With the support of the Dubai Sports Council, the “Gulf for Good” Foundation will organize, on Friday, the charitable challenge of climbing the stairs with a height of 160 floors, equivalent to the height of the Burj Khalifa. Registration fees for this challenge will be donated to the charitable projects of the “Gulf for Good” Foundation worldwide , Which looks after more than 2,000 children worldwide.
A press release said: “The race begins at nine in the morning, as the contestants climb 2909 degrees in their homes, which is equivalent to an 830-meter height, and participation in the race is available for all nationalities and ages from anywhere in the world, and participants from the UAE, Britain, Malaysia, Ireland and South have registered to date Africa and Denmark.
The participants of the challenge are leading the world champion in climbing the stairs with the high towers Greta Beckett and Wai Cheng, and the companies, Renderer and Hidden Fitness, will also participate in the challenge as official sponsors of the event, and specialized experts from (Gulf Multisport) and (Infota) will track and monitor Contestants to measure the fastest contestants in climbing and not violating the rules ».
The race will be broadcast via the direct communication program Zoom, where the participants will participate in the "Gulf for Good" group to film their participation in the race, and at the beginning a few warm-up exercises will be carried out before the start of the race, then each contestant will set the "Strafa" program on their smart tracking devices Whether it is the phone or its watch to start the competition, the race continues until nine o'clock next Sunday morning, where all contestants must register their participation in the race before this time, and valuable prizes will be distributed to the winners of the race in the first three centers of men and women.
The event, which is licensed by the Department of Islamic Affairs and Charitable Activities in Dubai, aims to support children deprived of the poorest communities in Nepal, Uganda, Peru, Tanzania and Lebanon, by providing children with their daily needs of food, clean water, shelter, clothing, and education, especially after the situation in these countries is worsened. Because of the pandemic of «Covid-19» (Corona virus), the registration fee for the challenge will be 50 dirhams, paid through the Yalla Ata Charity portal www.yallagive.com , and then choosing charitable campaigns, and the challenge of climbing the virtual Burj Khalifa charity.
Enjoy the competition
Global champion Greta Beckett said: “Ramadan is the best time of the year to do charity work, and this challenge provides an opportunity to bring people together virtually to enjoy competition, challenge themselves, and at the same time help children in need of safety in their home countries, and although we are far apart, The event brings us together for this wonderful challenge, and I am very honored and happy to be part of it. ”
For his part, Wei Cheng said: “I want to support this charitable event, participate in climbing the virtual stairs and mixing with society, inspiring more young people to pursue their dream and work hard to achieve it, and not to adhere to environmental factors such as the (Covid-19) pandemic.”