The volleyball competition of the 5th Labor Sports Tournament was successfully concluded with distinctive participation of laborers of both genders.
The Labor Sports Tournament, the biggest of its kind, is organized by Dubai Sports Council (DSC) in collaboration with the Permanent Committee of Labor Affairs in Dubai, under title “Their Happiness is Our Goal”.
Participants in the 5th edition of the Tournament, which will continue up to 13th March 2024, compete in 11 sports competitions; these are: basketball, football, road race, arm wrestling, badminton, volleyball, swimming, tug of war, yoga, cricket & kabaddi.
The volleyball competition took place at the Arena Complex of Dulsco Co. in Al-Quoz Industrial Area, with participation of 17 male & female teams. The competition was followed by huge numbers of spectators, including laborers & families, who all attended to watch the competition and support participating contestants.
Ajmal Perfumes Co. won 1st place in the men’s category of the volleyball competition, followed by ENOC Co. in the 2nd place & Al-Naboodah Co. in the 3rd place. Millan Chand from Ajmal Perfumes gained the best player’s title, while Justin Sunny of ENOC Co. was honored as the best emerging player.
In women’s category, ENOC Co. won 1st place, followed by Emrill Co. in the 2nd place and Transguard Group Co. in the 3rd place. The Ejada Co. Team was awarded as the ideal team, while Amilia Du Assis from ENOC Co. secured the best female player’s title, and Sosamita Poudel from Emrill Co. was honored as the best emerging female player.
Winners of the first three places besides winners of the individual titles in the men’s category were honored cups & medals by Mr. Abdulla Shukri, the Secretary General of the Permanent Committee of Labor Affairs in Dubai, and DSC’s representative, while winners in women’s category were honored by Ms. Fatima Ahmed, the General Coordinator of the Positive Soul Initiative in Dubai Police. Valuable prizes were also awarded to winning fans in sub-competitions, held on the sideline of the volleyball competition.
The various competitions of the 5th edition of the Tournament continue throughout the upcoming weeks. In this regard, the tug of war competition will be held on Sunday 14th Jan. 2024.
The Tournament is taking place at 10 different locations; these are: Jebel Ali, Al-Quoz, Al-Jeddaf, DP World, DUTCO, Dulsco, ENOC Residential Complex, Qusais, Muhaisna 4 and Al-Ghurair Residential Complex.
DSC organizes the “Labor Sports Tournament” to give laborers unique opportunity to exercise favorite sports, spend entertaining times in useful activities, break the daily routine of work, cement social ties with counterparts in other entities & improve level of physical fitness. It also brings joy for laborers and helps them to increase productivity. The Tournament meets DSC’s strategy to create a distinctive & happy sports society.