With the participation of 223 male and female players representing 40 countries

Dubai Creek hosts the opening of the Arch and Arrow World Cup for People of Determination today

Part of the preparations for the national team in preparation for the tournament.

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Dubai Club for People of Determination has completed its preparations for the opening of the World Arch and Arrow Championship for People of Determination "Dubai 2022", today, under the patronage of His Highness Sheikh Mansour bin Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum, Chairman of the Dubai Sports Council.

The tournament will open in the Al-Seef heritage area on the banks of the Dubai Creek, which mixes the past and the present, with the participation of 223 male and female players from 40 countries, while the World Cup competitions will be held at the club's main stadium and continue until next Sunday.

The pioneers of the delegations participating in the “Dubai World Cup” began to arrive in the country, respectively, while some teams opted to arrive early to set up a preparatory camp in Dubai, in order to challenge this important global event, while the UAE national team represents three players, Muhammad Al Shehhi, Ghulam Khurshid, and Habib Al Balushi. , who tested their readiness for the championship through their closed camp that was held in Sharjah.

The Secretary-General of the Dubai Sports Council, Saeed Hareb, said that the patronage of His Highness Sheikh Mansour bin Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum, the World Championships for the Bow and Arrow for People of Determination, confirms the rational leadership's support for the category of people of determination and their empowerment in all fields, including sports, and enhances the country's position in hosting Major international tournaments for this important category in society.

He continued: "We have national competencies that lead the Dubai Club for People of Determination, not to develop and organize the sports of people of determination in the country, but in organizing and attracting major international championships, and everyone still remembers the great success of the grand version within the world athletics championships for people of determination that were held in Dubai in 2019." And other international tournaments in various sports offered by the Fazza International Championships and the various world championships, and therefore we are confident that the current version of the World Arch and Arrow Championship for People of Determination will be the most successful ever in this Paralympic sport.”

For his part, the Chairman of the Higher Organizing Committee and Chairman of the Dubai Club for People of Determination, Thani Jumaa Al Raqqad, confirmed that the “Dubai World Cup” is the start of a new era, coinciding with the “New Fifty”, where the champions of “People of Determination” come from countries of the world in order to compete in the Emirates and Dubai.

He said: "We accepted this challenge, as usual, to confirm our global position and our knowledge of our capabilities, which everyone praised through the global events that we organized during the last period, and we created an environment that incubated the heroes of people of determination, in a distinguished preparation in all fields, in order to raise their technical levels with the solidarity of different work teams and volunteers. And the sponsors, who affirmed their adherence to the “strategic partnership” with the Dubai Club for People of Determination, so that all the goals for which it was set up are achieved.

For his part, the Director of the World Cup and Executive Director of the Dubai Club for People of Determination, Majid Al-Osaimi, confirmed that the most important feature of the “Dubai World Cup” is the return of the “People of Determination” sport to its full extent, as the number exceeded expectations, and exceeded the previous version that was held in Beijing in 2017 before "Pandemic", stressing that the UAE has created the ideal climate in accordance with the highest precautionary standards and necessary health protocols.

• The UAE national team is represented by three players: Mohammed Al Shehhi, Ghulam Khurshid, and Habib Al Balushi.

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