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Abu Dhabi, January 27, 2024: Tomorrow, the Abu Dhabi Marine Sports Club will organize 4 tournaments for modern marine sports as part of the activities of the Abu Dhabi Marine Festival, which the club organizes under the patronage of Sheikh Mohammed bin Sultan bin Khalifa Al Nahyan, Chairman of the Club’s Board of Directors.
The events witness the participation of 170 competitors, and the competitions take place on the waters of the Corniche in the capital, Abu Dhabi.
More than 70 sailors will participate in the Sailing Championship for the Optimist and Elka categories, and more than 60 contestants will participate in the Modern Rowing Race Challenge. The first round of the Emirates Wireless Boat Championship will be held with the participation of 30 contestants, in addition to the Kayak Race for People of Determination with the participation of 16 contestants.
The activities of the marine festival, which began last Thursday and will conclude next February 4, include 15 traditional and modern marine championships and races and aims to attract 6,000 participants, in addition to a multi-activity heritage village next to the club’s headquarters on the Abu Dhabi Corniche, conveying the UAE’s past heritage in all its details to participants and audiences. Follow up to the festival.
Salem Al Rumaithi, Director General of the Abu Dhabi Marine Sports Club, thanked Sheikh Mohammed bin Sultan bin Khalifa Al Nahyan, Chairman of the Club’s Board of Directors, for his sponsorship of the Abu Dhabi Marine Festival, and his support and interest in all the activities, events and tournaments organized and hosted by the club, which had a great impact on the development of marine sports. Heritage, traditional, and modern, and the paradigm shift witnessed by marine sports in all its specializations and categories.
He said, "The Abu Dhabi Marine Festival includes an integrated program that meets the aspirations and desires of all fans of traditional and modern marine sports, making it a wide arena that attracts those with great ambitions to take on the challenge in all the tournaments organized during it."
He explained that organizing 4 tournaments for modern sports in one day confirms the high efficiency of the club’s work team, with high professionalism, which facilitates positive interaction among participants and presenting their best technical levels.