Tag: Sports
Abu Dhabi Sports Council organizes a coexistence program for four coaches at Spanish Academy
ABU DHABI, 1st September, 2023 (WAM) – Abu Dhabi Sports Council (ADSC), in cooperation with “Two-Eleven” sports and marketing agency, organised a coexistence program for four coaches from Abu Dhabi clubs at the Spanish Club UE Cornella Academy that took p...
Abu Dhabi Aquatics Club, National Ambulance sign MoU to promote public safety in aquatic environment
ABU DHABI, 30th August, 2023 (WAM) -- The Abu Dhabi Aquatics Club (ADAC), and National Ambulance, part of National Guard Command, announced today the signing of a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) aimed at promoting CPR training, emergency response, and i...
Five world championship golds, Khaled Al Shehhi eyes Abu Dhabi Pro’s black-belt gold
ABU DHABI, 28th August, 2023 (WAM) -- The echoes of the UAE National Jiu-Jitsu Team’s victory in the JJIF Youth World Championship in Kazakhstan's capital, Astana, still resonate. The team, sponsored by Mubadala Investment Company, has firmly established...
USA men’s national team wraps up Abu Dhabi stay with visit to Sheikh Zayed Grand Mosque
ABU DHABI, 24th August, 2023 (WAM) -- The USA Basketball Men’s National Team concluded a trip to Abu Dhabi by taking time-out to visit some of the UAE capital’s most prominent landmarks and soak in some Emirati culture. Team USA made history last week wh...
US beat Germany at Basketball Showcase finale in Abu Dhabi
ABU DHABI: International Basketball Week and the US Basketball Showcase ended on Sunday night as the US men’s national team defeated Germany 99-91 at the Etihad Arena in Abu Dhabi. The US team concluded their preparations for the FIBA Men’s World Cup by b...
Nickelodeon Kids’ Choice Awards Abu Dhabi taps Elyanna, Bader Al-Shuabi to perform
DUBAI: Palestinian Chilean singer Elyanna will hit the stage at the Nickelodeon Kids’ Choice Awards Abu Dhabi 2023 alongside Now United, dubbed the world’s first global music group, Saudi pop artist Bader Al-Shuabi and Jordanian singer-songwriter Issam Al...
29th Abu Dhabi International Chess Festival to begin tomorrow
ABU DHABI, 15th August, 2023 (WAM) -- Under the patronage of H.H. Sheikh Nahyan bin Zayed Al Nahyan, Chairman of Abu Dhabi Sports Council, the 29th Abu Dhabi International Chess Festival is set to begin tomorrow, Wednesday, until 25th August at the Radiss...
Abu Dhabi reduces hotel fees to boost hospitality, tourism sector
DUBAI: The Department of Culture and Tourism — Abu Dhabi has reduced government fees imposed on hotels in the emirate in a bid to boost the growth of the hospitality and tourism sector, Emirates News Agency reported on Saturday. The government fee amendme...
Record medal haul for UAE as IMMAF Youth World Championships wraps up in Abu Dhabi
ABU DHABI: The fourth IMMAF Youth World Championships at Abu Dhabi’s Mubadala Arena ended on Saturday with the UAE national team claiming a record 12 medals. The Emirati athletes’ historic run throughout the championship included four gold, four silver an...
UAE finish IMMAF Youth World Championships Campaign with historic 12 Medals
ABU DHABI, 5th August, 2023 (WAM) -- The fourth IMMAF Youth World Championships, held under the patronage of H.H. Sheikh Khaled bin Mohamed bin Zayed Al Nahyan, Crown Prince of Abu Dhabi and Chairman of Abu Dhabi Executive Council, came to a stunning conc...
Abu Dhabi Police scoops 18 medals on Days 5, 6 of 2023 World Police & Fire Games
OTTAWA, 5th August, 2023 (WAM) -- The Abu Dhabi Police team scooped 18 medals on the fifth and sixth days of the 2023 World Police & Fire Games, which is taking place in Ottawa, Canada. The team won 8 golds, as well as 5 silver and 5 bronze medals, ac...
Abu Dhabi to host 2028 UCI Road World Championships and 2029 UCI Track World Championships
ABU DHABI, 3rd August, 2023 (WAM) -- Following a successful bid from Abu Dhabi Sport Council, Abu Dhabi will host the UCI Road World Championships in 2028 and UCI Track World Championships in 2029, reaffirming the emirate’s status as a global capital of s...
Abu Dhabi Police win 19 gold medals in World Police and Fire Games 2023 in Canada
ABU DHABI, 2nd August, 2023 (WAM) – Abu Dhabi Police teams have harvested 49 coloureful medals since the launch of the 2023 World Police and Fire Games (WPFG 2023) on 28th July in the Canadian Province of Manitoba.Brigadier Essam Abdullah Al Ali, Director...
Diaspora Insurance helps evacuate critical cancer patient stranded in Abu Dhabi
Spread This NewsBy UK Correspondent LEADING risk solutions provider, Diaspora Insurance, has teamed up with Diaspora County48 Kenya to help a critical cancer patient stranded in the United Arab Emirates (UAE) return home and continue with her treatment. F...
IMMAF Youth World Championships begins tomorrow in Abu Dhabi
ABU DHABI, 1st August, 2023 (WAM) -- The fourth edition of the IMMAF Youth World Championships, held under the patronage of H.H. Sheikh Khaled bin Mohamed bin Zayed Al Nahyan, Crown Prince of Abu Dhabi and Chairman of Abu Dhabi Executive Council, will ki...