Under the auspices of Hamdan bin Mohammed
Mansour bin Mohammed gives the launch badge for the "Dubai Desert Rally"
Mansour bin Mohammed gives the launch badge for the Dubai Desert Rally, in the presence of Mohammed bin Sulayem and Omar Al Futtaim.
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Under the patronage of His Highness Sheikh Hamdan bin Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum, Crown Prince of Dubai and Chairman of the Executive Council, His Highness Sheikh Mansour bin Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum, Chairman of the Dubai Sports Council, gave the official launch badge for the "Dubai Desert Rally" competitions (Dubai Baha International), Which is organized by the Emirates Motorsports Organization in cooperation with the Dubai Sports Council.
The great sporting event coincides with the UAE's celebrations of the 51st Union Day, as the racing competitions started yesterday, for the first time from the city center, specifically from the waterfront in Dubai Festival City, and its competitions will continue until Saturday, December 3, passing through the Al Qudra desert in Dubai.
42 cars and 43 motorcycles are participating in the Dubai Desert Rally, led by some of the best stars in the world of desert rallying from more than 30 countries around the world. They came to Dubai to compete in this unique event, which is characterized by the diversity of its terrain and the breadth of its competition. More than 180 countries around the world using the latest imaging and satellite broadcasting technologies.
The launch of the "Dubai Desert Rally" was attended by Mohammed Ahmed bin Sulayem, President of the International Automobile Federation "FIA", and Omar Abdullah Al-Futtaim, Vice Chairman and CEO of Al-Futtaim Group.
The Dubai Desert Rally is one of the most important races on the FIA’s annual agenda, and it is also the final round of the FIA Baja 2022 and FIM Baha 2022 championships, and represents an ideal opportunity to develop a generation A new group of competitors, as not only the winners, but also the highest-ranked ascendants of the International Automobile Federation “T4” and the leading motorcycle drivers in category (2), are also allowed to participate for free in the Abu Dhabi Desert Challenge 2023.
The (Dubai International Rally) is one of the most important international championships that Dubai hosts periodically in the context of the momentum of the active sports movement witnessed by the emirate throughout the year, attracting the most prominent stars and teams in the world in various sports, which enjoy wide international interest, whether in terms of participation or in terms of Followers.
It is noteworthy that the history of the Dubai International Rally dates back to 37 years ago, as it is considered the first and oldest car race in the region, and its name was changed in 2017 to bear the name (Dubai Desert Rally) after it joined the international (Baja) races for four-wheel-drive rally cars, and won the Its last edition, which was organized in 2019, saw Polish Jakob Przygonski winning his second title in the motor race, while South African resident in the UAE Aaron Mir won the title for the last edition of the motorcycle race.
The rally is organized by the Emirates Motorsports Organization, the administrative body that oversees more than 140 annual motorsports and motorcycles events in the UAE. The event is supported by the Dubai government and is open to all.
The rally includes the elite stars of the desert rally world from more than 30 countries.
The championship competitions are transmitted by satellite channels to more than 180 countries around the world.
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