JEDDAH — The International Indian School Jeddah (IISJ) Alumni Association, under the patronage of IISJ, organized a two-day sports meet for its male and female alumni here recently. The event, named IISJAAympics 2014, was the first of its kind planned by IISJAA executive committee. In all 160 alumni — 104 male and 56 female — participated in various games and track events. Among the games were: badminton and table tennis, while the track events included 100m, 200m, 400m and 800m races along with long jump and shot put. While the male events were conducted at IISJ boys' section, the female events ran at the girls' section. Marvel Realty, a real estate promoting company based in India, sponsored the event. Blueberry Concepts and Designs was the co-sponsor. The alumni of IISJ own both the companies. The IISJ physical education teachers helped the organizing committee with the logistics, judging and formatting the activities. Ghouse Mohiuddin, Head of Department of Sports at the boys' section and Mrs. Ranjeet Kaur, HoD Sports at the girls' section, played vital roles. Sports instructors Vijender, Nadeem Farouqi, Imran and Mrs. Panth were instrumental in referring and managing the events. The closing ceremony was held on the last day of the events at the auditorium of IISJ Boys School. IISJAA president Asim Zeeshan welcomed the guests, participants and winners of the events. Syed Masood Ahmed, Principal of IISJ, was nostalgic in his speech. The chairman of the IISJ Managing Committee, Dr. Haroon Rasheed, was the chief guest on the occasion. IISJAA coordinator and Head Master Open School C.P. Joy congratulated the participants for their enthusiasm. Mrs. Farah Masood, Vice Principal of the girls' section, received a warm welcome. Her motherly affection is still fresh among her former students. IISJAA Gen. Sec. Fareed Sardar Khan conducted the proceedings of the closing ceremony. IISJ was established in 1969 as the first community school for Indians residing in the region. IISJAA committee encourages more alumni to register themselves on the school website http://www.iisjed.com/Alumni.aspx. Male Winners (Event, winner, 1st runner-up, 2nd runner-up) 100m (Under-24) — Imad Nasir, Atif Mazhar and Ala Mazhar, Mohammed Aslam Quraishi. 100m (25-30) — Mir Shebaz Ali, Fayhan Malik, Waleed Nasir. 100m (Over 30) — Fahad Abdul Basith, Atif Khan, Saif Siddiqui. 100m (Over-35) — Mohammed Samilullah, Yasir Kazi, Khalid Mansoor. 200m (Under-24) — Imad Nasir, Atif Mazha, Ala Mazhar. 200m (25-30) — Ayman Khalid, Fayhan Mali, Mir Shabaz Ali. 200m (Over-30) — Mohammed Ameen Uz Zaman, Syed Qaderi, Said Siddiq. 400m (Under-24) — Imad Nasir, Atif Mazha, Hassan Mohiuddin and Talha Khan. 400m (25-30) — Mir Shebaz Ali, Faisal Bin Mehfooz, Aijaz Siddiqui. 400m (Over-30) — Fahad Abdul Basith, Yasir Kazi, Shahbaz Shoaib. 800m (Under-24) — Sunbul Ashraf, Ala Mazhar, Atif Mazhar. 800m (Over-25) — Waleed Nasir, Mir Shahbaz Ali, Syed Asim. 800m (Over-30) — Nazeer Farooqui, Fahad Abdul Basith, Mohammed Baleegh. Shot put (Under-24) — Osama Irfa, Hasan Mohammed Shareef, Hashim Abdul Lateef. Shot put (25-30) Waleed Shamlan, Ayman Khalid, Kamran Mehmood. Shot put (Over-30) — Ameen Uz Zaman, Fahad Toufeeq, Mohammed Al Mohammedi. Long jump (Under-24) — Imad Nasir, Assam Ahmed, Ala Mazhar. Long jump (25-30) — Fayhan Malik, Haitham Khalid, Fareed Ahmed. Long jump (Over-30) — Mohammed Ameen Uz Zaman, Mohammed Samiullah, Saif Siddiqui. Badminton — Abdul Ahad Hashmi, Mohsin Shareef, Sunbul Ashraf. Table tennis — Syed Ataullah, Abdul Ahad Hashmi, Rafhan Kazi. Female winners Track race (Under-28) — Safa Siraj, Zahra Mazhar, Saima Siddiqui. Track race (Over-28) — Beena Khateeb, Mehreen Fathima, Amtul Farooqui. Hurdles (Category 1 U-28) — Farheen Bafana, Saima Siddiqui, Zehra Mazhar. Hurdles (Category 1 Over-28) — Sabah Noureen, Ayesha Sameera, Amtul Farooqui. Hurdles (Category 2) — Sadia Baksh, Nishat Farooqui, Ayesha Sameera. Badminton — Mehreen Fathima, Sameena Khan, Sadaf Samar Khan. Table tennis — Sadaf Sahar Khan, Huda Abdul Samad, Sabah Siddiqui. Shot put — Shaista Baig, Nishat Farooqui, Amtul Farooqui. — SG
