Zahid Trading and Real Estate Company Limited (Zahid Trec), through its world-class brands Sportslook, LIFESTYLEZ and Rocawear is sponsoring the Ramadan Street Basketball Tournament. The Tournament is being held for the fifth year in a row in Jeddah with participation of 140 teams from Jeddah, Makkah and Taif. The tournament is supported by the Saudi Basketball Federation, which is chaired by HH Prince Talal bin Badr Al Saud, and supervised by the General Presidency of Youth Welfare. A selection of the most famous basketball players from local clubs will take part in the tournament, which is held at Iceland along Prince Sultan Street, and will continue for 12 days full of heat and excitement. The Street Basketball Tournament is becoming increasingly popular with the youth and sports fans, especially in that it offers great opportunities and prizes to sportsmen and attendants.
The first prize winner will get SR 10,000, while the second winner will get SR 5,000. More prizes will be presented by Zahid Trec and other sponsors. Through its famous brands, Sportslook, LIFESTYLEZ, Roca Wear and other youth and sports wear brands, Zahid Trec is known as one of the biggest supporters of sports events.
Mr. Ziad Al-Afif, Operations Manager at Zahid Trec commented by saying, "We are honored to take part in Street Basketball Tournament; an important Ramadan event. The tournament was a complete success during the last four years, and Zahid Trec strongly supports such events to promote sports among the youth."
Zahid TREC was formed in 1993 and expanded to become one of the fastest growing fashion retailers in the country representing world famous brands such as the Quiksilver, Gas Jeans, Ecko Unltd, Billabong and Akademiks. Zahid Trec also owns and operates a series of shopping malls including La Promenade I&II in Jeddah and other branches in Riyadh and Dammam. In addition to retail, the Company also has a landscaping division and a food and beverage division, which owns and operates La Promenade Café in LPCII.
