Sports | Thursday 21 March, 2019 5:42 am

Video highlights Special Olympics Saudi Arabia team – day five

Saudi Arabia’s athletes gave it their all on the penultimate day of the Special Olympics World Games Abu Dhabi 2019. Athletes proudly represented their country in athletics, basketball, bocce, and swimming. At just 11 years old, Juri AlQuthmi became the team’s youngest gold medal winner ...

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Sports | Sunday 17 March, 2019 11:17 am

Video highlights Special Olympics Saudi Arabia team – Day 1

Saudi Arabia Special Olympics athletes won two silvers and one gold medal on Friday, March 15th. These include gold in roller skating (30m straight line), silver in bocce, and silver in swimming (4x25 freestyle relay). Saudi Arabian athletes also competed in basketball, bringing the total...

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Sports | Sunday 17 March, 2019 3:13 am

Saudi superstar Rabeh Sager delights a crowd of more than 10,000 fans with his headline show at Mother of the Nation Festival

One of the Arabic music world’s most beloved stars, Rabeh Sager, thrilled more than 10,000 of his fansall gathered at the Main stage at the Mother of the Nation Festival last night with a memorable headline performance on the Festival’s Main Stage. The show attracted a large and...

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Sports | Saturday 16 March, 2019 3:01 am

Saudi athletes take part in Opening Ceremony of Special Olympics World Games 2019

Athletes and volunteers from all corners of Saudi Arabia took part in the spectacular Opening Ceremony of the Special Olympics World Games Abu Dhabi 2019.   The team of 50 athletes is the largest ever sent by Saudi Arabia to the Special Olympics. This has been made possible by HRH...

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Sports | Wednesday 13 March, 2019 3:58 pm

172 local and UAE Federal Government teams and international participants receive detailed brief on rules, regulations and prizes

The Organizing Committee of Gov Games 2019 today hosted an ‘Orientation Day’ for teams from local and federal UAE Government entities participating in the second edition of the much-anticipated tournament, which will be held on Kite Beach, in Dubai, from 3 to 6 April 2019. The event, ...

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Sports | Wednesday 6 March, 2019 3:00 am

Saudi Arabia Sends its Largest Delegation to Special Olympics World Games Abu Dhabi 2019

Saudi Arabia’s Special Olympics team, comprising 50 athletes, will represent the country in the 2019 Special Olympics World Games, set to take place in Abu Dhabi, UAE March 14-21. A delegation of 84 members, including representatives from Special Olympics Saudi Arabia, doctors, and coaches...

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Sports | Tuesday 5 March, 2019 3:30 am

Dubai Prepares Warm Welcome for New World Cup Rally Series

The Dubai International Baja powered by Nissan and AW Rostamani provides a warm welcome for the newest branch of World Cup cross country rallying next month on a dramatic stage in the Al Qudra desert.   Paving the way for two days of classic desert rally action, the Automobile and...

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Sports | Sunday 3 March, 2019 1:39 pm

Tadweer Concludes Outing in 2019 UAE Tour as Strategic Partner

Abu Dhabi Waste Management Center (Tadweer) has wrapped up its participation in the inaugural edition of UAE Tour, the only cycling race of its kind in the Middle East, as a strategic partner.   In line with its support for the tour that spanned the length and breadth of the UAE and...

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Sports | Sunday 3 March, 2019 1:50 am

Saudi Special Olympics body established ahead of Abu Dhabi games

A Saudi Special Olympics Federation has been set up after a decree from Prince Abdulaziz bin Turki Al-Faisal, Saudi Press Agency announced on Saturday. The General Sports Authority chairman and head of the Saudi Arabian Olympic Committee appointed Princess Reema bint Bandar bin Sultan as the new...

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Sports | Tuesday 26 February, 2019 3:15 am

Who Run the World: the First Woman-only Relay Race Comes to Dubai

Due to its incredible success in Abu Dubai, on Tuesday 5th March 2019, Race The Dash is bringing the Daman Challenge Ladies Dash to Dubai - a fun run with an exciting competitive and collaborative edge never seen in the city before.   In the lead up to International Women’s Day,...

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