RIYADH: The winners at the Riyadh 2024 Dodgeball Championship were crowned on Sunday.
The competition had contests in three categories — men, women and under-16s — and the champions were awarded their prizes by Abdulaziz Al-Hazani, executive director of the Saudi Dodgeball Federation.
The championship saw 25 teams of 215 players compete, who were challenging for a SR7,000 ($1,865) top prize of a SR45,000 prize pot.
In the men's competitions, the Samurai team won the gold medal, with the Dark team taking the silver medal, and the Shabab Club team claiming the bronze medal.
The Doggers team won the gold medal in the women's competitions, the Flame team took silver, and the Raging Fire team won the bronze medal.
The Saudi Dodgeball Federation is preparing to hold two other tournaments in September, with a tournament in Jeddah on Sept. 19 and another in Dammam on Sept. 26.