ABOUT GST 2023
The Event
The SABIS® Global Sports Tournament (GST), formerly known as the SABIS® Regional Tournament, is a sports tournament that allows students across the SABIS® Network to showcase their athletic talent, team spirit, and true sportsmanship by competing in a series of sports challenges. Participating students have enthusiastically competed in 28 different categories in four sports: basketball, football, track & field, and swimming.
Hosting & Participating Schools
The 13th SABIS® Global Sports Tournament (GST) will be jointly hosted by two schools: The International School of Choueifat – Sharjah and The International School of Choueifat – Ajman. This edition will include a larger number of participating schools from around the network.
Dates
Competitions will take place on April 28, 29, and 30, 2023. The tournament will be held over three full days. Participating students and teams are expected to arrive in the U.A.E. on April 27 and depart on May 1 unless flights are available after 9:00 p.m. on April 30, 2023.
Sports and Disciplines
The tournament will include 4 sports disciplines, namely: Basketball, Football, Swimming, and Track & Field. Participating schools are expected to take part in all the sports disciplines and categories (gender and age group) as detailed in the table below, provided that the school caters to that age group and gender:
Sports Discipline | Categories | Number of Players | |||
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Gender | Age group | Players | Substitutes | Sub-Total | |
Basketball | Girls | Seniors | 5 | 5 | 10 |
Boys | Seniors | 5 | 5 | 10 | |
Football | Boys | U10 | 6 | 2 | 8 |
BOYS | U14 | 8 | 2 | 10 | |
Swimming | Girls | U12 | 2 | N/A | 2 |
GIRLS | U16 | 2 | N/A | 2 | |
Boys | U12 | 2 | N/A | 2 | |
BOYS | U16 | 2 | N/A | 2 | |
Track & Field | Girls | U12 | 2 | N/A | 2 |
GIRLS | U16 | 6 | N/A | 6 | |
Boys | U12 | 2 | N/A | 2 | |
BOYS | U16 | 6 | N/A | 6 | |
Girls Total | 22 | ||||
Boys Total | 40 | ||||
Grand Total | 62 |