Source & Credit: MKA-USA | MKAUSA.ORG
By MIST organizers | Edited by Ahmadiyya Times
Gaithersburg, MD- Muslim youth from around the world convened for two days for the 7th Annual Masroor International Sports Tournament (MIST) which started on April 4.
Named after His Holiness, Mirza Masroor Ahmad, the worldwide Head of the Ahmadiyya Muslim Community, MIST began as a small, largely local, Basketball tournament with about 50 participants in 2004.
What has now become an annual tradition once again did not disappoint. MKA Canada and MKA USA squared off in the basketball finals for the sixth consecutive year at the 2010 MIST.
With a gym full of spectators that included Naib Ameer USA, Naseem Mahdi, and Muavin Sadr Majlis Khuddam-ul-Ahmadiyya (MKA), Rahim Latif, the game had a special buzz surrounding it. What a game it was!
With time running down in the second half USA was able to culminate a rally, from a double-digit deficit, with a three pointer with 2 seconds left on the clock. The final score was 58-57 in a game that was as close as the score suggests.
Ahmad Malik of Northern Virginia claimed MVP honors with his outstanding performance (22 points) in the finals. His shot from the corner with just two ticks on the clock gave USA the lead as the last second heave from half court by Canada fell just short. What followed was pure exuberance from the spectators as fans rushed the court to congratulate the winners from MKA USA as well as the Canada team for their gritty performance.
“The mutual respect amongst the teams is what makes these tournaments so special,” said one of the spectators. “You always know it is going to be a hard fought game but in the end the brotherhood is evident no matter who wins or loses”.
Team Canada featured some young talent this year signifying they will be a major force in tournaments for years to come. Taha Mubasher led the way for Canada scoring 33 points on a vast array of offensive moves. Usman Jamil, the captain of the USA squad, was heard saying, “He has ice-water in his veins” when referring to Taha.
The game was one of many over the course of the weekend that featured young talent from across the country and even world. With teams, participating in basketball as well as soccer the MIST has become one of the renowned MKA tournaments in the world. With games like this, it is no wonder.
"Too bad, we have to wait another year for the next installment," says the MIST writeup at MKAUSA.Org.
The final Tournament results stood as following:
| Soccer | International Division Basketball | National Division Basketball |
| 1st Place- Holland | 1st Place - MKA USA East | 1st Place - Virginia |
| 2nd Place - Midwest/Miami |
2nd Place - Canada A
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2nd Place - East/North Jersey |
| MVP- Haji Kalil Sahibali (Holland) | MVP - Ahmad Malik (MKA USA East) | MVP- Qaiser Ahmed (Virginia) |
Read more here: MKA USA holds off MKA Canada in dramatic fashion
-- Edited by Ahmadiyya Times staff
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