British Hanske topped the women's category
Butti Al-Nuaimi ... the champion of the first snow race in the Middle East
Buti Al-Naimi and Britain's Hansek during the competition yesterday. From the source
Citizen Butti Al-Nuaimi won the men's competitions in the first snow running race in the Middle East region, which was organized by the Dubai Sports Council and Majid Al Futtaim Company, and its competitions were hosted by the Ski Dubai Hall at Mall of the Emirates within the activities of the Dubai Snow Sports Week.
Butti Al-Nuaimi won first place in the race that was held yesterday morning after finishing the run in a time of 17:36 minutes, followed by Mohsen Al Ali, who finished the race in a time of 17:42 minutes, and British George Crowe finished third after finishing the race. With a time of 17:50 minutes. In the women's category, British Pia Hanske won first place after finishing the race in a time of 21:46 minutes, followed by Finnish Marjana Raki who finished the race in a time of 24:04 minutes, and Georgian Diana Jogi Tedz finished third after finishing the race in A time of 27:10 minutes. The Secretary-General of the Dubai Council Saeed Hareb, Assistant Secretary-General Nasser Aman Al Rahma, and Mohammed Al-Atri, Director of Majid Al Futtaim International Skating Company, attended the race, which started at 6:30 in the morning in a cold atmosphere, as its temperature reached four degrees below zero, during which the contestants enjoyed Of 46 different nationalities with a unique experience that they had never experienced before, especially with running on snow during the summer season, and all participants adhered to the precautionary measures and protocols established by the Dubai Council, in order to preserve the safety of the contestants.
Women accounted for 50% of the participants, and among the participants was Nick Watson and his son Ryo, known as the (Angel Wolf) team, said Nick, who carried his 17-year-old son on his back throughout the race: “This race is a real challenge even though I have come. From cold Britain, I have lived here in Dubai for 22 years, but I have never had such an experience before, so I thank the Dubai Council for organizing this unique and wonderful event. ” The contestants were divided into three groups, and in each group, all five participants from each group were allowed to run in a separate regiment, in order to achieve physical distancing, and the Dubai Sports Council had prepared all the equipment, and set protocols from the beginning of the participants entering the car parks and in the places to wear clothes And on the racetrack, even after the end of the race and receiving medals. The race extended to a distance of three kilometers, during which the contestants ran a one-kilometer track on three laps in the snow, and at the end of the race each participant received a medal for finishing his own race, and the winners of the first places in the race will be honored at 6 pm today, Saturday 15 August.
- the competition was held at (Ski Dubai) Mall of the Emirates.
A British participant in the race, carrying his son on his back.