Dubai: Dubai Sports Council (DSC) is set to launch the 5th Labour Sports Tournament in collaboration with the Permanent Committee of Labour Affairs in Dubai and Dubai Police under the title ‘Their Happiness is Our Goal.’ The tournament, which comprises 11 sports competitions, will take place from September 3, 2023, to March 13, 2024, at various locations in Dubai.
The tournament’s details were declared in a press conference led by Mr. Saeed Hareb, Secretary-General of DSC, Brigadier Ali Al-Khalfan Al-Mansouri, Director of the General Department of Community Happiness in Dubai Police, and Mr. Abdulla Shukri, Secretary-General of the Permanent Committee of Labour Affairs in Dubai.
Mr. Hareb noted that the competitions will take place within six months, and the participants will compete in 11 sports competitions to be held at 11 various locations. According to the Secretary-General, the current edition of the tournament will witness the participation of women for the first time in volleyball and badminton competitions.
Ms. Fawziya Fraidoon, Manager of Community Events at DSC, remarked that “participants will compete in 11 sports competitions, including basketball, football, running, arm wrestling, badminton, volleyball, swimming, tug of war, yoga, cricket, and kabaddi.” The locations where competitions will take place include Jebel Ali, Al-Quoz, Al-Jeddaf, DP World, DUTCO, Dulsco, ENOC Residential Complex, Qusais, Muhaisna 4, and Al-Ghurair Residential Complex.