Earlier today, the President of Hadhramout University, Prof. Mohamed Saeed Khanbash, made the ceremonial opening move in the chess competition, officially inaugurating the University Colleges Sports Championship (Table Tennis and Chess) for male and female students. The championship is being held at Professor Ali Hood Ba’bad Hall in the Engineering Complex, under the gracious patronage and direct supervision of the University President.
The inauguration ceremony was attended by the Vice President of the University for Student Affairs, Prof. Salem Al-Oubaithani, the Director General of the Youth and Sports Office on the Hadhramout Coast, Mr. Hassan Al-Masjadi, as well as several stakeholders and sports enthusiasts from the governorate.
This championship is organized as part of the activities of the Fifteenth University Student Week for the year 2026 and is funded by the United Nations Population Fund (UNFPA). It is organized by Hadhramout University in partnership with the Youth Services Center–Hadhramout and the Youth Without Borders for Development Organization, in coordination with the Youth and Sports Office on the Hadhramout Coast. The championship will continue until April 23.
Eleven colleges from Hadhramout University are participating in the tournament, with each college represented by 12 male and female students, equally distributed between the two sports—Chess and Table Tennis (six participants per game, including both male and female players). The total number of participants has reached 132 students, who are currently competing at the championship venue.
The championship aims to promote sportsmanship and healthy competition among students, identify young talents in both mental and physical sports, and reinforce the university’s commitment to supporting extracurricular student activities.