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 UAE wins 21 medals in two days of Special Games
Posted on 20/11/2008
The 6th MENA Regional Special Games hosts UAE have increased their medal tally to 21 after the second day of the event.
UAE athletes have so far picked up eight gold, 10 silver and three bronze medals at the sixth MENA Regional Special Games.
Saif Ahmad Al Doubl won gold in his 25 metre freestyle swimming category while Abdullah Al Tajer took first place in the same race in his category.
Eissa Al Muhairby won gold in the 25 metre backstroke while the UAE won two silver medals after Al Doubl
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 Flame of Hope arrives with Special Olympics
Posted on 16/11/2008
More than 1,000 athletes from 23 countries in the Middle East and North Africa marched in Abu Dhabi last night for the opening ceremony of the sixth annual regional Special Olympic Games.
The Games will feature more than a dozen events for athletes with cognitive impairment and special needs.
The opening ceremony, on the fields around the Armed Forces Officers Club, came as the Flame of Hope of the Special Olympics World Winter Games arrived in Abu Dhabi from Dubai.
It was a stop on the
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 Preparations ‘excellent’, says Fina
Posted on 15/10/2008
Dubai's preparation for the short-course World Swimming Championships in 2010 is "excellentâ€, according to Fina, the international governing body of swimming. A delegation from Fina is visiting to assess progress.
"We are extremely happy with the facilities Dubai Sports Council and the UAE Swimming Association have already here, and what they are planning to build,†said Cornel Marculescu, the Fina executive director and head of the delegation.
Two of the five scheduled swimming pools, at Al
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 UAE to be first stop for Special Olympics flame
Posted on 14/10/2008
The Flame of Hope is to pass through Dubai and Abu Dhabi next month to mark the start of the sixth regional Special Olympics.
The flame, travelling from Athens, will arrive in time for the opening ceremony of the Middle East and North Africa games, being held between Nov 15 and 21.
Mohammed al Hamli, the chairman of the UAE Special Olympics committee, said he was delighted to have the flame present at the opening ceremony, which will take place in Abu Dhabi.
"This is the first time we will
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![]() Mohammed bin Rashid issues regulations for financial rewards for sports
Posted on 10/10/2008
H.H. Gen. Sheikh Mohammed bin Zayed Al Nahyan, Crown Prince of Abu Dhabi and Deputy Supreme Commander of the UAE Armed Forces, has issued a new resolution regulating the of financial support and rewards for sports sector in the emirate of Abu Dhabi.
Under the resolution, financial allocations will be set aside for sports clubs competing in the professional football league. According to the resolution, clubs winning local or international championships will be awarded financial rewards.
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 Khalid gears up for Spanish test
Posted on 01/10/2008
Salou, Spain: The BP-Ford Abu Dhabi World Rally Team returns to action this weekend in the Rally de Espana, the first of two Mediterranean events on consecutive weekends.
And while the UAE fans will be monitoring the progress of UAE driver Sheikh Khalid Al Qasimi, Rally de Espana - round 12 of the 15-event FIA World Rally Championship (WRC) series - could go a long way to deciding the 2008 title.
With BP-Ford Abu Dhabi and Citroen embroiled in a season-long championship battle, Rally de
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 Sheikh Mansour bin Zayed names Al Mubarak as chairman of Manchester City Club
Posted on 22/09/2008
Negotiations are complete and the transfer of ownership will take place on Tuesday, UAE Minister of Presidential Affairs HH Sheikh Mansour bin Zayed Al Nahyan told fans of English Manchester City Club, bought recently by the Abu Dhabi United Group.
He thanked the fans for their good will expressions about the future of the club. "We are deeply touched and now have some great personal experience of what so many people have told us for a while now.......you are the greatest fans in the world".
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 Executive Council General Secretariat leads Abu Dhabi's corporate community in support of I PLAY SPORTS
Posted on 05/09/2008
The General Secretariat of the Executive Council (GSEC), the local executive authority of the Emirate of Abu Dhabi, is leading ten corporate community teams that are set to kick against Diabetes in the upcoming Ramadan football tournament to be held in the capital.
GSEC has given its full support to the seven-a-side tournament, dubbed I PLAY SPORTS, and is onboard as the tournament's Title Sponsor.
I PLAY SPORTS is the fifth activity of ‘Diabetes.Knowledge.Action', the award-winning public
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 Olympic participation of Maitha and Latifa makes us proud, says Ahmed bin Hasher
Posted on 21/08/2008
Beijing - The participation of Sheikha Maitha Bint Mohammed Bin Rashid Al Maktoum and Sheikha Latifa Ahmed Maktoum Bin Juma Al Maktoum in the Olympic games is a matter of pride for every Emirati woman, as they have proved that they are not less than the men folk, their brothers in nationality; said Sheikh Ahmed Bin Mohammed Bin Hasher Al Maktoum.
An Olympic champion in his own right, Sheikh Ahmed said that the courage of Sheikha Latifa to take part in the equestrian events in this young age
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![]() UAE Ambassador pledges support to UAE athletes at the Olympics
Posted on 12/08/2008
Beijing - UAE Ambassador to China Mohammed Rashid Alboot said here yesterday he was proud of the participation of the UAE youth in the Beijing Olympics. The UAE team, he said, includes some of the best sports talents in the country. They would do everything within their power to raise the flag of their country to higher levels, he added. The UAE envoy made his remarks as he saw off Sheikha Latifa bint Ahmed Al Maktoum. Sheikha Latifa returned today to Hong Kong where she would take part in the
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 UAE Team: The UAE goes for gold
Posted on 09/08/2008
This summer, athletes from more than 200 countries will congregate in Beijing to compete in over 300 hundred events across 28 sporting disciplines. As each athlete puts the finishing touches to the gruelling training regime necessary of all Olympians, the sportsmen and women of the UAE Olympic squad prepare to represent their nation with pride.
Sheikha Maitha Bint Mohammad Bin Rashid Al Maktoum
Shaikha Maitha created history as the first Emirati woman to win an international gold medal
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 Princess Haya visits Olympic Village
Posted on 09/08/2008
Princess Haya bint Hussain, wife of Vice President, Prime Minister of UAE and Ruler of Dubai HH Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum, Chairwoman of International Equestrian Federation and a member of International Olympic Committee, has visited the Olympic Village. She expressed her pleasure about the participation of the UAE in the Olympic Games, urging the delegates to do their best to honour the country. Princess Haya met HH Sheikha Maitha bint Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum and the UAE
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 UAE flag will be hoisted at Olympic Village in Beijing today
Posted on 06/08/2008
Beijing - The UAE flag along with other 205 flags of participant countries will be official hoisted at the Olympic Village in Beijing. As an Olympic tradition, the flag of each country will be flown in official ceremony. Then memento gifts will be exchanged between each delegation with mayor of the village or representative of organising committee. The event will be attended by a number of officials, sport figures and the UAE embassy officials in Beijing. However, the UAE delegation will
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 UAE residents to receive free Olympics telecast
Posted on 04/08/2008
Sports fans are in for a real treat with Dubai Sports Channel and Abu Dhabi Sports Channel set to telecast the Beijing Olympic Games from the opening ceremony on Friday to the closing ceremony on August 24. "We will have full coverage of the Olympics. Our channel is free and not encrypted. We are keen to provide an excellent service to all our viewers," Rashid Amiri, manager of Dubai Sports Channel, told Gulf News on Sunday. He said their telecast will cover at least nine arenas daily.
"We
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 All roads lead to Beijing for UAE stars
Posted on 04/08/2008
The rest of the UAE athletes participating in the 29th Olympic Games starting on August 8 in Beijing, will leave on Wednesday for the Chinese capital. Sheikh Ahmad Bin Mohammad Bin Hashr Al Maktoum, the Gold medallist in the shooting double trap at the Athens Olympic Games, and Sheikh Saeed Bin Maktoum Al Maktoum, who will take part in shooting (skeet), arrived already in Beijing last week.
Both are undergoing daily training sessions preparing for the shooting events. Sheikha Maitha Bint
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