Dubai Sports Council in association with Corporate Games has launched a new iniative to promote healthy lifestyle in a working environment through active engagement in sports.
The inaugural Dubai Corporate Sports Tournament is to be held under the patronage of H.H. Sheikh Hamdan bin Mohammed Al Maktoum, Crown Prince of Dubai and Chairman of the Dubai Sports Council.
Running for six weeks from February, it will culminate with the grand finals on March 21 with a multi-sport festival.
Six different sports will make up the event programme. These are: Athletics (100m and 200m); 7-a-side football; cricket 8’s; basketball 3’s; touch-rugby; and ten-pin bowling.
The Dubai Corporate Sports Tournament has been created to stimulate teamwork between employees, enhance their confidence and moral, improve communication and relationships within teams and encourage keen competition among companies, as well as promoting health and fitness in the work place.