Tunisian tennis player Anas Jaber has been selected as the Arab Sports Personality of the Year in 2022 for the Fatima bint Mubarak Emirates Women’s Sports Award, which has a total financial value of AED 1.7 million, or about $463,000, which has been divided into various categories. .
Jaber’s choice was made after she achieved exceptional results in 2022 and became the first Arab woman ever to finish second in the professional players classification and win the title of one of the thousand points tournament in Madrid in May before qualifying to the Wimbledon final and the American Championship.
Jaber said: “I am very happy and honored to receive this outstanding title and thank you to everyone who supports Arab women.”
Tokyo 2022 Olympic Bronze Winner Gianna Farouk of Egypt won Best Arab Athlete, Jiu-Jitsu Champion Shayma Al Kalbani won Best Emirati Athlete, Egyptian Ahmed Radwan won Best Paralympic Athlete and Egyptian Tennis Player Khana Ahmed Gouda won Best Athlete. among juniors.
Source: El Iktisad