Dubai: An enhancement in sports activities for women at clubs and the hosting of the sports events ranking system once every two years were among the decisions taken at the board of directors’ meeting of the Dubai Sports Council (DSC) on Monday.
The recommendation to have a greater scope for women’s sports at local clubs was floated by the Women’s Sports Committee of the DSC and the board of directors under Mattar Al Tayer, Vice-Chairman, DSC, who agreed to the suggestion that there ought to be a bigger understanding between the clubs and the committee.
The decision should see women more able to join in activities that are held locally at the five clubs in Dubai.
The DSC women’s sports committee has already put in place several memorandum of understanding with various schools in Dubai so that their playing fields can be utilised by women. The committee also accepted the recommendation to have a weekly television programme produced by Dubai Sports Channel to promote sports among women.
The DSC board of directors also accepted the recommendation that the sports events ranking system be held once every two years instead of hosting it every year.
At the first edition of the sports events ranking system held in November, the Dubai World Cup horse race, the Dubai Duty Free Tennis Championships, the DP World golf and the Dubai Tour cycling were the four sports events that ended with a top-class rating of five stars.
A total of 87 events organised under the aegis of the DSC participated in the system that is operated on judging each event on 70 Key Performance Indicators (KPIs).
“It is important for us to attract and host international sports events that have a certain standard and calibre that suits the growing aspirations of Dubai. Even if we do stage smaller events, we need to stick to a certain high standard so that Dubai further enhances its reputation of being the best sporting destination of the world,” Al Tayer said after the meeting.
Backed by Shaikh Hamdan Bin Mohammad Bin Rashid Al Maktoum, Crown Prince of Dubai and Chairman of DSC, the ranking system saw 29 other sports events get a four-star ranking, while 53 events received the three-star sign. The next sports events ranking system will be held in November, 2017.
