Police teams from 6 continents compete in “SWAT 2026”

Amid an enthusiastic and competitive atmosphere and the presence of audiences of various nationalities, the competitions of the seventh edition of the UAE Challenge for Tactical Teams, “SWAT 2026,” began yesterday at the training city in Al Ruwayyah, Dubai, and will continue until next Wednesday. The teams will compete in five specialized tactical challenges for special police units daily.

The Commander-in-Chief of Dubai Police, Lieutenant General Abdullah Khalifa Al Marri, and the Secretary-General of the Executive Council of the Emirate of Dubai, Abdullah Mohammed Al Basti, witnessed the launch of the challenge activities, which is considered the largest event of its kind in the field of the work of special units and tactical teams, in the presence of senior officers and tactical team leaders from six continents.

Lieutenant General Abdullah Al Marri, accompanied by Abdullah Al Basti, inspected the launch square of the challenge, and the accompanying activities that include the “Your Security is Our Happiness” exhibition, displaying various community initiatives of the Dubai Police, in addition to visiting the media center that supervises the live broadcast and daily and press coverage that accompanies the global event, in addition to the health services provided to participants in the challenge.

Lieutenant General Abdullah Al Marri welcomed the teams participating in the seventh edition of the UAE Challenge for Tactical Teams, after the great achievement achieved by the sixth edition, through which the Dubai Police General Headquarters entered the Guinness Book of World Records for “the largest number of countries participating in a special tournament for tactical teams in the world, with 46 countries.”

Team Al Marri, who met with a number of leaders and members of the tactical teams participating in the challenge competitions, wished them success in competing in the competitions and obtaining the highest points, reaching the podiums, exchanging experiences and acquiring more tactical skills with the various participating teams.

The tactical teams, men and women, will compete with each other during the coming days for prizes worth $260,000, which will be distributed daily to the teams that secure the first three places, in addition to the teams that lead in the overall total at the end of the challenge.

The teams will compete in five competitions and challenges: the “Attack Challenge” on the first day, the “Hostage Rescue” Challenge on the second day, the “Rescue an Officer” Challenge on the third day, the “Tower Challenge” on the fourth day, and the “Obstacle Challenge” on the fifth and final day, where each challenge requires each team to follow tactical methods, physical fitness, and high skill abilities in order to score points daily.

The Chairman of the Organizing Committee of the UAE Tactical Teams Challenge, Brigadier General Obaid Mubarak Al Ketbi, confirmed that the challenge seeks to increase the space for the exchange of experiences between the participating teams, and to provide the opportunity to learn about the latest global practices in the field of work of rapid intervention unit teams, and to measure the extent of efficiency and readiness in dealing with various challenges, explaining that the challenge has become one of the largest global challenges concerned with competitions for specialized tactical teams from various police agencies and units, and is witnessing participation from various countries of the world, Asian and European, Africa, and the Americas.

In addition to its main competitions, the UAE Tactical Teams Challenge also contains a group of events, including a special exhibition for companies and strategic partners, and many restaurants suitable for all family members. It is open to the public wishing to watch the tactical teams throughout the five days of the challenge and encourage the countries to which they belong.