Hamdan Sports Complex ... is a fundamental pillar in achieving the desired development of the sports sector in the country
Hamdan Sports Complex is among the most important multi-use sports complexes. It was 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 10 years ago from this day on 10/10/2010.
The complex was constructed to host the tenth World Swimming Championships - Dubai 2010, and many other local and international championships. The design and implementation of the complex was taken into account to be suitable for hosting competitions for more than ten other Olympic sports such as basketball, hand, volleyball, karate, fencing, tennis, Boxing, weightlifting, etc., in addition to hosting four different water games, which are swimming, multi-altitude diving, water polo and rhythmic swimming. Live diving activities have also been included in the list of sports that are practiced in the complex.
Our sports sector in the country today celebrates the tenth anniversary of the opening of the "Hamdan Sports Complex", which has become a new jewel in the contract of modern sports facilities in the country and a fundamental pillar in achieving the desired development of the sports sector in it, as well as a forum for world athletes and a theater for the strongest competitions in water sports and many Olympic sports .
The complex was inaugurated by hosting the World Swimming Championships competitions during the period from 15 to 19 December 2010 with the participation of a group of international swimmers, and it is the first time that this tournament was held in an Arab and Middle Eastern country, and it won the admiration and praise of the International Swimming Federation, the participating athletes and international media thanks to the beauty and splendor Its design and implementation, with a capacity of more than 15,000 seated spectators, also contains three main swimming pools, which are: a 50-meter-long main swimming pool for holding competitions, a training pool and a third swimming pool.
The complex consists of four floors that include the offices of operations, management and committees organizing the events that will take place in it, and there are also observation rooms and a room for examining samples of stimulants, and in order to save energy and preserve the environment, modern solar-powered means are used for outdoor lighting and pool water heating.
The seats for the spectators were divided into two upper and lower floors, the lower tier contains 5,000 seats and the upper 10,000 seats, in addition to allocating 12 luxurious VIP suites, all overlooking the main pool of the pool, which enables guests to follow the competitions while they are in their suites, and the complex also contains 6 main hospitality places And two restaurants to provide all the comfort and enjoyment for the masses, in addition to a medical center and multiple rooms for changing clothes and physical therapy for athletes, and the complex also includes parking spaces that can accommodate 1588 cars.
The complex has also been provided with modern communications services sufficient for more than 20 thousand spectators present inside it at the same time, and an electronic panel with a total area of 50 square meters, 10 meters high and 6 meters wide, displaying all data and information to the masses such as time, points, results, etc.
The "Hamdan Sports Complex" includes a media center that contains the latest various means of technology, with an area of more than 500 square meters, accommodating more than 200 media professionals sitting on offices equipped with all their needs, as well as a spacious room for holding press conferences before and after the competitions.
The center has a high-speed internet service that can be used by 1000 media professionals at the same time in addition to a platform for journalists near the main basin equipped with all electronic services that allow media professionals to follow competitions and complete their messages without having to leave their place in the platform .. The complex also contains an external area to establish a village For public, entertainment, and souvenir sales area.
The work in the complex is led by a board of directors composed of national administrative competencies of recognized competence and has great experience in managing investment projects, setting financial policies and making use of the available resources. The board of directors includes: His Excellency Ahmed Muhammad Al Shafar, a member of the Dubai Sports Council as Chairman, and Nasser Aman Al Rahma, Assistant The Secretary-General of the Council as Vice-Chairman, and the members: Ali Muhammad Al-Mutawa, Muhammad Suleiman Al-Mulla, and Maher Abdul-Karim Julfar.
He is also the director of the complex, Abdullah Shahdad, who became the first Emirati to manage the complex, as he works to implement the directives of the Dubai Sports Council and the work policy set by the Board of Directors, which aims to enhance the status of the complex and attract more athletes and events along with rational spending through optimal investment Of resources.
The complex has obtained three ISO certificates in the integrated management system that combines the quality management system "ISO 9001", the management system of occupational safety and health "ISO 45001" and the "environmental management system" ISO 14001.
His Excellency Ahmed Al Shafar, Chairman of the Society’s Board of Directors, received the ISO certificates granted by the International Organization for Standardization to institutions and bodies that apply and adhere to quality standards, in the presence of Nasser Aman Al Rahma, Assistant Secretary-General of the Council, Vice Chairman of the Society’s Board of Directors, Abdullah Shahdhad, Director of the Society, and representatives of the International Organization in the Middle East region.
The International Organization for Standardization granted these certificates to the Hamdan Sports Complex after conducting many visits and auditing the 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 the documented documents that are compatible with international standards, and to ensure the development of work mechanisms and permanent commitment. With international quality standards to serve the sports movement in the country.
His Excellency Ahmed Al Shafar, Member of the Board of Directors of the Dubai Sports Council and Chairman of the Board of Directors of the Complex, affirmed that the Board of Directors is keen to have the level of confidence and responsibility assigned to them by His Highness Sheikh Mansour bin Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum, Chairman of the Dubai Sports Council, and the directives of His Highness that have become a platform for the Council, as well as the directives His Excellency Mattar Al Tayer, Vice Chairman of the Board, indicated that the Board of Directors is working to invest all opportunities and resources to achieve the maximum benefit from the complex, making it a model in the successful management of sports facilities in a professional manner and an investment idea.
For his part, Nasser Aman Al Rahma, Assistant Secretary-General of the Dubai Sports Council and Vice President of the complex expressed pride and pleasure in the existence of the complex, which over ten years of its life hosted hundreds of international and local championships and events in water games and various sports .. pointing out that the Hamdan Sports Complex is a pillar It is essential in developing our national sport and hosting major international sporting championships and events thanks to its engineering specifications, design and implementation in a manner that makes it a forum for champions in various sports and provides an opportunity for our athletes to compete with Asian and world champions and increase their experience and competitiveness.
Over the past years, the complex has achieved a great development in the field of operations, as 57% of the time it takes to cover the water basin has been saved in order to host various sporting events, which contributes to enhancing the complex's ability to host a greater number of events annually, and has also reduced spending by 54% during the last five years with an increase in revenues that amounted to 67% during the last five years during the sports season, as well as an increase in the number of events hosted by the complex designed to host various sports competitions in water sports and others, as the percentage increase in the number of events during the five years The last 41%, while the year 2019 alone witnessed the hosting of 65 events, 13 of them international and 52 local.
During the past 10 years, the complex hosted 340 different international and local events and events, as 92 international events were organized, which varied between water sports, non-water sports and non-sporting events, and the number of international water championships organized in the complex reached 58 activities, including the International Swimming Federation championships such as tournaments The Swimming World Cup, the World Diving Championships series, the World Water Polo Championships series, and the World Junior Championships. The Fazaa International Championships for free diving were also organized, and it also hosted the Special Olympics competitions organized by the UAE Special Olympics, and the tournaments organized by the Emirates Swimming Federation such as the Dubai International Championships Water Games, Gulf Championships, Arab Championships, and Asian Aquatics Championships.
The complex also hosted other international tournaments such as the Dubai Hamilton Aquatic Open Swimming Championships, the Federation Cup in the Middle East, the Asian Games for People of Determination, the International School Games Championship, the International Synchronous Swimming Championships, and the Middle East Swimming Championships organized by the British Schools Group.
And the School Olympiad finals.
The total of international non-water sports events hosted by the complex reached 16 international events, including the U-17 Basketball World Championship, the Asian Volleyball Championship, the Philippine Basketball League Marhalika Dubai 2019 with the participation of world star Manny Pacquiao, the International Tennis Premier League, and the World Championship finals series. Badminton, International Wrestling Championships, Asian Karate Championship, Asian Fencing Championship for Youth, Dubai International Cycling Tour, Mi Fit Conference for Fitness and Physical Health, and World Lifes Championship.
It also hosted 18 non-sporting events, including the International "The In" conference, the International Life Festival, the Land Rover sports car unveiling ceremony, the Nissan new car unveiling ceremony, the Think and Learn Festival, the international competition, the mental arithmetic system, and many other events.
The complex hosted 232 local events, which varied between water and non-water sport events, as well as 17 non-sporting events, including the Dubai Police’s celebration of achieving a record in the Guinness Book of Records.
Since its opening ten years ago, the complex has hosted the training of 44 local and international sports academies in 7 sports: swimming, diving, rhythmic swimming, badminton, fencing, and cycling, as it includes areas for training water sports and non-water sports, including a gymnasium.
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