{"id":62657,"date":"2024-11-11T14:51:43","date_gmt":"2024-11-11T10:51:43","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blog.dubaicityguide.com\/site\/?p=62657"},"modified":"2024-11-12T14:54:02","modified_gmt":"2024-11-12T10:54:02","slug":"dubai-sports-retreat-all-set-for-grand-opening-today-at-the-museum-of-the-future","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blog.dubaicityguide.com\/site\/dubai-sports-retreat-all-set-for-grand-opening-today-at-the-museum-of-the-future\/","title":{"rendered":"Dubai Sports Retreat All Set For Grand Opening Today At The Museum Of The Future"},"content":{"rendered":"

The grand stage is all set for the launch of the ambitious ‘Dubai<\/a> Sports Retreat’ under the directives of\u00a0His Highness Sheikh Manso<\/span>or bin Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum, Chairman of the Dubai Sports Council<\/span>.<\/u><\/u><\/u><\/p>\n

Organized by the Dubai Sports Council under the slogan\u00a0<\/span>‘Dubai: The First Sports Destination<\/span>‘,<\/span>\u00a0the ‘Dubai Sports Retreat’ will be held at the Museum of the Future on Tuesday (November 12) with the distinguished attendance\u00a0of decision-makers, specialists and\u00a0<\/span>globally-acclaimed\u00a0sports stars<\/span>.<\/u><\/u><\/u><\/p>\n

The one-of-its kind and unique event is being held\u00a0to shape the future of sports in Dubai\u00a0<\/span>specifically over the next ten years (2025-2033<\/span>)\u00a0by enhancing achievements and partnerships with international sports federations, global organizers and the private sector<\/span>\u00a0that will tackle\u00a0optimal investment of resources<\/span>\u00a0in the sporting arena while\u00a0attracting and developing talents<\/span>\u00a0for the future.<\/u><\/u><\/u><\/p>\n

More than 100\u00a0<\/span>top-level\u00a0figures\u00a0<\/span>ranging\u00a0from ministers and general managers in local\u00a0<\/span>sports-connected\u00a0government departments,\u00a0<\/span>will be joined by\u00a0chairmen of the board of directors of clubs and football companies in Dubai, chairmen and directors of private companies, sports academies, event organizers and sports stars with great achievements<\/span>.<\/u><\/u><\/u><\/p>\n

The participants\u00a0<\/span>have been divided and\u00a0distributed according to their specializations and fields of work into\u00a0<\/span>six discussion tables, each of which is dedicated to one of the six themes of the\u00a0<\/span>day-long\u00a0retreat,\u00a0<\/span>namely<\/u><\/u><\/p>\n

\u2022 Community sports<\/u><\/u><\/span><\/p>\n

\u2022 Sports infrastructure<\/u><\/u><\/span><\/p>\n

\u2022 Hosting major sporting events<\/u><\/u><\/span><\/p>\n

\u2022 Sports clubs<\/u><\/u><\/span><\/p>\n

\u2022 Football<\/u><\/u><\/span><\/p>\n

\u2022 Sport<\/span>ing talents<\/span>.<\/u><\/u><\/u><\/p>\n

The retreat will\u00a0<\/span>commence\u00a0with a speech by His Excellency Khalfan Juma Belhoul, Vice Chairman of the Dubai Sports Council, followed by two\u00a0<\/span>sessions of sharing of ideas,\u00a0dialogue\u00a0<\/span>and discussion.<\/u><\/u><\/p>\n

The first\u00a0<\/span>session\u00a0will be addressed by His Excellency Ahmad Belhoul Al Falasi, Minister of Sports, His Excellency Hilal Al Marri, Director General of the Department of Economy and Tourism in Dubai, Her Excellency Hessa Buhumaid, Director General of the Community Development Authority in Dubai, His Excellency Ahmad Bin Byat, Vice Chairman of the Board of Directors of the Dubai Chamber of Digital Economy and Vice Chairman of the Board of Directors of the Commercial Bank of Dubai, and His Excellency Abdullah Saeed Al Naboodah, Owner of the Dubai Basketball Team.<\/u><\/u><\/span><\/p>\n

The second session will be addressed by a number of continental and international sports stars in various sport<\/span>ing disciplines\u00a0who live and work in Dubai, including the legend<\/span>ary MMA star\u00a0Khabib Nurmagomedov, the\u00a0<\/span>longest-reigning UFC Lightweight Champion, former France and Manchester United skipper Patrice Evra, Lebanese basketball superstar\u00a0Fadi Al Khatib,\u00a0<\/span>former world number one doubles player\u00a0Sania Mirza<\/span>\u00a0from India\u00a0and\u00a0<\/span>Indian cricketer\u00a0Harbhajan Singh<\/span>.<\/u><\/u><\/p>\n

The participants in the retreat sessions will also include\u00a0<\/span>ex-Arsenal and Manchester City defender\u00a0Bacary Sagna<\/span>\u00a0of France\u00a0and\u00a0<\/span>influential\u00a0Iraqi\u00a0<\/span>footballer\u00a0Nashat Akram, who\u00a0<\/span>donned colours\u00a0for a number of major Arab clubs<\/span>\u00a0along with stints with\u00a0Dutch club\u00a0<\/span>FC\u00a0Twente and Chin<\/span>a’s\u00a0Dalian<\/span>\u00a0Yingbo FC. Among Akram’s highest honours was lifting the\u00a02007\u00a0<\/span>AFC\u00a0Asian\u00a0<\/span>Cup\u00a0with the Iraqi national team.<\/u><\/u><\/span><\/p>\n

Partnership and Cooperation<\/u><\/u><\/span><\/b><\/p>\n

A day prior to the retreat,\u00a0His Excellency Khalfan Belhoul, Vice Chairman of the Dubai Sports Council,\u00a0<\/span>noted:\u00a0<\/span>“The Dubai Sports Retreat is a fundamental pillar in our work for the next stage because we believe that everyone has a role in determining priorities and achievements during the next stage<\/span>\u00a0which will concentrate on\u00a0achieving more growth and development for the sports sector. We are working to ensure that the sports sector is equally developed\u00a0<\/span>alongside\u00a0with all\u00a0<\/span>other\u00a0sectors in Dubai and the UAE<\/a><\/span>. This process\u00a0includes forming partnerships and cooperation with various government entities and the private sector, as well as organizers, international sports federations, sports stars, academies and investors.<\/span>“<\/u><\/u><\/u><\/p>\n

Photo caption:<\/span>\u00a0The\u00a0Museum of the Future\u00a0<\/span>along Sheikh Zayed Road will play\u00a0host<\/span>\u00a0to\u00a0the\u00a0<\/span>‘Dubai Sports Retreat<\/span>‘.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

The grand stage is all set for the launch of the ambitious ‘Dubai Sports Retreat’ under the directives of\u00a0His Highness Sheikh Mansoor bin Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum, Chairman of the Dubai Sports Council. Organized by the Dubai Sports Council under the slogan\u00a0‘Dubai: The First Sports Destination‘,\u00a0the ‘Dubai Sports Retreat’ will be held at the […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":62658,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[12],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-62657","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-news"],"aioseo_notices":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/blog.dubaicityguide.com\/site\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/62657","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/blog.dubaicityguide.com\/site\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/blog.dubaicityguide.com\/site\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blog.dubaicityguide.com\/site\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blog.dubaicityguide.com\/site\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=62657"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/blog.dubaicityguide.com\/site\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/62657\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":62659,"href":"https:\/\/blog.dubaicityguide.com\/site\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/62657\/revisions\/62659"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blog.dubaicityguide.com\/site\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/62658"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/blog.dubaicityguide.com\/site\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=62657"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blog.dubaicityguide.com\/site\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=62657"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blog.dubaicityguide.com\/site\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=62657"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}