53 international training camps in preparation for the Olympics and world championships

270 sports events in Dubai during the first half of this year

• The Omega Desert Classic golf tournament saw the participation of some of the world's best players.

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• The Hankook 24 Hours International Motor Race was held at the Dubai Autodrome, with the participation of 500 drivers.

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Dubai witnessed the organization of 270 international and local sports events with the support, supervision and cooperation of the Dubai Sports Council, during the period from January 1 to June 30 of this year, which were held in various regions of Dubai, as part of the various annual sports events agenda.

The Dubai Sports Council revealed the numbers and statistics of sports events during the first half of 2021, which varied between international championships, community events, women's sports events, conferences, exhibitions, and electronic and virtual events, within 55 different sports games.

In a statement yesterday, the council said that Dubai hosted 47 international sports events with the participation of more than 50,000 athletes of different nationalities and ages, while 151 local community events were held, in which 39,409 participants from all segments of society participated, and the list of events included 45 sports events dedicated to women. Only, 20 e-sports tournaments, and 7 events dedicated to conferences, exhibitions and awards, and Dubai hosted 53 training camps for international clubs and teams for team and individual games.

The sports events, which were organized or in cooperation with the council, were distributed to various regions of Dubai, most notably the Al Marmoom Reserve, which hosted 27 events, the Jumeirah area, which hosted 16 events, and the Hatta region, which hosted 4 sports events.

The 25th edition of the Dubai World Cup for Horses, which is organized by the Dubai Racing Club in Meydan on the last Saturday of March every year, topped the list of sporting events organized in the first half of this year and is world-renowned, and Godolphin achieved an unprecedented historical trilogy. By winning the most expensive cup in the world for the third time in a row, the events also included the 32nd edition of the Omega Desert Classic, which was held at the Emirates Golf Club, in which a group of the world's best players competed for financial prizes amounting to 3.25 million US dollars, in which the British Paul Casey won The 15th European Tour, which is held under the slogan “Race to Dubai.” The events also included the Dubai Duty Free Tennis Championships, which saw Russian Aslan Karatsev win the men’s title after defeating South African Lloyd Harris 6-3 6-2, and the Spanish title holder won Garbine Muguruza defeated Barbora Krezhikova 7-6, 6-3.

The Dubai Ironman Championship witnessed the participation of more than 1,000 male and female athletes from 86 countries from different continents of the world, including 790 participants who came from outside the country specifically to participate in the sixth edition of this international championship, which was held on Umm Suqeim Beach in Jumeirah Street and extended Her competitions took place on Al Qudra Street to the Al Marmoum Reserve, during which the Danish Daniel Bekegaard set a new record after winning first place, and the Swiss Daniela Reeve won the women's title for the third time.

Dubai also hosted the 13th edition of the Asian Boxing Championship for men and women Delhi - Dubai 2021, which was organized by the Asian and UAE Boxing Federations in cooperation with the Indian Boxing Federation and the Dubai Sports Council, in which 150 male and female boxers from 17 Asian countries participated, during which they fought 130 fights over 10 days to obtain 20 medals Gold, 20 silver and 38 bronze medals, and the finals of the World Esports Championship (PubG Mobile) were held in cooperation with the Dubai Sports Council at the Coca-Cola Arena in central Dubai, with the participation of 16 teams that included elite esports stars and PUBG heroes from around the world who competed for the title Tournament and prizes worth two million dollars.

Among the events held in Dubai were the Australian Open Tennis Qualifiers, which was held at the Dubai Duty Free Tennis Stadium, the Hankook 24 Hours International Car Race, which was held at the Dubai Autodrome with the participation of 500 drivers from around the world, and the Dubai Classic Fitness Show, which was held at the Dubai Center The World Trade Center with the participation of 550 athletes and models, and the prestigious Ultra Marathon, in which 225 runners participated.

The Dubai Sports Council organized the Dubai Women's Run Challenge, which was held in four stages in different tourist areas in Dubai, namely Dubai Safari Park, Palm Jumeirah, Dubai Light Park and Al Seef District. More than 1,200 runners participated in all stages of the race, where they collected the four medals, which were designed in an innovative way to form Together, a large medal bearing the name of Dubai with pictures of the four tourist areas, which are the most prominent tourist and sports family destinations in the Emirate of Dubai, which gave participants and followers a unique experience during which they enjoyed the most beautiful areas in the emirate and learned about the sites of tourist attractions, thus representing a challenge in support of the internal sports tourism sector.

Among the most prominent events that were held during the first half of the current world were the Nad Al Sheba Sports Tournament that was held during the month of Ramadan, and the Al Gaffal Race for 60 feet of local sailing ships in its 30th edition from Sir Bu Nair Island in the depth of the Arabian Gulf to the shores of Dubai. 106 ships, the events also included the men’s and women’s bicycle ladder race, the sixth stage of the Emirates International Cycling Tour, the DAMAC bicycle race, the Spinneys 92 bicycle challenge, in which more than 1,500 cyclists participate annually, and the 12th Fazza International Athletics Championship for People of Determination. Qualification for the Tokyo Olympics, in which 63 countries participated, and many other events held in various regions of Dubai.

• 50,000 participants in 47 international sports events held in Dubai during the first half of this year.

• 151 local community events, in which 39,409 participants from all segments of society participated.

• Al Marmoum Reserve hosted 27 events, the Jumeirah area 16 events, and Hatta attracted 4 sporting events.

• The Dubai World Cup for Horses topped the list of sporting events organized in the first half of the year.

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