2011 Arab Games Doha
Working with Auditoire France as English Announcer for Tennis
A New Experience. The 2011 Arab Games Doha
At the Doha 2011 Arab Games, the tennis event was held at Khalifa International Tennis and Squash Complex in Doha, Qatar from December 6th through December 16th. Our sport presentation team was assembled by the French Communication Agency Auditoire and consisted of specialists who had worked the Olympic Games over the past several decades.
It was a truly unique opportunity to see teams and players from Lebanon, Iraq, Egypt and Oman to Tunisia, Algeria and Morocco; not to mention, a once in a lifetime cultural experience.
Similar to the Olympic Games, Andy shared the microphone with an Arabic announcer, taking turns delivering player bios and ceremonial narration. Accustomed to sport presentation in the Western World, there were a few unforeseen challenges working in the Middle East…like remembering to mute all sound during calls to prayer.
With the ATP’s ExxonMobil Open and WTA’s Total Open, Doha has a world-class tennis facility at the Khalifa International Tennis and Squash Complex, so the setting was ideal for a full-scale, multi-national event. Malek Jaziri of Tunisia and Fatma Al Nabhani of Oman took Singles Gold, while the Kuwaiti men and Egyptian ladies won Gold in Doubles.
2011 Arab Games Doha. Tennis Sport Production Team
Doha 2011. An Audio Diary
Your Attention Please:
Some thoughts on airport voiceovers…
The Emir’s Motorcade:
What would my Motorcade look like?
A Haunting Voiceover:
The most sinister elevator in the world
An American Abroad:
Just a stereotypical American in the Middle East
Lessons Learned:
Three important things I’ve learned after a week in Doha
How to go broke:
Ask the hotel to do your laundry
Bridging cultural divides:
How to use the douchette
Feeling Inadequate:
The insular American experience
Qatar:
Enjoying the “local” cuisine
Masochism:
Traveling to Qatar from the Midwest
2011 Arab Games Doha Results
Men’s Singles
G – Malek Jaziri (TUN)
S – Abdullah Maqdas (KUW)
B – Anas Fattar (MAR)
B – Mehdi Ziadi (MAR)
Men’s Doubles
G – Mohammed Ghareeb and Abdullah Maqdas (KUW)
S – Ameur Ben Hassen and Malek Jaziri (TUN)
B – Anas Fattar and Mehdi Ziadi (MAR)
B – Omar Hedayet and Karim Mostafa (EGY)
Women’s Singles
G – Fatma Al Nabhani (OMA)
S – Nour Abbes (TUN)
B – Lina Bennani (MAR)
B – Nadi Lalami (MAR)
Women’s Doubles
G – Yasmeen Ebada and Ola Hammoud (EGY)
S – Fatyha Berjane and Nadia Lalami (MAR)
B – Nour Abbas and Ons Jabeur (TUN)
B – Sarah Al Balushi and Fatma Al Nabhani (OMA)
Men’s Team
G - Egypt:
Omar Hedayet
Sherif Hussein
Mohamed Mahmoud
Karim Mostafa
S - Kuwait:
Hasan Almousa
Ali Ghareeb
Mohammed Ghareeb
Abdullah Maqdas
B - Morocco:
Anas Fattar
Yassine Idmbark
Younès Rachidi
Mehdi Ziadi
B - UAE:
Omar Al Awadhi
Hamad Janahi
Women’s Team
G - Tunisia:
Nour Abbes
Sonia Dagou
Ons Jabeur
S - Egypt:
Yasmeen Ebada
Menatalla El Dahshan
Ola Hammoud
Magy Mikhail
B - Morocco:
Lina Bennani
Fatyha Berjane
Habiba Ifrakh
Nadia Lalami
B - Oman:
Sarah Al Balushi
Fatma Al Nabhani
Maliha Al Waidi
