Al Shafar: It has become a model for multi-use facilities
"Hamdan Complex" ... a global destination for Olympic sports and 3 ISO certificates in the "first decade"
Al Shafar received the certificate of Occupational Safety and Health Management System (ISO 45001).
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Ahmed Al-Shafar: "Our primary goal is to achieve success, which guarantees increased events while rationalizing operational spending, and we succeeded in that."
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The Hamdan Sports Complex in Dubai celebrated its 10-year anniversary yesterday, during which it turned into a global icon for Olympic sports facilities.
The complex has become a main pillar in achieving the desired development of the sports sector, and a theater for the strongest competition in water sports, and many other sports, in addition to various activities.
In addition to the fact that this sports edifice is a fundamental pillar for the development of the sports sector in the country, it has also worked to attract major international sporting events, and has become a model in the successful management of sports facilities in a professional manner and an investment thought, evidenced by its obtaining of three ISO certificates.
A member of the Dubai Sports Council, Chairman of the complex, Ahmed Al Shafar, confirmed that the complex has become a model for modern multi-use sports facilities, pointing out that His Highness Sheikh Mansour bin Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum, Chairman of the Dubai Sports Council, held the complex’s board of directors responsible for achieving the goals. The large one for which it was built.
The ISO certificates for the complex are represented in the Quality Management System (ISO 9001), the Occupational Safety and Health Management System (ISO 45001), and the Environmental Management System (ISO 14001).
Al-Shawar received the ISO certificates from representatives of the International Organization for Standardization, after the organization conducted many visits and audits of operations and procedures, as the auditors visited all sections of the complex, and made sure that the procedures and processes that take place in it were matched with documented documents that are compatible with international standards.
Al-Shafar added, in a press statement: “Our primary goal is to achieve success that guarantees an increase in sporting events hosted by the complex while rationalizing operational spending, through the optimal investment of human resources and facilities, which is something that we have succeeded in achieving, as the complex’s statistics showed a growth in revenues with Decline in spending ».
The complex, inaugurated by His Highness Sheikh Hamdan bin Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum, Crown Prince of Dubai and Chairman of the Executive Council of the Emirate of Dubai, on the tenth of October 2010, is among the most important multi-use sports complexes in the world, as it was built to host the tenth World Championship competitions. Swimming - Dubai 2010, and many other local and international championships.
It was taken into account in its design and implementation to be suitable for hosting more than 10 other Olympic sports, such as: basketball, hand, volleyball, karate, fencing, tennis, boxing, and weightlifting, in addition to hosting four different water games, namely: swimming sports And multi-altitude diving, water polo and rhythmic swimming, as live diving activities have been included in the list of sports that are practiced in the complex.
The complex was inaugurated by hosting the World Swimming Championships from 15 to 19 December 2010, which is the first time that this tournament is held in an Arab and Middle Eastern country.
The complex can accommodate more than 15,000 seated spectators, and it also contains three main swimming pools, which are: a 50-meter main pool for holding competitions, a training pool, and a third swimming pool.
It consists of four floors, which include the operations and management offices and the committees organizing the events that will take place in it, and there are also observation rooms and a room for testing samples of stimulants, and with the aim of saving energy and preserving the environment, modern solar-powered means are used for outdoor lighting and pool water heating.
There are 12 VIP suites, and it also contains six main hospitality places and two restaurants, as well as a medical center, multiple changing rooms, and physical therapy for athletes, and the complex also includes parking spaces for 1588 cars.
The complex was provided with modern communication services, sufficient for more than 20 thousand spectators present inside it at the same time, and an electronic board with a total area of 50 square meters.
340 sporting events hosted by the complex over 10 years
During 10 years, Hamdan Complex hosted 340 different international sports and local events and events, including 92 international events, which varied between water sports, non-water sports, and non-sporting events.
And the number of international water championships, which were organized in the complex, to 58 events, including the International Swimming Federation championships, such as the Swimming World Cup.
A total of 16 international events for non-water sports are international, including the U-17 Basketball World Championship, the Asian Volleyball Championship, and other tournaments.
Numbers from the complex
■ The complex was inaugurated by hosting the World Swimming Championships in 2010, for the first time in an Arab country and the Middle East.
■ Designed to host various water sports, as well as other sports, such as basket, hand, plane, karate, tennis, and others.
■ It can accommodate 15 thousand spectators, along with 12 VIP suites, and contains three main swimming pools, in addition to other facilities.
It consists of four floors, and relies on modern and environmentally friendly means in operating and managing various facilities.
■ The complex includes six guest accommodations, and a huge electronic board, with an area of 50 square meters.
■ It has parking spaces that can accommodate 1588 cars.
■ Provided with modern communication services, sufficient for more than 20 thousand spectators at the same time.
Training headquarters for 44 academies
Since its opening 10 years ago, the complex has hosted the training of 44 local and international sports academies in seven sports, namely: swimming, diving, rhythmic swimming, badminton, fencing, and cycling, as it includes areas for training water sports and non-water sports, among them Fitness training hall.
Al-Rahma: In the last 5 years, the council reduced spending by 54% ... and raised revenues by 67%
Assistant Secretary-General of the Dubai Council, Vice President of the complex, Nasser Aman Al Rahma, said that the complex has become "a model to be emulated in the good use of resources, to achieve an increase in revenues, with reasonable spending, which motivates clubs and other sports institutions to make the best use of their halls and sports facilities, and we will continue." Working to improve results at a planned annual rate. ”
He said that in the past five years, 57% of the time it took to cover the water basin was saved to host sporting events, which contributed to enhancing the complex's ability to host a greater number of events annually, and spending was also reduced by 54%, with an increase in revenues by 67%. And the various events increased by 41%, while the year 2019 alone witnessed the hosting of 65 events, 13 of which were international and 52 local.
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