Belgrade: It has become a difficult number on the international scene

100 million dirhams in economic return for "International Fazaa for People of Determination" in 5 years

  • A part of the "International Hope Probe" competitions that concluded yesterday.

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  • Thani Balraqad: The Fazza International Championships are trusted by the federations and the Paralympic committees as a qualifying stage for the Olympic Games.

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The Chairman of the Supreme Organizing Committee for “Fazza International Championships” for People of Determination, Chairman of the Board of Directors of the Dubai Club for People of Determination, said on the second Friday of Sleep, that “The Fazza Championships, which yesterday celebrated the conclusion of the 12th edition of the Athletics Championships, which was called (Probes Al Amal) achieved an economic benefit To Dubai in five years between 2016 and 2020, with a number exceeding 100 million dirhams, and this excludes the figures for the current version.

Balqqad confirmed to Emirates Today: “Fazza championships have become a difficult number for years on the international arena, and they have the confidence of the Paralympic federations and committees as qualifying stations for the Olympic Games, which reflected positively on the economic impact of these tournaments between 2016 and 2020, as they contributed to the tourism activation with a number reaching 100 million 124 thousand and 179 dirhams.

"International Fazaa" is held annually with the support of the Dubai Sports Council, and it gives athletes qualifying points for the Olympic Games, making it a destination for athletes of determination from all over the world.

He continued: “Over five years, 4,943 people flocked to Dubai in the championship, and occupied 2,822 rooms throughout their stay in the tournaments, which achieved hotel revenues of 17 million and 867 thousand and 127 dirhams, in addition to 19 million and 912 thousand and 252 dirhams of airline tickets. (Emirates Airlines) on the lion's share of it by 67% ».

He continued: The other important aspect also is the rate of exchange of individuals during their participation before and during the tournaments, which reached 62 million 344 thousand and 800 dirhams, and these numbers are through a detailed and in-depth study of the movement of delegations and their exchange rates.

He pointed out that the current "International Probe of Hope" tournament contributed to occupying 4,017 nights, with total hotel revenues amounting to one million and 64 thousand and 505 dirhams as a result of the participating delegations' reservation of 398 rooms.

It was remarkable that the Uzbekistan team had been in Dubai since December 28, and Chile since January 12.

Balrqad said that these figures do not include the revenues of three international tournaments hosted by Dubai between 2016 and 2019, namely the Asia and Oceania Championship, then the Youth Paralympic World Championship and the 2019 World Cup, indicating that it contributed to the establishment of 4,300 individuals in Dubai hotels, with a total hotel revenue of 12 million And 270 thousand and 691 dirhams, in addition to 15 million dirhams of airline tickets (67% for Emirates Airlines).

Medal for "Emirates" in the "International Hope Probe"

The UAE national team raised the medal yield in the "International Fazza", which is held under the name of "The Hope Probe", to 11 colored medals, by five silver and six bronze, on which the curtain fell yesterday.

The Knights of Will yesterday added 3 new medals, one silver and two bronze.

Mohammed Al-Qayed won the silver in the 800-meter wheelchair track (T34), while the gold was returned to Tunisian Walid Kateila, and the bronze went to the Emirati Ahmed Nawad.

The national team player, Aisha Khalidi, was also crowned with a javelin bronze (F 33), and won the gold and the Moroccan record, Fawzia Al-Qasidi, and the silver by Algerian Asmahan Boudjara.

Kuwaiti Faisal Sorour won the shot put gold (F42).

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