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New championships for basketball and chess were organized by the Athletics Union in the University of Dohuk (UoD). The host of the competitions, UoD, had a fine performance as it came the first in basketball for the third time respectively, while Sallahaddin University came the second in this championship that was prepared for the universities of the northern part of Iraq.

Six teams from the universities of Dohuk, Sallahaddin, Koya, Mosul, Diyala and Alanbar, participated in the championship. The matches were played in the hall at the College of Physical Education under the supervision of the Iraqi Union for Universities Sports and the International Arbitration Committee.

In the first semester of basketball:

Sallahaddin's team beat Koya's team,
Koya's team beat Diyala's team,
Sallahaddin's team beat Diyala's team,


While in the second semester:
Dohuk's team beat Alanbar's team,
Mosul's team beat Alanbar's team,
Dohuk's team beat Mosul's team,

On the other hand, the chess championship was ended by Sallahaddin University coming the first, Koya the second while Dohuk coming the third. These championships as activities for the Iraqi universities in the northern part of Iraq lasted for one week.

Congratulation to all universities and athletes!