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Team Angel Wolf successfully completes Burj Khalifa Challenge in less than 5 hours.

Team Angel Wolf successfully completes Burj Khalifa Challenge in less than 5 hours

DUBAI — Team Angel Wolf’s Nick Watson and his son Rio accomplished the Climb With Rio challenge this weekend in 4 hours and 43 minutes. Father Nick walked 118 times up and down the stairs of their home, the equivalent of climbing the Burj Khalifa, with son Rio, who is a Person of Determination, strapped on his back.The idea behind the challenge was to inspire people to stay at home, stay safe and stay fit during the COVID-19 pandemic. As part of the initiative, Nick and Rio encouraged people from all over the world to get involved and take on their own climb-a-thon, by choosing an iconic landmark, without having to leave their homes.Thousands of people joined the Team Angel Wolf challenge, helping to participate in their own way over the weekend via Instagram and Facebook live. Schools...

May 14, 2020

Team Angel Wolf successfully completes Burj Khalifa Challenge in less than 5 hours

Dr. Zafar Iqbal, consultant in sports and exercise medicine and head of sports medicine at English Premier League club Crystal Palace FC, in this file photo.

Crystal Palace’s consultant joins Dubai Sports Council’s awareness campaign

DUBAI — As part of its campaign to raise awareness about the benefits of physical activity during the Holy Month of Ramadan, Dubai Sports Council has brought onboard Dr. Zafar Iqbal, consultant in sports and exercise medicine and head of sports medicine at English Premier League club Crystal Palace FC, to advice members of the community.Dr. Iqbal, who is also chair of the Premier League Doctors’ Group, stressed on the importance of regular physical activity, and of exercising and eating right during the Holy Month of Ramadan in a video message through Dubai Sports Council’s social media channels.He said: “I am delighted to have been asked by Dubai Sports Council to try and answer some questions regarding maintaining a healthy lifestyle while fasting during Ramadan. So this talk is...

May 14, 2020

Crystal Palace’s consultant joins Dubai Sports Council’s awareness campaign

Diego Ulissi has put pen to paper on a new deal that will keep him at the Emirati squad until the end of 2022.

Ulissi renews with UAE Team Emirates

DUBAI — Diego Ulissi has put pen to paper on a new deal that will keep him at the Emirati squad until the end of 2022.The 30-year old Italian got off the mark quickly in 2020 with second place at the Tour Down Under and a top-10 at the UAE Tour, while also helping teammate Tadej Pogačar to a stage win.His versatility and consistency has been a great asset to the team in the past few seasons and is of great value to the team looking forward.Mauro Gianetti, team principal said, “Diego is a very important element for our team. He has shown an amazing consistency performing at the highest level and has proved very reliable in that regard.“On and off the bike he is proving to be a good leader, which is important for the team environment and the growth of the group as a whole.”The...

May 13, 2020

Ulissi renews with UAE Team Emirates

Saudi Al-Hilal FC is currently is 6 points ahead in the competition with 8 rounds remaining at the end of the league. — Courtesy photo

Saudi football league looking at Aug. 20 return date

JEDDAH — The Saudi Professional League is currently looking at a tentative date for Aug. 20 to resume the Kingdom’s football league after all games were suspended in March due to the coronavirus pandemic, according to a statement from organizers. League organizers said it will hold an urgent meeting with executive branch members in the next two days to discuss the appropriate mechanism for restarting the Mohammed bin Salman Cup League competition and the best solutions according to the health circumstances.The most important of details that will be discussed will be the setting of the Aug. 20 date to initially restarting the league.According to the statement, organizers are also looking at proposed scenarios if the Aug. 20 date is not tenable.Organizers said they will be working...

May 12, 2020

Saudi football league looking at Aug. 20 return date

Dubai Sports Council convened a virtual forum for female players of Dubai clubs this week.

DSC organizes virtual forum for female players of Dubai’s sports clubs

DUBAI — Dubai Sports Council convened a virtual forum for female players of Dubai clubs this week, under the leadership of Rawda Al Mahrazi, chairwomen of the Council’s Women’s Sports Committee, and more than 40 players from different clubs participated in the forum.Sheikha Shamsa Bint Hasher Al Maktoum, member of the Board of UAE Volleyball Association, attended the forum and thanked Dubai Sports Council for the initiative.She said: “The entire world is currently passing through a tough stage, and we need to unite our efforts and comply with the instructions of the Supreme Committee of Crisis and Disaster Management. At the same time, we need to keep encouraging our females to continue exercising at home.“Exercising regularly is important, even if it is at a lower rate than...

May 12, 2020

DSC organizes virtual forum for female players of Dubai’s sports clubs

Bayern striker Robert Lewandowski seen in this file photo.

Bundesliga is first European league to kick-off amid pandemic

BERLIN — Germany is set to become the first major European league to resume play — behind closed doors — despite the coronavirus pandemic. The restart to the Bundesliga comes with a stringent measure... no fans.German fans are being warned to stay away and authorities have warned matches could be halted if too many supporters gather outside the grounds.A strict regime of testing will be enforced on the nine remaining match days. Only around 300 people, including players, staff and officials, will be in or close to stadiums during match days.Under German league rules put in place to resume the season, the home side is responsible for ensuring fans do not try to approach the stadium to support their team from a distance.After weeks of meticulous planning and mass testing of players and...

May 12, 2020

Bundesliga is first European league to kick-off amid pandemic

Malaysian Wai Ching, Asia’s top tower runner and No 2 in the world, is participating.

World’s top tower runners sign up for Virtual Charity Climb to the top of Burj Khalifa

DUBAI — Soh Wai Ching and Gretta Beckett, two of the world’s top elite tower runners, will lead the charge as runners from around the world take part in Gulf for Good’s Virtual Charity Climb to the Top of Burj Khalifa on Friday, May 15.The Virtual Charity Climb up 2,909 stairs of the world’s tallest tower is being supported by Dubai Sports Council and proceeds from the event will go towards helping more than over 2,000 underprivileged children that Gulf for Good supports in the poorest communities in Nepal, Uganda, Peru, Tanzania, and Lebanon.The fundraising from this challenge will provide the children with the day-to-day essentials — food, clean water, shelter, and clothing to support them during the COVID-19 pandemic.“Ramadan is a time of deep reflection and charitable...

May 12, 2020

World’s top tower runners sign up for Virtual Charity Climb to the top of Burj Khalifa

Reigning MotoGP world champion Marc Marquez.

I burned my arm!, MotoGP champion Marquez on the perils of life under lockdown

With MotoGP making tentative plans to return to the track at the end of July, reigning world champion Marc Marquez spoke to CNN’s Christina MacFarlane from his parents’ home in Cervera, Spain.Marquez talked about life under lockdown with his Moto2 world champion brother — and now teammate — Alex, and the challenges of life on the edge as a rider in the 220mph world of MotoGP. Excerpts:Q: On the MotoGP season start being postponed:A: “When I first saw that, I thought [because I was recovering from injury] it was okay for me, it’s good news... [But then] I realized after two or three weeks that Coronavirus was such a big problem for the world... now if I [could] come back, I would like to start the season, even if I was not one hundred percent.”Q: On his mother, Roser, and her...

May 10, 2020

I burned my arm!, MotoGP champion Marquez on the perils of life under lockdown

L – R: Matar Suhail Al Yabhouni Al Dhaheri (president), Tadej Pogačar, Mauro Gianetti (team principal & CEO). — courtesy photo

Tadej Pogačar renews with UAE Team Emirates until 2024

DUBAI — The UAE Team Emirates is pleased to announce that young Slovenian talent Tadej Pogačar has extended his contract which will keep him at the Emirati team until the end of 2024.Pogačar said: “I am happy to continue my relationship with UAE Team Emirates. I turned professional here and I feel very comfortable with everyone. I believe in the team and I want to be part of this ambitious project.“The next five years will be fundamental for the team and for my career, with the hope that they will be fruitful years for both parties.”Matar Suhail Al Yabhouni Al Dhaheri, president of the Emirati squad, said: “Our team has a long-term plan and we are happy that such a talented young man like Tadej has committed to our project.“We are a young but very ambitious team. The aim is...

May 10, 2020

Tadej Pogačar renews with UAE Team Emirates until 2024

Team AngelWolf’s Nick Watson and his son Rio gearing up for their latest endurance challenge.

DSC backs Team AngelWolf’s ‘Climb with Rio’ challenge

DUBAI — Team AngelWolf’s Nick Watson and his son Rio have announced their latest endurance challenge, which will see the Dubai based duo walk up and down the stairs of their home a staggering 118 times — the equivalent of climbing the world’s tallest tower, the Burj Khalifa — on Saturday, May 9.Rio, who is a Person of Determination, will be strapped to his father’s back as the pair ascend — and descend — a total of 829m (2,722 ft) in one continuous climb-a-thon. The Climb With Rio challenge, which is supported by Dubai Sports Council and is expected to take up to four hours, aims to inspire people to stay at home, stay safe and stay fit during the COVID-19 pandemic.As part of the initiative, Nick and Rio are encouraging people from all over the world to get involved and...

May 08, 2020

DSC backs Team AngelWolf’s ‘Climb with Rio’ challenge

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