Neither how much nor how

SME-By/ Ali Al-Basha
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If it weren’t for Tunisia’s presence in the current Arab Championship held in Bahrain, we would have called it the West Asian Championship, but the presence of the Tunisians made it an Arab Championship, and where two powers were absent, namely Egypt and Algeria, they could have given it technical strength with their long and historical experience as they are the most successful in winning the title, and technical strength with the elite players they include who are giants at the level of the game. Therefore, it is natural that the matches will be affected technically and popularly: because volleyball fans in the Kingdom are connoisseurs of the art of the game, so it is no wonder if I say that some of our league matches are stronger and more popular than those we witnessed in the first two days, and the Arab Federation, headed by Brother Sheikh Ali bin Mohammed, must set standards that help the participation of the strong elite and clubs.
Such tournaments should not be organized just for the sake of organization and filling the calendar of the Federation’s activities in its current session or any other, but a tournament bearing the name of the Arabs should be better in quality and quantity than one bearing the name of one of its major tournaments, even if it requires granting privileges that entice strong teams to participate in it to help advance it technically and popularly.
I believe that the Arab Federation should come out with strong decisions in terms of advancing its tournaments technically and making the fans of the game in any country that hosts it eager to attend and watch; because any tournament without an audience will inevitably lack enthusiasm and excitement, and will be a foregone conclusion. Running the tournaments must be preceded by studies that help benefit the Arab Federation and develop them.
There is no doubt that the currently participating teams hope for the presence of the strong ones; because without them they will not develop technically; otherwise they will remain in a vicious circle, as the Arab stars did not form their stardom except through Arab tournaments in which they participated. Perhaps one of the temptations of the participation of the (strong ones) is that the reward for the champions will entice their federations to participate, and the burden is not only on the federation of the (headquarters) country.
It remains here for me to salute the Arab Union’s gesture in holding the Content Industry Forum, led by Muhannad Al-Naimi, on the sidelines of the tournament, in which many Arab media professionals are participating in cooperation with the International Sports Media Club. This is a development in the Arab Union’s agenda through the tournament, through which it seeks to remove stagnation from these Arab meetings and diversify their benefits for those interested.