Monday Tuesday Wednesday Thursday Friday
Football Outdoor Ground 12:30 – 2:00 pm (Indoor)     5:00 – 8:00 pm (outdoor)  
Basketball Sports Complex   05:00 – 06:30 pm   03:30 – 05:00 pm  
Volleyball Sports Complex 5:00 – 6:30 pm 6:30 – 8:00 pm      
Badminton Sports Complex   03:00 – 05:00 pm   02:00 – 03:30 pm  
Cricket Outdoor Ground 5:00 – 8:00 pm (outdoor)        
Track & Field Outdoor Ground 8:30 am -8:00 pm 8:30 am -8:00 pm 8:30 am -8:00 pm 8:30 am -8:00 pm 8:30 am -12:00 pm
Gymnasium Sports Complex 8:30 am -8:00 pm 8:30 am -8:00 pm 8:30 am -8:00 pm 8:30 am -8:00 pm 8:30 am -12:00 pm
Table Tennis Billiards Lounge 8:30 am -8:00 pm 8:30 am -8:00 pm 8:30 am -8:00 pm 8:30 am -8:00 pm 8:30 am -12:00 pm
For further information, call  Dr. Mohamed , Sr.Manager Sports  050-2510310

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
Game Venue Monday Tuesday Wednesday Thursday Friday
Football Sports Complex         Girls Activities
Basketball Sports Complex   02:00 pm – 3:00 pm     2:00– 4:00 pm   Girls Activities
Volleyball Sports Complex 3:00 – 5:00 pm   12:30 – 2:00 pm   Girls Activities
Badminton Sports Complex   03:00 -5:00 pm   02:00 – 03:30 pm Girls Activities
Track & Field Outdoor Ground 5:00 – 6:00 pm     5:00 – 6:00 pm 9:00 am – 12:00 Noon
Gymnasium Sports Complex 08:30 am – 6:00 pm 08:30 am – 6:00 pm 08:30 am – 6:00 pm 08:30 am – 6:00 pm 8:30 am – 12:00 Noon
Table Tennis Billiards Lounge 9:00 am – 8:00 pm 9:00 am – 8:00 pm 9:00 am – 8:00 pm 9:00 am – 8:00 pm 9:00 am – 12:00 Noon
For further information, call Dr.Mohamed,  Sr.Manager Sports - 050-2510310

!!! 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
Game Venue Monday Tuesday Wednesday Thursday Friday
Football Outdoor ground   6:30 pm – 8:00 pm (Outdoor)      
Badminton Sports Complex 6:00 – 7:30 am 6:00 – 7:30 am 6:00 – 7:30 am 5:00 pm – 8:00pm 6:00 – 7:30 am 5:00 – 7:00 pm
Gymnasium Sports Complex 8:30 am – 8:00 pm 8:30 am – 8:00 pm 8:30 am – 8:00 pm 8:30 am – 8:00 pm 8:30 am – 12:00 pm
Table Tennis Lounge 8:30 am – 8:00 pm 8:30 am – 8:00 pm 8:30 am – 8:00 pm 8:30 am – 8:00 pm 8:30 am – 12:00 pm
Cricket Outdoor ground 5:00 – 8:00 pm       5:00 – 7:00 pm
For further information, call Dr. Mohamed , Sr.Manager Sports  050-2510310

  • 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 .

S.N Activity Date No of Participants
1 Table Tennis – Female 12-15th September 2021 10 Students
2. Table Tennis – Male 26-28th September 2021 12 Students
3. Football - Male 3-6th October 2021 22 Students
4. Football - Female 24-26th October 2021 8 Students
5. Basketball - Male 18-21st December 2021 20 Students
6. Basketball - Female 25-28th December 2021 10 Students
7. Volleyball - Female 16-19th January 2022 12 Students
8. Volleyball - Male 29-31st January 2022 23 Students
9. Badminton - Female 27-28th February 2022 18 Students
10. Billiards - Female 7-9th March 2022 6 Students
11. Billiards - Male 21-24th March 2022 11 Students
12. Chess - Female 4-6th April 2022 6 Students
13. Chess - Male 11-12th April 2022 15 Students
14. Football - Male 18-20th April 2022 8 Students
15. Basketball - Male 25-28th April 2022 13 Students
16. Football - Male 2-4th May 2022 13 Students
17. Volleyball - Male 16-18th May 2022 13 Students
18. Badminton - Male 23-26th May 2022 13 Students
19. Volleyball ( Boys & Girls) 10th October 2022 20 Students
20. Throw ball ( Girls) 10th October 2022 18 Students
21. Badminton ( Boys & Girls) 11th October 2022 30 Students
22. Basketball ( Boys & Girls) 12th November 2022 22 Students
23. Chess ( Boys & Girls) 13th November 2022 10 Students
24. Billiards ( Boys & Girls) 8th December 2022 12 Students
25. Foosball ( Boys & Girls) 10th February 2023 16 Students
26. Billiards ( Boys & Girls) 15th March 2023 12 Students
27. Table Tennis ( Boys & Girls) 24th April 2023 20 Students
28. Chess ( Boys & Girls) 26th April 2023 11 Students
29. Billiards ( Boys & Girls) 27th April 2023 18 Students

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.

S.N Activity Date Avenue
1 Virtual (NBA2K) Basketball Competition 20th September 2020 HESF
2 Virtual (Fortnite) Competition 15th October 2020 HESF
3 Virtual (FIFA 2020) Competition 1st  November 2020 HESF
4 Football – RAK MHSU vs. AURAK 15th February 2021 AURAK
5 Basketball – RAK MHSU vs. AURAK 15th April 2021 RAKMHSU
6 Basketball – RAK MHSU vs. AURAK 5th October 2022 RAKMHSU
7 Basketball – RAK MHSU vs. AURAK 5th October 2022 RAKMHSU
8 Basketball – RAK MHSU vs. AURAK 11th December 2022 AURAK
9 Football – RAK MHSU vs. Bolton University 9th February 2022 RAKMHSU
10 Cricket - RAK MHSU vs. AURAK 29th September 2022 AURAK
11 Cricket - RAK MHSU vs. AURAK 2nd October 2022 AURAK
12 Basketball – RAK MHSU vs. AURAK 15th October 2022 RAKMHSU
13 Cricket - RAK MHSU vs. Bolton University 10th November 2022 RAKMHSU
14 Volleyball - RAK MHSU vs. Bolton University 15th November 2022 RAKMHSU
15 Basketball Boys – RAK MHSU vs. AURAK 9th January 2023 RAKMHSU
16 Basketball Girls – RAK MHSU vs. AURAK 11th  February 2023 RAKMHSU
17 Badminton Girls - RAK MHSU vs. AURAK 15th February 2023 RAKMHSU
18 Badminton Boys - RAK MHSU vs. AURAK 15th February 2023 RAKMHSU
19 Volleyball - RAK MHSU vs. West London University 21st  February 2023 RAKMHSU
20 Volleyball Boys - RAK MHSU vs. Bolton University 5th March 2023 RAKMHSU
21 Basketball Girls – RAK MHSU vs. AURAK 20th  March 2023 RAKMHSU
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:

S.N

Activity

Date

Venue

1 Basketball , Chess 24th November 2019

BITS PILANI
Dubai

2 Football, Table tennis 25th November 2019
3 Basketball, Football, and chess 26th November 2019
4 Basketball, Volleyball 27th November 2019
5 Football, Basketball, table tennis, and badminton 28th November 2019
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:

S.N

Activity

Date

Venue

1 Chess, Badminton 21st November 2021

BITS PILANI
Dubai

2 Football, Basketball, Athletics 22nd November 2021
3 Badminton, Table Tennis (Girls) 23rd November 2021
4 Football, Basketball, Table Tennis 24th November 2021
5 Football, Basketball, Table Tennis 25th November 2021
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:

S.N

Activity

Date

Venue

1 Football, Basketball, Athletics 20st November 2022 BITS PILANI
Dubai
2 Chess, Badminton 21nd November 2022
3 Badminton, Table Tennis (Boys & Girls) 22rd November 2022
4 Basketball, Table Tennis 23th November 2022
5 Football, Basketball, Table Tennis 24th November 2022
6 Table Tennis 25th November 2022
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.

S.N

Activity

Date

Venue

1 Soccer Tournament 31st November– 4th December AURAK
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.

S.N

Activity

Date

Venue

1Female Basketball Tournament 21st November 2022.UOS Women’s Sports Complex
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.

S.N

Activity

Date

Venue

1Female Badminton Tournament 24th November 2022.UOS Women’s Sports Complex
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.

S.N

Activity

Date

Venue

1Male Football Tournament 13th & 14th March 2023.University of Stirling, RAK Campus
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:

S.N

Activity

Date

Venue

1 Volleyball Boys, TT Girls 27th February 2023 GMU - Ajman
2 Basketball Boys, Badminton Girls 28th February 2023 GMU - Ajman
3 Volleyball Girls 1st March 2023 GMU - Ajman
4 Basketball Girls 2nd March 2023 GMU - Ajman
5 Volleyball Girls, Badminton Girls 3rd March 2023 GMU - Ajman
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.