DUBAI: The 9th edition of the National Sports Day Initiative, which is set to be held Thursday, 7th March, under the slogan ‘The UAE brings us together’, will include 7 main events in each emirate, in addition to other sports sub-programmes.
The events will begin in the early hours of Sports Day and will continue for 24 hours continuously.
This comes in response to the call of His Highness Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum, Vice President, Prime Minister and Ruler of Dubai, and the directives of H.H. Sheikh Ahmed bin Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum, Second Deputy Ruler of Dubai, President of the National Olympic Committee (NOC) and President of the Supreme Committee for the National Sports Day initiative.
This came during a press conference held by the National Olympic Committee in Dubai in the presence of the Executive Team of the National Sports Day and various media. The calendar of events for all emirates that have been registered so far has been announced, by 189 sub-events through 75 government ag
encies and 59 private sector institutions, with the potential to increase the number until the date of the event and exceeding the number of participants in the last edition, which reached 70,000 participants.
At the beginning of the press conference, Abdulaziz Al Salman, Board Member of the National Olympic Committee and Chairman of the Executive Team of the National Sports Day, stressed the importance of the initiative held over the past 8 years, which has established authentic sports and community concepts. Since the first edition in 2015, it has succeeded in being a comprehensive national sports event throughout the year, which includes youth, children, the elderly, individuals, institutions, entities, and bodies to practice various activities, whether sports, heritage, or entertainment activities.
Al Salman indicated that the National Sports Day Initiative aims to enhance sports in society and encourage its members and all its categories to practice sports continuously as a daily lifestyle and behavior
, to make the UAE a healthy and active society in the first place.
During the press conference, the main events of each emirate were announced. The emirate of Fujairah will organise the main event, which is a “walking Marathon” on the Fujairah Corniche and Umbrella Corniche. Umm Al Quwain Creek Waterfront will host the main event. The main event will be held in Ajman on the heritage path, which is a two-hour Walking Event. The RAK Police General Headquarter will organise the main event in the emirate of Ras Al Khaimah on Al Qawasim Corniche by holding various sports activities and organising a sports march. emirate of Sharjah’s main event will also be held in Kashisha Park, in addition to various sports events in the Eastern and Central Regions, and the emirate of Abu Dhabi and the emirate of Dubai will host a range of sports activities and programs throughout the day.
Source: Emirates News Agency