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{{Short description|Sports award in the United Arab Emirates}}
{{Infobox award
| name= Mohammed Bin Rashid Al Maktoum Creative Sports Award
| current_awards= 2017 Mohammed Bin Rashid Al-Maktoum Creative Sports Award
| image= Mohammed_Bin_Rashid_Al_Maktoum_Creative_Sports_Award.jpg
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| caption= Logo of Mohammed Bin Rashid Al-Maktoum Creative Sports Award
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| sponsor= [[Emirates (airline)|Emirates]] <br> [[Dubai Sports|Dubai Sports Channel]] <br> [[Roads and Transport Authority (Dubai)|Dubai Roads and Transport Authority]]
| location= [[Dubai]]
| country= [[United Arab Emirates]] {{flagicon|UAE}}
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| year= 2009
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| website= {{URL|MBRawards.ae}}
| previous= [[2016 Mohammed Bin Rashid Al-Maktoum Creative Sports Award|2016]]
| main= [[2017 Mohammed Bin Rashid Al-Maktoum Creative Sports Award|2017]]
| next= [[2018 Mohammed Bin Rashid Al-Maktoum Creative Sports Award|2018]]
}}
The '''Mohammed Bin Rashid Al Maktoum Creative Sports Award''' honors individuals, teams and organizations who have made significant sporting contributions in the United Arab Emirates and globally. It is designed to celebrate and promote the best initiatives in projects or programmes in the sporting field, such as Tolerance, Knowledge Management, Empowering Communities and tackling global challenges like the [[COVID-19 pandemic]].
==History==
The Award, one of the [[Mohammed bin Rashid Global Initiatives]], was launched in 2009 and in 2021 offered Dhs7.5 million (US$2 million) in prize money.<ref name=":0">{{Cite web|title=MBR Creative Sports Award extends deadline for nominations|url=https://www.gulftoday.ae/sport/2021/04/07/mbr-creative-sports-award--extends-deadline-for-nominations|access-date=2021-05-17|website=www.gulftoday.ae}}</ref> The 11th edition of the Award was postponed in 2020 due to the COVID-19 pandemic.<ref>{{Cite web|date=2021|title=Mohammed Bin Rashid Al Maktoum Creative Sports Award pledge to empower women|url=https://www.insidethegames.biz/articles/1105153/creative-sports-award-womens-day|access-date=2021-05-17|website=www.insidethegames.biz}}</ref>
The 2021 award has been used to highlight the role of women in sports.<ref>{{Cite web|last=admin|date=2021-03-08|title=The Mohammed bin Rashid Award for Innovation in Sports continues efforts to empower women – UAE – News and reports|url=https://www.saudi24news.com/2021/03/the-mohammed-bin-rashid-award-for-innovation-in-sports-continues-efforts-to-empower-women-uae-news-and-reports.html|access-date=2021-05-17|website=Saudi 24 News|language=en-US}}</ref> Prominent Middle Eastern female winners of the award have included Moroccan Paralympian Najat El Garaa;<ref>{{Cite web|author=Staff Writer|date=2013-01-08|title=Najat El Garaa receives Sheikh Mohamad Bin Rashid Al Maktoum's Creative Sports Award|url=https://www.moroccoworldnews.com/2013/01/73094/najat-el-garaa-receives-sheikh-mohamad-bin-rashid-al-maktoums-creative-sports-award/|access-date=2021-05-17|website=Morocco World News|language=en-US}}</ref> Hayat bint Abdulaziz Al Khalifa, Member of the Supreme Council for Youth and Sports, Member of the Board of Directors of the Bahrain Olympic Committee, and Chairperson of the Bahraini Women’s Sports Committee and Reema bint Bandar bin Sultan bin Abdulaziz Al Saud, Ambassador of [[Saudi Arabia]] to the United States, who won the Arab Sports Personality of the Award in the 9th Edition.<ref>{{Cite web|date=2018-01-10|title=Princess Reema calls for Saudi women to head sports federations|url=https://english.alarabiya.net/sports/2018/01/10/Princess-Reema-wins-Dubai-award-calls-for-Saudi-women-to-head-sports-federations|access-date=2021-05-17|website=Al Arabiya English|language=en}}</ref> Female members of the Award's Board of Trustees have included Moroccan Olympic champion Nawal El Moutawakel, Dr Mona Al Bahar and Mona Bou Samra, the editor-in-chief of [[Al Bayan (newspaper)|Al Bayan]] newspaper.<ref>{{Cite web|last=KT|first=Team|title=MBR Creative Sports Award continues to empower women|url=https://www.khaleejtimes.com/sport/local/mbr-creative-sports-award-continues-to-empower-women|access-date=2021-05-17|website=Khaleej Times|language=en}}</ref>
The award maintains links with 204 National Olympic Committees, 178 Paralympic Committees, 33 international sports federations for summer Olympic sports and seven international sports federations for winter Olympic sports, as well as with 69 Arab national Olympic federations and committees, and 34 international federations recognized by the International Olympic Committee.<ref name=":0" /> The International category of the award is open to Summer Olympic International Federations.<ref>{{Cite web|date=2016-03-26|title=Creative Sports Awards|url=https://www.asoif.com/creative-sports-awards|access-date=2021-05-17|website=ASOIF|language=en}}</ref>
In 2018, a number of Egyptian athletes were awarded, including footballer [[Mohamed Salah|Mohammed Salah]].<ref>{{Cite web|date=2018-11-26|title=Mohamed Salah and other Egyptian athletes win MBR Creative Sports Awards|url=https://egyptindependent.com/mohamed-salah-and-other-egyptian-athletes-win-mbr-creative-sports-awards/|access-date=2021-05-17|website=Egypt Independent|language=en-US}}</ref> International sporting bodies receiving the award have included [[United World Wrestling|UWW]],<ref>{{Cite web|last=tim|title=United World Wrestling Wins MBR Creative Sports Award, $250k for Development Work|url=https://uww.org/article/united-world-wrestling-wins-mbr-creative-sports-award-250k-development-work|access-date=2021-05-17|website=United World Wrestling|language=English}}</ref> [[International Cricket Council|ICC]]<ref>{{Cite web|title=ICC receives MBR Creative Sports Award|url=https://www.icc-cricket.com/news/603566|access-date=2021-05-17|website=www.icc-cricket.com|language=en}}</ref> and [[FIFA]].<ref>{{Cite web|last=FIFA.com|title=Who We Are - News - FIFA wins Creative Sports Award in Dubai |url=https://www.fifa.com/who-we-are/news/fifa-wins-creative-sports-award-dubai-2257471|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210517104143/https://www.fifa.com/who-we-are/news/fifa-wins-creative-sports-award-dubai-2257471|url-status=dead|archive-date=May 17, 2021|access-date=2021-05-17|website=www.fifa.com|language=en-GB}}</ref>
==Board of trustees==
Following are the Board of Trustees for the award.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://gulftoday.ae/portal/202e3b7b-e5ac-423f-8330-9ec4fa31926f.aspx |title= Hamdan names board of trustees for MBR Award |date=8 February 2017|work=GulfToday.ae}}</ref>
{| class="wikitable"
|-
! Designation !! Name !! Country
|-
| Chairman || Mr. Mattar Mohammed Al-Tayer || {{UAE}}
|-
| Deputy Chairman || Khalid Ali Bin Zayed Al-Falasi || {{UAE}}
|-
|rowspan=5| Members || Dr. [[Hassan Moustafa]] || {{EGY}}
|-
| Dr. [[Mustapha Larfaoui]] || {{ALG}}
|-
| Dr. Khalifa Rashid Al-Shaali || {{UAE}}
|-
| Mr. Ahmed Mosaed Al-Osaimi || {{KSA}}
|-
| Ms. Muna Darwish Busamra || {{UAE}}
|-
| Secretary General || Ms. Moaza Saeed Al-Marri || {{UAE}}
|}
==Award Categories==
There are three main categories:
;Individual Sports Creativity
This award is given to Individuals such as players, coaches, [[Referee|referees]], and administrators who have accomplished creative sports achievements on the local, Arab, continental or international level.
;Group Sports Creativity
This award is given to sports groups which have achieved creative sports works on the local, Arab, continental or international level.
;Corporate Sports Creativity
This award is given to sports institutes which have achieved creative sports works and best initiatives on the local, Arab, continental or international level.
==Local Awards==
These awards are given to athletes, officials or organisations of [[United Arab Emirates]] only.
===Best Local Athlete===
{| class="wikitable"
|-
! Year !! Winner !! Sport
|-
| 2009 || Mr. Ahmed Sultan Al Ketbi || [[Equestrianism|Equestrian]]
|-
| 2010 || Mr. Yahya Mansour Al-Hammadi || [[Jujutsu]]
|-
|rowspan=2| 2011 || Mr. Nader Mujtahed Ali Bin Hindi || [[Water ski]]
|-
| Mr. [[Salem Saleh (chess player)|Salem Abdulrahman Mohamed Saleh]] || [[Chess]]
|-
| 2012 || Mr. [[Abdulla Sultan Hamad Masoud Al-Aryani]] || [[Shooting sports|Shooting]]
|-
| 2013 || ''None Awarded'' ||
|-
| 2014 || Mr. Faisal Fahad Ahmed Al-Koutby || [[Jujutsu]]
|-
| 2015 || Mr. [[Saif Bin Futtais]] || [[Shooting sport|Shooting]]
|-
| 2016 || ''None Awarded'' ||
|-
| 2017 || [[Omar Abdulrahman|Omar Abdulrahman Ahmed Al-Raaki Al-Amoodi]] || [[Soccer|Football]]
|}
===Best Local Referee===
{| class="wikitable"
|-
! Year !! Winner !! Sport
|-
| 2009 || ''None Awarded'' ||
|-
| 2010 || ''None Awarded'' ||
|-
|rowspan=2| 2011 || Mr. Omar Mohamed Zubaeer Al-Marzouqi || [[Handball]]
|-
| Mr. Mohammad Rashid Al-Nuaimi || [[Handball]]
|-
| 2012 || Mr. Hamed Mohammed Ahmed Al-Rousy || [[Volleyball]]
|-
| 2013 || Mr. Sultan Ali Mohammed Al-Taher || [[Chess]]
|-
|rowspan=2| 2014 || Mr. Mahdi Abdulrahim Abu El-Hassan || [[Chess]]
|-
| Mr. Yaqoub Ghabish || [[Basketball]]
|-
| 2015 || Mr. Mohammed Essa Al Adhab || [[Equestrianism|Equestrian]]
|-
| 2016 || Mr. Khamis Hassan Al-Shamsi || [[Futsal]]
|-
| 2017 || Mr. Ebrahim Yousef Khalaf Al-Mansoori || [[Soccer|Football]]
|}
===Best Local Coach===
{| class="wikitable"
|-
! Year !! Winner !! Sport
|-
| 2009 || [[Mahdi Ali]] || [[Soccer|Football]]
|-
| 2010 || ''None Awarded'' ||
|-
| 2011 || Abdullah Sweidan Said Bin Sweidan || [[Cycle sport|Cycling]]
|-
| 2012 || ''None Awarded'' ||
|-
| 2013 || ''None Awarded'' ||
|-
| 2014 || ''None Awarded'' ||
|-
| 2015 || ''None Awarded'' ||
|-
| 2016 || Mr. Ismail Mohammad Abdulrahman Al-Jeziri || [[Equestrianism|Equestrian]]
|-
| 2017 || Mr. Saeed Bin Suroor Al Khaldi ||
|}
===Best Local Team===
{| class="wikitable"
|-
! Year !! Winner !! Sport
|-
| 2009 || [[United Arab Emirates national under-20 football team|UAE Youth National Football Team]] || [[Soccer|Football]]
|-
| 2010 || [[UAE National Bowling Team]] || [[Bowling]]
|-
| 2011 || [[United Arab Emirates national football team|UAE National Football Team]] || [[Soccer|Football]]
|-
| 2012 || [[Al-Nasr Sports Cultural Club]] (Men's Table Tennis Team) || [[Table tennis]]
|-
| 2013 || [[Victory Team 3]] || [[Powerboating]]
|-
| 2014 || [[United Arab Emirates men's national handball team|UAE National Handball Team]] || [[Handball]]
|-
| 2015 || [[UAE National Disabled Shooting Team]] || [[Shooting sport|Shooting]]
|-
| 2016 || ''None Awarded'' ||
|-
| 2017 || ''None Awarded'' ||
|}
===Best Local Administrator===
{| class="wikitable"
|-
! Year !! Winner !! Sport
|-
| 2009 || [[Mohammed Ahmed Bin Sulayem]] || [[Auto race]]
|-
| 2010 || [[Ali Al-Badwawi|Ali Hamad Madhad Saif Al-Badwawi]] || [[Soccer|Football]]
|-
| 2011 || ''None Awarded'' ||
|-
| 2012 || ''None Awarded'' ||
|-
| 2013 || ''None Awarded'' ||
|-
| 2014 || Mr. [[Ahmad Al Kamali]] || [[Sport of athletics|Athletics]]
|-
| 2015 || Mr. [[Majid Abdulla Mushed Rashed]] || Paralympics
|-
| 2016 || Mr. [[Naser Mohamed Al-Tamimi]] || [[Judo]]
|-
| 2017 || ''None Awarded'' ||
|}
===Best Local Organisation===
{| class="wikitable"
|-
! Year !! Winner !! Sport
|-
|rowspan=2| 2009 || [[Sharjah Ladies Club]] ||
|-
| [[United Arab Emirates Athletics Federation]] || [[Sport of athletics|Athletics]]
|-
| 2010 || [[Al Ain Sports and Cultural Club]] || Different sports
|-
|rowspan=2| 2011 || [[UAE Taekwondo and Karate Federation]] || [[Taekwondo]] & [[Karate]]
|-
| [[Al-Theqa Disabled Club]] ||
|-
| 2012 || [[United Arab Emirates Wrestling, Judo, Jiu-Jitsu and Kickboxing Federation]] || Wrestling, Judo, Jiu-Jitsu, Kickboxing
|-
| 2013 || [[Mamemo Productions]] || [[Beach water polo]]
|-
| 2014 || ''None Awarded'' ||
|-
|rowspan=2| 2015 || [[SkyDive Dubai]] || Different sports
|-
| [[Abu Dhabi Falcons Club]] ||
|-
| 2016 || [[UAE Paralympic Committee]] || Paralympics
|-
| 2017 || [[UAE Jiu-Jitsu Federation]] || [[Jujutsu]]
|}
==Arab Awards==
These awards are given to the athletes of [[Arab]] countries.
===Best Arab Player===
{| class="wikitable"
|-
! Year !! Winner !! Country !! Sport
|-
| 2009 || Mr. [[Oussama Mellouli]] || {{TUN}} || [[Swimming (sport)|Swimming]]
|-
| 2010 || Mr. [[Ali Mohammed Al-Asi]] || {{JOR}} || [[Gymnastics]]
|-
| 2011 || Mr. [[Ibrahim Sabry]] || {{EGY}} || [[Archery]]
|-
| 2012 || Mr. [[Taoufik Makhloufi]] || {{ALG}} || [[Sport of athletics|Athletics]]
|-
| 2013 || Mr. [[Mutaz Essa Barshim]] || {{QAT}} || [[Sport of athletics|Athletics]]
|-
| 2014 || Mr. [[Ayanleh Souleiman]] || {{DJI}} || [[Sport of athletics|Athletics]]
|-
| 2015 || Mr. [[Ihab Abdelrahman]] || {{EGY}} || [[Sport of athletics|Athletics]]
|-
| 2016 || Mr. [[Ahmad Abughaush]] || {{JOR}} || [[Taekwondo]]
|-
| 2017 || Ms. [[Nour El Sherbini|Nour Atef Ahmed Zaki El Sherbini]] || {{EGY}} || [[Squash (sport)|Squash]]
|}
===Best Arab Coach===
{| class="wikitable"
|-
! Year !! Winner !! Country !! Sport
|-
| 2009 || Mr. [[Hassan Shehata]] || {{EGY}} || [[Soccer|Football]]
|-
| 2010 || Mr. [[Jama Aden|Jama Mohamed Aden]] || {{SOM}} || [[Sport of athletics|Athletics]]
|-
|colspan=4|Not awarded from 2011 to 2014
|-
| 2015 || Mr. [[Kheïreddine Madoui]] || {{ALG}} || [[Soccer|Football]]
|-
| 2016 || Mr. [[Ali Al Zahrani]] || {{KSA}} || [[Karate]]
|-
| 2017 || Mr. [[Faris Ali Ibrahim Al Assaf]] || {{JOR}} || [[Taekwondo]]
|}
===Best Arab Team===
{| class="wikitable"
|-
! Year !! Winner !! Country !! Sport
|-
| 2009 || [[Oman national football team|Oman National Football Team]] || {{OMA}} || [[Soccer|Football]]
|-
| 2010 || ''None Awarded'' ||  ||
|-
| 2011 || [[Egypt men's national youth handball team|Egypt National Youth Handball Team]] || {{EGY}} || [[Handball]]
|-
| 2012 || ''None Awarded'' || ||
|-
| 2013 || [[Al Ahly SC|Al Ahly SC (Football Team)]] || {{EGY}} || [[Soccer|Football]]
|-
| 2014 || [[Saudi Arabia Disabled Football Team]] || {{KSA}} || [[Soccer|Football]]
|-
| 2015 || ''None Awarded'' ||  ||
|-
| 2016 || [[Bahrain Royal Endurance Team]] || {{BHR}} || [[Equestrianism|Equestrian]]
|-
| 2017 || [[Iraq national under-17 football team|Iraq National U-16 Football Team]] || {{IRQ}} || [[Soccer|Football]]
|}
===Best Arab Organisation===
{| class="wikitable"
|-
! Year !! Winner !! Country !! Sport
|-
| 2009 || [[Tunisia National Center for Medicine and Sports Science ]] || {{TUN}} ||
|-
| 2010 || [[Sudan Athletics Association]] || {{SUD}} || [[Sport of athletics|Athletics]]
|-
| 2011 || [[Bahrain Olympic Committee]] || {{BHR}} ||
|-
| 2012 || [[Qatar Olympic Committee]] || {{QAT}} ||
|-
| 2013 || [[Sports Institute Pierre de Coubertin]] || {{TUN}} ||
|-
| 2014 || [[Fitness Time Corporation]] || {{KSA}} ||
|-
| 2015 || [[Egyptian Armed Forces|Sports Department of Egyptian Armed Forces]] || {{EGY}} ||
|-
| 2016 || [[Sheikha Althani for Underprivileged Children]] || {{EGY}} ||
|-
| 2017 || ''None Awarded'' ||  ||
|}
==Best International Organisation==
{| class="wikitable"
|-
! Year !! Winner !! Country !! Sport
|-
| ||align=center| ''Not awarded between 2009 – 2011'' || ||
|-
| 2012 || [[British Olympic Association]] || {{GBR}} ||
|-
| 2013 || [[Fédération Internationale de Football Association]] || {{SUI}} || [[Association football|Football]]
|-
| 2014 || [[International Hockey Federation]] || {{SUI}} || [[Field hockey|Hockey]]
|-
| 2015 || [[International Judo Federation]] || {{SUI}} || [[Judo]]
|-
|rowspan=2| 2016 || [[Badminton World Federation]] || {{MAS}} || [[Badminton]]
|-
| [[British Paralympic Association]] || {{GRB}} ||
|-
|rowspan=2| 2017 || [[Union Cycliste Internationale]] || {{SUI}} || [[Cycle sport|Cycling]]
|-
| [[International Cricket Council]] || {{UAE}} || [[Cricket]]
|}
==Other Awards==
===2009===
{| class="wikitable"
|-
! Award !! Winner !! Country
|-
| Sports Figure Contributed to the Enrichment of the Local Sports Movement Award || Sheikh [[Hazza bin Zayed bin Sultan Al Nahyan]] || {{UAE}}
|-
| Sports Figure Contributed to the Enrichment of the Arab Sports Movement Award || Sheikh [[Ahmed Al-Fahad Al-Ahmed Al-Sabah]] || {{KUW}}
|-
| Athlete Achieved Success within Major Humanitarian Challenges || Mr. [[Mohammed Khamis Khalaf]] || {{UAE}}
|-
| Athlete Achieved Outstanding Successes || Mr. [[Abubaker Kaki Khamis]] || {{SUD}}
|-
| An achievement based on sports values || [[Al-Wehdat SC]] || {{JOR}}
|-
| An outstanding media initiative promoting sports || Al Jamaheer Program team of [[Dubai Sports|Dubai Sports Channel]] || {{UAE}}
|}
===2010===
{| class="wikitable"
|-
! Award !! Winner !! Country
|-
| Sports figure contributed to the Enrichment of local sports movement || Sheikh [[Sultan bin Muhammad Al-Qasimi]] || {{UAE}}
|-
| Sports figure contributed to the Enrichment of Arab sports movement || Sheikh [[Mohammed bin Hamad bin Khalifa Al Thani]] || {{QAT}}
|-
| Sports figure contributed to the Enrichment of the Women Sports || Sheikha [[Naima Al-Jaber Al-Ahmad Al-Sabah]] || {{KUW}}
|-
| An organisation supports and promotes sports in the community || [[Egyptian Olympic Committee]] || {{EGY}}
|-
|rowspan=2| Successful program resulted in outstanding outcomes || [[Qatar Olympic Committee]] || {{QAT}}
|-
| [[Abu Dhabi Sports Council]] || {{UAE}}
|-
| Local junior athlete achieved tremendous success in the field of sports || Mr. [[Ahmed Khalil]] || {{UAE}}
|}
==References==
{{reflist}}
[[Category:2009 establishments in the United Arab Emirates]]
[[Category:Awards established in 2009]]
[[Category:Emirati awards]]
[[Category:Asian sports trophies and awards]]
[[Category:Annual events in the United Arab Emirates]]
[[Category:Sport in the United Arab Emirates]]