He witnessed some of the matches of the first day of the "DB World Badel - Dubai 2022" World Championship.

Mansour bin Mohammed: Hamdan bin Mohammed's support and guidance for the padel sport enhances its growth and spread in the country

Mansour bin Mohammed during his presence on the first day of the tournament.

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His Highness Sheikh Mansour bin Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum, Chairman of the Dubai Sports Council, witnessed some of the matches of the first day of the “DB World Badel Championship - Dubai 2022”, which is hosted by the UAE under the patronage of His Highness Sheikh Hamdan bin Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum, Crown Prince of Dubai Chairman of the Executive Council, and organized by the UAE Padel Federation, in cooperation with the Dubai Sports Council and the Dubai Department of Economy and Tourism, and under the supervision of the International Federation of Padel.

His Highness Sheikh Mansour bin Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum welcomed the President of the International Padel Federation Luigi Carraro, and a number of heads of delegations, in the presence of the Secretary-General of the Dubai Sports Council Saeed Hareb, and members of the organizing committee of the championship, Vice-President of the UAE Padel Federation Khalifa Youssef Khoury, and Assistant Secretary-General Nasser Aman Al Rahma, Dubai Sports Council, Ahmed Al Khaja, Executive Director of the Dubai Festivals and Retail Establishment, and Hassan Al Mazrouei, Tournament Director.

The tournament will be held at the Dubai Duty Free Tennis Courts from October 31 to November 5, 2022, and includes 17 women's teams and 17 men's teams.

His Highness stressed that "hosting this important sporting event is an opportunity to spread and develop the padel sport in the country and the region, as well as an opportunity for the large audience who follow the tournament from more than 200 nationalities to enjoy the matches of this sport, which is witnessing rapid growth and spread in the UAE."

His Highness the President of the Dubai Sports Council praised the support and patronage of His Highness Sheikh Hamdan bin Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum, Crown Prince of Dubai and Chairman of the Executive Council, for sports in general, and for padel tennis in particular, which His Highness described as being at the forefront of the reasons for the spread of this sport on a large scale. He pointed out that hosting the tournament in Dubai is an opportunity to publicize globally the great progress witnessed by the sports sector in the UAE, as well as shed light on the efforts of the Emirates Federation of Padel headed by Sheikh Saeed bin Maktoum bin Juma Al Maktoum.

In addition, His Highness Sheikh Mansour bin Mohammed witnessed part of the match of the UAE men's national team against the Brazilian team in the third group matches of the tournament. His Highness also watched part of the competitions of the first day of the tournament, which included the match between the Argentine team and the Belgian team, as well as the matches of Spain against Uruguay. And France against Sweden, and Italy against the Netherlands, and His Highness wished the national team success in this tournament and others at the international level, and called on the players of the national team to make the most of this participation in terms of increasing their experience through the opportunity that the occasion provides for friction with the strongest international teams, and to get acquainted with the The latest cutting edge styles of the game.

His Highness the Chairman of the Dubai Sports Council praised the efforts of the Supreme Organizing Committee of the tournament, and the preparations that were made to host it for the first time in the country, as it reflects the quality of the organization and the excellence of the country’s readiness to host all sports tournaments of their diversity and sizes. Thousands of fans of different nationalities attend the most powerful tournament in the padel sport, watch their favorite stars and cheer for their teams.

Mansour bin Mohammed:

• “Hosting the World Championship in Dubai is an opportunity to spread and develop the padel sport in the country and the region.”

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