Dubai
The Board of Directors of “Hamdan Sports Complex” stated that the championships & camps, which took place at the Complex during the last sports season, have witnessed remarkable increase.
This came during the second meeting of the Board of Directors in 2023, which was convened at Dubai Sports Council’s premises, and chaired by H.E. Ahmed Mohammed Al-Shaafar, the Board’s Chairman of the Complex, in the presence of H.E. Naser Aman Al-Rahma, the Deputy Chairman, and the other Board’s members; these are: Mr. Mahir Abdul Karim Jalfar, Mr. Tariq Abdul Rahman Al-Saleh, Mr. Saleh Al-Marzouqi – Director of the Corporate Support Dept. in Dubai Sports Council (DSC), and Mr. Abdulla Shahdad, the Complex’s Manager.
The meeting discussed current preparations for hosting the upcoming events & international camps.
H.E. Al-Shaafar confirmed that Hamdan Sports Complex, which is affiliated under the umbrella of DSC, continues to attain development & good results in terms of the increase of events & attracting of further athletes, referring that the Complex also continues to reduce expenses, based on the proper directives of H.H. Sheikh Mansoor Bin Mohammed Bin Rashid Al-Maktoum, the Chairman of DSC, and the direct follow up of H.E. Mattar Al-Tayer, the Deputy Chairman of DSC.
He remarked that the Complex runs its works & activities as per an ideal investment policy for self-resources and implementation of the best practices to manage the Complex in such way that ensures continuous increase in the numbers of events & resources and creates successful ways to increase the revenues, boost operational performance & host further various events.
The meeting reviewed the development occurred between 2021 & 2023, as the numbers of the annual organized sports events have increased to 28 Olympic & non-Olympic sports, besides several community events. Hamdan Sports Complex has also hosted many camps for Olympic & world champions who have named the Complex as a destination for their trainings as part of preparations for Paris Olympics 2024 and other upcoming international championships.
16 governmental entities in the State have recently entered in cooperation & partnership programs with Hamdan Sports Complex to enhance common efforts, develop national sport, spread the culture of the exercise of sport and attract & distinctively organize further sports events.
It is worth-mentioning that Hamdan Sports Complex has hosted during the last years hundreds of championships & events in various sports, and attracted tens of thousands of athletes of multi-nationalities. The Complex has also hosted training camps for prominent athletes and top world national teams in various sports as part of their preparations for Olympic competitions & international championships.