He stressed that the sixth edition aims to achieve a record number of participants
Al Zarouni: "Dubai Fitness Challenge" promoted the concept of "sports as a lifestyle"
Yaqoub Al Zarooni: “There are a lot of great events involved in the challenge.”
The Dubai Cycling Challenge takes place on Sunday.
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The Director of the "Dubai Fitness Challenge", Yaqoub Al Zarooni, confirmed that the sixth edition of the challenge witnessed a great turnout from the participants in the first days, after its launch on October 29, last, pointing out that the challenge reinforced the concept that "sports is a way of life", indicating that the initiative The pioneering initiative launched by His Highness Sheikh Hamdan bin Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum, Crown Prince of Dubai, in 2017, with the aim of making Dubai the most active city in the world, has become an exceptional annual event that everyone is waiting for in Dubai.
Al-Zarouni told "Emirates Today": "We aim to achieve a new record in the number of participants in the (Dubai Fitness Challenge)," noting that the increased demand for participation in the various events of the challenge demonstrates the great interest and desire of all participants to gain an exceptional opportunity to exercise. In an orderly and smooth manner, it helps them to adopt a healthy system, and they continue in the same special pattern throughout the year, not only during 30 days.
Al-Zarouni said that "there are many wonderful events included in the challenge, most notably (the Dubai Bicycle Challenge), sponsored by the (DB World) Group, in its third session next Sunday, as Sheikh Zayed Road turns into an open path for cycling, with the participation of thousands of people. Fans of this sport, who will have a unique experience of racing between the most prominent and famous landmarks on Sheikh Zayed Road and Downtown Dubai, the most important of which are the Museum of the Future, the Dubai Water Canal, and the Burj Khalifa.”
He continued, "The same applies to the (Dubai Running Challenge) on the 20th of this month, as these two events are an irreplaceable opportunity for the participants to witness the beauty of Dubai in an unprecedented way, which cannot be available to everyone, except in this way by setting running tracks and using bicycles on the street. Sheikh Zayed, and see the wonderful landmarks of Dubai up close.
He stressed that the interest includes all the activities included in the sixth edition, and said: “(DB World at Kite Beach Fitness Village) offers a number of fitness classes suitable for all physical abilities, including yoga, boxing, football, padel tennis, golf, and other exercises. Fitness, the main platform also offered a wide range of group exercises, with high-energy training sessions, while the (Aviv Row) area at the top of the (Aviev Tower), which consists of three floors, offered many rowing training sessions, which include full-body exercises, Focusing on the arms and legs.
He concluded his statements by saying: “The game of padel tennis was very popular at the (Emirates Airlines) padel tennis court, and a number of participants ran, climbed and jumped, in the (Aviv Ride) area, accompanied by enthusiastic rhythmic music, and the (Kids Fitness Arena) area recorded a large turnout of children. This makes the opportunity to participate in the challenge suitable for all different segments of society.”
6 million and 150 thousand people participated in the past five editions
Yaqoub Al Zarooni said: "The past five editions of the (Dubai Fitness Challenge) witnessed great participation," saying that "the total number of participants in all past editions reached six million and 150 thousand people."
He added: “The number of participants has witnessed an upward trend since the launch of the challenge, reaching 786,000 in the first edition (2017), one million participants in the second edition (2018), 1.1 million in 2019, and 1.5 million participants in the fourth edition ( 2020), while the number of participants who exceeded one million and 650 thousand last year (2021).
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