WAEL ARAKJI: A New Era Of Lebanese Basketball | Sarde (after dinner) Podcast #83

Want to support our Sarde? check out our Patreon and supporting us! https://www.patreon.com/sardeafterdinner يحلّ وائل عرقجي، بطل كرة السلة اللبناني، أفضل لاعب في البطولة MVP، والفائز بلقب أفضل مسجل في بطولة آسيا ٢٠٢٢ ضيفًا على سردة. يتحدث مع ميديا عزوري ومعين جابر عن حسنات وسيئات قطاع الرياضة في لبنان والعالم العربي والتدخلات السياسية غير المرغوب بها وتوقعاته مع اقتراب بطولة العالم في كرة السلة. تحدثنا في هذه السردة عن: - تسليط الضوء على رياضة كرة السلة - رأيه عن أحداث بطولة آسيا ٢٠٢٢ - رسالة وائل الى السياسيين اللبنانيين - غياب الدعم الرسمي لقطاع الرياضة في لبنان - المنافسة العنيفة بين لبنان والأردن - عقلية البطل وأساليب التدريب للنجاح Lebanese Basketball Wonderkid, MVP & top scorer of the 2022 Asia Cup, Wael Arakji has a #sardeafterdinner with Médéa Azouri & Mouin Jaber to talk about all the ups and downs of the sport in the Arab World, unwanted political meddling and his expectation heading into the World Cup. In this Sarde, we spoke about the following: Bringing basketball back to the front stage Thoughts on the Asia Cup and the World Cup Wael’s message to all Lebanese politicians Making up for the shameful lack of governmental support The rivalry turned violent between Lebanon and Jordan Teams A champion’s mentality and training methods to Win Sarde (noun), [Sa-r-de]: A colloquial term used in the Middle East to describe the act of letting go & kicking off a stream of consciousness and a rambling narrative. The Sarde After Dinner Podcast is a free space based out of the heart of Beirut, Lebanon, where Médéa Azouri & Mouin Jaber discuss a wide range of topics (usually) held behind closed doors in an open and simple way with guests from all walks of life. SARDE EVERY SUNDAY with NEW EPISODES released WEEKLY! 9:00 PM 🇱🇧 🇯🇴 🇵🇸 🇸🇾 🇰🇼 🇶🇦 🇸🇦 🇧🇭 🇹🇷 🇮🇶 🇸🇳 🇨🇮 10:00 PM 🇦🇪 8:00 PM 🇫🇷 🇪🇬 🇱🇾 🇸🇩 🇩🇪 7:00 PM 🇬🇧 🇹🇳 🇩🇿 🇲🇦 2:00 PM 🇨🇦 EST 🇺🇸 11:00 AM 🇨🇦 PDT 🇺🇸 6:00 AM 🇦🇺 AEST Don't forget to like and subscribe to our channel for more episodes & clips! It makes a huge difference! https://bit.ly/3ytaWfA تابعوا سردة عبر يوتيوب، أنغامي، سبوتيفاي، أبل بودكاست وجوجل بودكاست Connect with Sarde | @sardeafterdinner https://www.instagram.com/sardeafterdinner https://www.facebook.com/sardeafterdinner https://twitter.com/sardeaftrdinner Connect with Medea https://www.instagram.com/medea.azouri https://www.facebook.com/medea.azouri Read Medea’s articles (French): https://www.lorientlejour.com/author/3232-medea-azouri Connect with Mouin https://www.instagram.com/mouin.jaber Connect with Wael https://www.instagram.com/waelarakji/ https://twitter.com/ArakjiWael Check out Robocom, the official Sponsor of the Lebanese Basketball Team: https://robocomvr.com/en/Home Listen to Sarde (after dinner) on: Spotify - https://spoti.fi/3nBjBGW Anghami - https://play.anghami.com/album/1014749034 Apple Podcasts - https://apple.co/3kE9MGn Google Podcasts - https://bit.ly/2I6ndjS #sardeafterdinner #WaelArakji #وائل_عرقجي #Basketball #AsiaCup2022 #MedeaAzouri #MouinJaber Created by Médéa Azouri & Mouin Jaber Executive Producer Rita Choueifati Edited by Dana Abdessamad Translated by Elodie Finestres Subtitling by Image Production House [0:00] Wael’s triumphant return to Lebanon after the Asia Cup [6:55] The impact of Lebanon’s victories against countries like China and New Zealand [10:59] The rivalry between Lebanon and Jordan [21:26] Review of the Finals Match against Australia and World Cup expectations [23:40] The dream of every Lebanese Basketball Player [27:52] Wael’s reply to the shameless and incompetent Lebanese Government [35:13] Wael’s experience at the Mavericks Summer League [41:12] Michael Jordan’s role in bringing Basketball to popular culture [44:39] The importance of separating sports, politics and religion [51:55] The respect Lebanese Basketball has earned in the Arab world [54:49] The role of a Basketball team captain [58:44] Don’t be afraid to aim high