BSME U13 Games
23 - 25 January 2020 | Dubai
Please see the tabs below for further information about this year's event.
Please note that only BSME member schools are able to participate in BSME Student events.
Teams
Al Yasmina Academy
BISAD
Brighton College Abu Dhabi
BRITISH INTERNATIONAL SCHOOL CAIRO
British International School Riyadh
British School Muscat
Cairo English School
Cranleigh Abu Dhabi
Horizon International School
Jeddah Prep & Grammar School
Kings' School Al Barsha
NCBIS New Cairo British International School
New English School, Kuwait
Safa Community School
Scholars International Academy
St Christopher's Senior
The British International School of Jeddah
The British School of Bahrain
The British School of Kuwait
The English School, Kuwait
Schedule
U13 Games 2020 Schedules
Thursday 23rd January
08.30 - Opening Ceremony
09.30 - Start of Athletics Events - Dubai Sports City (Boys - track, Girls - field)
12.00 - Change-over (Girls - track, Boys - field)
14.40 - Athletics Finals
16.00 - Awards
16.30 - Return to Team Hotels
Friday 24th January
08.30 - Start of Boys Volleyball Matches - Jumeira Baccalaureate School
09.00 - Start of Girls Football Matches - GEMS Wellington Academy, Al Khail
12.40 - Girls Football Knockout Games
13.10 - Boys Volleyball Knockout Games
15.30 - Girls Football Awards & Return to Hotels
16.30 - Boys Volleyball Awards & Return to Hotels
Saturday 25th January
09.00 - Start of Boys Football Matches - GEMS Wellington Academy, Al Khail
09.00 - Start of Girls Netball Matches - Kings School Al Barsha
12.40 - Knockout Games Begin
16.00 - Conclusion of Sports Events
16.00 - Overseas Teams Return to Hotels
18.00 - Gala Dinner & Awards Ceremony - Dubai Sports City
20.30 - Conclusion of BSME U13 Games 2020
*Please note these times are a guideline & may be subject to change*
Venue
Thursday 23rd January - Track & Field Athletics @ Dubai Sports City
Friday 24th January - Boys’ Volleyball @ Jumeira Baccalaureate School
Girls’ Football @ GEMS Wellington Academy, Al Khail
Saturday 25th January - Boys’ Football @ GEMS Wellington Academy, Al Khail
Girls’ Netball @ Kings School Al Barsha
Rules: BSME Games Handbook
Results
| School | Overall Position |
| St Christopher's Senior | 1st |
| Brighton College Abu Dhabi | 2nd |
| The English School, Kuwait | 3rd |
| British School Muscat | 4th |
| BISAD | 5th |
| Kings' School Al Barsha | 6th |
| BISC | 7th |
| Al Yasmina Academy | 8th |
| Cranleigh Abu Dhabi | 9th |
| The British International School of Jeddah | 10th |
| New English School, Kuwait | 11th |
| Scholars International Academy | 12th |
| Safa Community School | 13th |
| Horizon International School | 14th |
| NCBIS | 15th |
| British International School Riyadh | 16th |
| The British School of Bahrain | 17th |
| Jeddah Prep & Grammar School | 18th |
| The British School of Kuwait | 19th |
| Cairo English School | 20th |
A full list of the overall points results can be found here.
The athletics results can be found here.
Post Games
No matter what the tally on the leaderboard showed, students from all schools marked the end of an exciting BSME tournament together at the gala dinner held on the Saturday evening.
Sharing a meal at Dubai Sports City, students also shared stories of the past three days as the event came to an end at the same venue it started.
Every person who participated across athletics, football, volleyball and netball received a medal, while some notable individual performers and teams received some deserved time in the spotlight.
Three days of hard work saw the overall champion named as St Christopher’s Bahrain following some sensational efforts including both of St Christopher’s football teams hoisting up the championship trophy in a display of football dominance from the team in red.
Brighton College Abu Dhabi was applauded for its durable performance in the netball. Although exhausted the girls hung on to win the title in double extra time.
The English School Kuwait boys added a little more weight to its luggage allowance when it received the glittery winner’s trophy having experienced ultimate success in volleyball on Friday.
With so many events in the athletics British School Muscat was the most consistent and claimed the trophy as the winning school.
When St Christopher’s collected its winning trophy at the dinner, opposition schools on the sporting field chanted in support of the winning team.
This great display of unity was acknowledged across the competition with sportsmanship awards and British International School Riyadh recognised with the overall fair play award.
Although every individual needs team support, those that rose to the challenge of the under-13 Games took home another trophy.
The most valuable players of each competition were given a round of applause and awards were handed out to these young stars as follows:
Athlete of the day (boys):British International School Cairo’s - Mohammed Mustafa
Athlete of the day (girls): New English School Kuwait’s - Nunu
Football (boys): British International School Abu Dhabi’s - Max
Football (girls): St Christopher’s School Bahrain’s - Hana
Netball: Cranleigh Abu Dhabi’s - Lucy Greenhill
Volleyball: Al Yasmina Academy’s - Gadiel
*Article from Media Partner - Gulf Youth Sport*
Photos of the games can be found here.