Lebanese Alex Dermirdjian Clinches Third Spot in Belgium’s 24-hour race

After scoring a well deserved victory at Monza back in April, Alex Dermirdjian achieved a major milestone by clinching a third place in one of the world's toughest races, Belgium’s 24-hour race on the Spa-Francorchamps circuit. Photo Credits: Sportscode Images Spa is my all-time favorite track and is one of the most challenging race tracks in the world due to its fast, hilly and twisty nature, so you can imagine how tough and demanding it…

Alex Riachy Pulling 12-Ton Trucks with his Hair

I'm sure most of you have heard about Chamchoum. Well Alex Riachy is Chamcoum's son, he's well known for his superhuman stunts which include dragging trucks with his ponytail and breaking large rocks with his hands among other things. Alex was apparently taking part in some Brazilian show called Pânico na Band and managed to pull trucks weighing 12 tons with his ponytail. Someone should ask him what's his secret? Is it some secret shampoo…
Fun

Lebanese Joe Zgheib Unlucky Run at Ninja Warrior

7 years ago
I stumbled upon this video of a Lebanese Parkour athlete called Joe Zgheib who was taking part presumably in Ninja Warrior Arabia. Joe crossed all the obstacles quite easily and slipped just as he was ...
Events

Kickass Lebanese Wrestling Championship on Sunday 16th of July 2017

7 years ago
If you love wrestling, we have some pretty cool competitions that take place every summer in Lebanon. The ones I’ve heard of in the past years took place in Mayrouba, Saida, Jourit el Termoss and ...
Baladi

Michael Haddad Wants to Conquer the North Pole!

7 years ago
Michael Haddad is a paralyzed professional athlete who is breaking all barriers and accomplishing the unthinkable for a person who has lost control of 75% of his body. Michael is always off to a new ...
Critiques

Lebanon is Hosting The 2017 FIBA Asian Cup But No One’s Funding it?

7 years ago
Lebanon is supposedly hosting the 2017 FIBA Asian Cup from August 8 till August 20, which is less than a month away but the organizers are still struggling to acquire the necessary funds needed to ...
Baladi

Trail-runner Patrick Vaughan Sets new Record for the Lebanon Mountain Trail

7 years ago
The Lebanon Mountain Trail (LMT) is the longest hiking trail in Lebanon as it pretty much covers the whole country. It extends from Kobayat in the north of Lebanon to Marjaayoun in the south, a ...
Baladi

Two Lebanese MMA Fighters Made it To The 2017 MMA Asian Championships Finals!

7 years ago
Update [16/06/2017]: We won a gold! [Source] http://www.mmamena.net/Newsdet.aspx?id=189 Imad Howayek and Alexander Chaddad have secured medals for Lebanon at The 2017 MMA Asian Championships by qualifying to the finals. Howayek defeated a fighter from Kazakhstan ...
Automotive

The Story Behind Lebanon’s Harley Davidson Club: When Fighters Became Bikers

7 years ago
I just finished watching Al Jazeera’s 47-minute long report on Lebanon’s Harley-Davidson Club, and how it was founded by four bikers who all used to fight on different sides in the Lebanese civil war. George ...
Fun

We’re Having a Lebanese Arm Wrestling Championship on June 18

7 years ago
A Lebanese Arm Wrestling championship, the first of its kind in Lebanon (according to the organizers), will kick off on Sunday June 18th at Sassine Square in Achrafieh. This is not some competition between villages ...
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