
The ICS organization held its annual breakfast at the Lancaster Eden Bay Hotel in Beirut, in the presence of prominent sports figures, including the Commander of the Higher Center for Military Sports, Brigadier General Mikhail Moussa, the Director General of Sports and Scouting Facilities, Dr. Naji Hammoud, the former Director General, Muhammad Owaidat, and the President of the Mixed Martial Arts Federation, Ahmed Hazer, along with a number of club presidents, coaches and players.
The ceremony began with the Lebanese national anthem, followed by a welcoming address from the organization's director, Riad Al-Ratl, on behalf of its president, Walid Ajaj. In his speech, Ajaj reviewed the organization's achievements as it entered its fourth year and announced its sports program for the current year, which includes competitions in Saudi Arabia (June), Spain (May), and a championship in Tripoli. He also revealed the return of mixed martial arts to the organization's activities after a hiatus and emphasized the continued close cooperation with the Lebanese Army.
The ceremony included honoring Mohammed Owaidat, coach Wissam Abboud, and Player of the Year Azzam Rifi, in addition to signing cooperation agreements with the "Beirut Sports Festival" and the "Guardians of the City" and "Omran" associations.
Karim Al-Andari concluded the ceremony with a speech in which he confirmed that the "OMT Beirut Sports Festival" is the largest in the Middle East, with the participation of 21 sports federations and 247 companies, noting that half of the entrance fees were allocated to support athletes, and expressing his happiness at cooperating with "ICS" to organize mixed martial arts and kickboxing competitions within the festival's activities.
