Sporting Al Riyadi Beirut (Paperback, UK ed.)

Please note that the content of this book primarily consists of articles available from Wikipedia or other free sources online. Sporting Al Riyadi Beirut, also known as Riyadi Club and Sporting Club (Arabic: An-Nadi Al Riyadi Beirut ) is a Lebanese Basketball club based in Raouch, Beirut where both men's and women's tournaments are held every year. An amateur side also exists, where participants can sign up for classes and train for preparation to become professional basketball players. The club also holds chess, martial arts, dancing, and other tournaments. The club's foundation began in 1934 by Hussein Sejaan, Hassan Ladki, Fouad Zantout, Youssef Shaker, Mustafa Shaker, Zouheir Yatim, Helmi Chehab, and Wafic Nsouli at that time. In 1945, the Ministry of the Interior gave permission to "Riyadi Club in Beirut" to get involved in various sports in its location in Raouch . Some of these sports were basketball, volleyball, handball, tennis, and table tennis (Ping Pong).