Dubai continues its effective contribution to shaping the future of global sports

His Highness Sheikh Mansour bin Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum, Chairman of the Dubai Sports Council, affirmed that Dubai continues its pioneering role in launching initiatives that contribute a clear role in advancing the sports sector globally, and enhancing its vital position in supporting the movement of societies and the economies of cities, noting that sports play an essential role in empowering various segments of society, attracting and developing talented people, as well as enhancing the health of community members, improving the quality of life, and other benefits at the sports and societal levels.

His Highness appreciated the efforts of the Ministry of Sports, the Olympic Committee and the sports federations that supervised the organization of competitions for all competitions during the last sports season.

His Highness expressed his appreciation for the efforts of sports clubs in various sports and competitions held during the season, stressing that “strong competitions create strong teams, and increase the potential of our players and their competitive abilities in the local, continental and international tournaments in which they participate.”

His Highness congratulated the Dubai Basketball Club team for its remarkable brilliance in the European League competitions, reaching the final of the Adriatic League, and achieving two consecutive victories in the final, which is held in two stages in Dubai and Belgrade, confirming the success of this pioneering sports project as an investment club that was able to form a team capable of competing with the major European teams and defeating them within only two seasons of its founding.

His Highness Sheikh Mansour bin Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum also congratulated the Hatta Club on the occasion of winning the first division football championship title and qualifying for the professional football league, and the United club, which achieved second place and secured its qualification to the professional football league for the first time in its history, and also the “Palm City 365” club, which won the title of the new version of the Federation Cup, organized by the UAE Football Association, after its victory over the team Hatta at Al Maktoum Stadium in Al Nasr Club. These teams represent a model for investment clubs in Dubai that have high hopes of continuing and shining in the competitions and motivating other investment clubs to follow the same path and qualify for the professional league.

This came during His Highness’s chairmanship of the Dubai Sports Council Board of Directors meeting, which was attended by the Vice Chairman of the Dubai Sports Council, Khalfan Juma Belhoul, and the members: Ali Al-Mutawa, Ahmed Al-Khaja, Dr. Abdullah Al-Karam, Majid Al-Osaimi, Safiya Al-Sayegh, and Saeed Hareb, Secretary-General of the Council.

World Sports Summit
The meeting reviewed preparations for organizing the second session of the World Sports Summit, which has become an exceptional global platform and a qualitative addition that consolidates Dubai’s leadership as a global hub for shaping the future of the sports sector. The Council also reviewed a detailed report on the first session of the summit, which achieved great success in attracting elite stars, leaders and decision-makers in the sports sector.

His Highness Sheikh Mansour bin Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum stressed that the summit demonstrated its global status and achieved great success in unifying efforts to develop sports around the world, and cooperation between various federations, sports organizations, organizers and investors, in order to advance a vital sector that affects the lives of various peoples of the world.

During the meeting, His Highness was briefed on the plan to accelerate support for government and private clubs in Dubai, and discussed the latest developments in its development and the activation of the club accelerator program, which aims to empower 4 government clubs, namely Al-Wasl, Al-Nasr, Shabab Al-Ahly and Hatta, in addition to 13 private clubs for sustainable growth, by linking funding to performance indicators, with the aim of raising the proportion of commercial and private revenues of the clubs to constitute 50% of total revenues by 2033.

His Highness the President of the Dubai Sports Council congratulated Council Member Majid Al Osaimi for obtaining an honorary doctorate in administration from the National University in Seoul, one of the most prominent universities in South Korea and the world, in appreciation of his efforts and prominent role in developing the Paralympic movement and sports for people of determination at the Asian and global levels.

The meeting reviewed the “Strategy Committee” report, which included the results of the intensive meetings held by the committee to explain and clarify the work mechanisms of the “Dubai Sports Plan 2033” with clubs and organizers of sports events, where indicators showed the start of actual implementation of 74% of the strategic initiatives for the years 2025-2026, with the completion and readiness to launch 17 specific initiatives to ensure the building of an integrated professional system. The report touched on facilitating the procedures for organizing and hosting major international sporting events and tournaments in Dubai, in a way that supports the emirate’s economic and tourism system.

The meeting included a presentation of the most important sporting events that will be organized during the second half of this year, which are: the World Sports Summit, the FIFA Awards, the Polo World Cup, the Women’s Triathlon World Cup, the Volleyball World Tour, the Beach Badminton World Cup, the DB World Golf Championship, the Basketball Triathlon World Tour, the Emirates Airline SEAL GB Grand Prix Championship, the Dubai Desert Rally, the Emirates Airline Rugby Sevens Championship, and the Dubai Premier Paddle. 1, and T100 for triathlon.

The list of major events also includes the Dubai Fitness Challenge, Dubai Hairox, Dubai Pro Bodybuilding, Dubai Bodybuilding Expo, the Dubai Ultra Trail Run in Hatta, the Asian Basketball Qualifiers, the Dubai Mulathon, and Dubai Sports World.

The most important initiatives included in the Council’s strategic plan were reviewed in the axes: community, talent, clubs, events, infrastructure, information, and investment.

The meeting concluded by approving the formation of the Board of Directors committees in their new session to enhance the efficiency of institutional work, which are: the Committee for Hosting and Organizing International Events, the Football Committee, the Investment and Projects Committee, and the Sports Development Committee.