Birzeit team wins top spot in women’s collegiate basketball league held on campus

A team of Birzeit University students has claimed the top place in the women’s collegiate basketball league competition, held on the university’s campus on Monday, April 8, 2019. 
 
The league featured teams from Birzeit University, the Palestine Technical University − Kadoorie, Al-Quds University, the Arab American University, and Bethlehem University who competed in a series of rounds to claim the top place in the league − organized by the Palestinian Collegiate Sports Association − and vied for the attention of scouts from the Palestinian Basketball Federation. 

Ahmad Abu Khadija, the sports coordinator at the Deanship of Student Affairs at Birzeit University, commended that this tournament gives promising athletes the opportunity to hone their skills while competing with local peers and enables them to connect with representatives of professional clubs in Palestine.