Thursday 8 December 2022 – 8.21pm
DUBAI, 8th December, 2020 (WAM) — His Highness Sheikh Mansour bin Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum, Chairman of the Dubai Sports Council, said that the sports sector in the UAE is reaping the fruits of the wise leadership’s vision and approach in building the country and adopting excellence in the various sectors and in all qualitative initiatives and projects that are being carried out, aims to qualify national cadres according to the highest standards and to attract the best elements in the various disciplines.
His Highness also emphasized the continuation of holding more sporting events and tournaments consistent with the nature of development witnessed by the various regions of Dubai, and that sport features among the new initiatives taking place in Dubai, including “Countrysides and Wildlands” of Dubai adopted by His Highness Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum, Vice President, Prime Minister and Ruler of Dubai, “may God protect it”, as part of the comprehensive plan for its development, which includes 2,216 square kilometers of natural areas , with great prospects for development and growth.
His Highness said, “The sports sector continues to achieve further development in hosting and organizing major international sporting events and tournaments in various sports as well as training retreats for international squads and teams. Sports tourism also continues to achieve greater growth through the influx of visitors from different countries of the world to attend events and tournaments.” Great sports that take place throughout the year and support their favorite teams and teams.
This occurred during the fourth meeting of the Dubai Sports Council Board of Directors chaired by His Highness Sheikh Mansour bin Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum, and in the presence of His Excellency Matar Al Tayer, Vice Chairman of the Council, and members: Hala Youssef Badri , Sami Al Qamzi, Maryam Al Hammadi, Jamal Hamed Al Marri, Moza Al Marri and Saeed Hareb, Secretary General of the Council, and Nasser Aman Al Rahma, Deputy Secretary General of the Council.
His Highness, Chairman of the Dubai Sports Council, indicated that the influx of teams, sports teams, stars and world champions in various sports confirms the country’s ability to host and organize the biggest events and tournaments and its attractiveness for federations international sports organizations and clubs to organize and participate in tournaments, as well as creating training camps and international forums to develop the sport, thanks to which it has world-class infrastructure, sports and tourism facilities that receive the attention and visits of international sports stars to take advantage of the first-class quality services it provides.”
During the meeting, the most important international sporting events that will be organized in Dubai during the month of December were reviewed, namely the Dubai Football Super Cup, which will be held at the Al Nasr Club’s Al Maktoum Stadium, with the participation of the English club Liverpool and Arsenal, Italian Milan and French Lyon, and the World Tennis League with the participation of the top seeded men and the top seeded women in world tennis, and its competitions are held in the Coca-Cola Arena , the International Rhythmic Swimming Championship in the “Hamdan Sports Complex”, the 12th Fazza International Powerlifting Championship for People of Determination and the European Dragon Boat Cup with the participation of 2000 from different countries, so that these tournaments are an extension For the major tournaments and events that took place last November, including the World Paddle Championship, the largest of its kind in the history of the game, the 17th Dubai International Sports Conference and the 13th Dubai Globe Soccer Award, which attracted an audience large group of sports, training and management stars in the biggest football clubs and federations, which enjoyed a large international media following and audience, and the number of views of its activities exceeded 3.5 billion, of which 1.3 One billion views on the application “Tik Tok”.
His Highness Sheikh Mansour bin Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum emphasized the continuation of work to achieve further growth for the sports sector, especially in the field of organizing and hosting various international tournaments and training camps, and in the support the efforts of investors and organizers of major sporting events, who find in Dubai a large space to develop their business and achieve their sporting goals and establish leagues. And new sporting events in the field of sports industry, as Dubai includes world-class sporting facilities, beaches and open areas, as well as a flexible legislative system that enhances the success of this vital sector in achieving further development and growth.
During the fourth meeting, the reports of the Board committees were examined, namely: the Sports Development and Excellence Committee, the Football Club Development Committee and the Investment Committee, as well as what was achieved in the scope of the second session of the Hamdan bin Mohammed Initiative Medal for Educational Sports Schools, as the Dubai Sports Council seeks to do By awarding this medal to public and private schools in Dubai, it aims to improve schools’ interest in sports during the academic year in terms of sporting events and facilities within schools.
The meeting reviewed the novelties of the ninth session of the “Dubai Model for Sports Excellence” program, launched by the Dubai Sports Council several years ago with the aim of developing the working system in Dubai clubs according to the latest and most successful Practices in various fields Support at the 9th session for talent and youth in football clubs and societies was discussed, as well as their financial performance.
During the meeting, the Board of Directors also reviewed the collaborative relationships with the sports federations and institutions of the country and the world, and the ways to enhance them and support efforts for the development of the sports sector.
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Ahmed Al Botli
