Since ages, the desert city of Dubai has preserved with it various sports
like Falcony, Horse Racing and Camel Racing that not only became the
traditional pastime but also holds a significant place in the rich cultural
heritage of Dubai. Few of these sports in Dubai are still very famous and
played with great enthusiasm. Since the ancient times expatriates from
different nationalities have started visiting Dubai for business or living
purpose, that has opened up new horizons for the modern day sports as well.
Today Sports in Dubai like Horse Racing, Camel Racing, Golf, Rugby,
Football, Cricket are some of the most popular sports that are held in grand
sporting events that sees world's most finest talent and has become great
crowd pullers.
Dubai Sports: Dubai Golf
Among other sports in Dubai, Golf is gaining so much popularity as Dubai has
an array of world-class Golf courses which are embellished with high-class
clubhouses, eye-catching greenery and lush fairways. Some of these Golf
Courses made and having facilities followed by international standards has
made Dubai world's one of the best destinations to host international Golf
tournaments. The most famous Golf tournament of Dubai is Dubai Desert
Classic that is held at Emirates Golf Club. This tournament is an annual
event held annually where the big names of International golf players
compete for a week to make a million dollar prize money to their name. In
the list of Golf courses in Dubai the following names are taken first: Dubai
Country Club, Emirates Golf Club, Nad Al Saheeba Club (Refer Image), Jabel
Ali Golf Course, Arabian Ranches Golf Course and Al Badia Golf Resort.
Dubai Sports: Horse Racing
Horse racing is yet another sporting activity that has earned lots of fame
during past few years. Dubai hosts various facilities for the enthusiasts of
Horse racing or for the trainees of Horse Riding. In Dubai number of Horse
racing clubs hosts various Horse racing events with few of them are world
recognised like Dubai Golden Shaheen Cup and Dubai World Cup. Emirates
Racing Authority is the governing body of UAE that administrate all the
aspects of Horse Racing Sports in UAE. All the official Horse races in Dubai
have gambling stations where gamblers can put their money at stake on
different horses. The Dubai World Cup is the most the world famous Horse
racing event of Dubai which is held every year at the Nad Al Sheba
Racecourse. Prized with the huge purse of USD 6 Million this Horse Race race
has been termed as the world's most richest horse race.
Dubai Sports: Football
Like the whole world Football is the sport
that also make Dubai city, go crazy. The administration of Dubai has been
promoting Football from last few years that promises to make the city as
world's one of the most liked sporting destination. In year 2007 Dubai
Football Challenge was started as an annual Football Sporting event where
world's top football teams lined up with star players from Germany, China,
Brazil showcase their sporting skills. The multi-billion project, Dubai
Sports City coming up at the heart of Dubai city would house a 60,000
seating capacity Football stadium.
Dubai Sports: Tennis
Like Horse Racing, Golf and Football, Tennis
is gaining much popularity in Dubai. The availability of sunny sunshine
throughout the year and high-standard facilities make Dubai an ideal host
for organising big events of Tennis. Among the most popular Tennis
tournaments in Dubai, the Dubai Tennis Open is widely recognised. During
this event world's top seed Tennis players like William sisters, Roger
Federer, Anna Kournikova and Jennifer Capriati battle during the week long
competition. In Dubai there are number of Tennis courts alongwith Tennis
Training Academies like the Aviation Club and Dubai Tennis Academy, also
some of the top hotels in Dubai also house Tennis court facilities.
Dubai Sports: Camel Racing
Camel Racing is considered one of the traditional sports in Dubai that are
famous even today. In the earlier times, the camels were preserved as a
domestic animals and were also reserved for display purpose at traditional
ceremonies like weddings or special festivals only. With the time bygone
Camel racing in Dubai has turned out to be one of the most popular sporting
events. Every year during the winter months (from October-March) Camel
racing meets are organised where entrants from all over the world pool-up
and compete for a grand prize money.
Other Sports in Dubai
Being a metro-politan city Dubai houses
expatriates from different religions and communities that have provided
ample grounds for the flourishing of various socio-cultural activities
including sports. Not only Golf, Football, Tennis or Horse Racing and Camel
Racing are the sports that have raised popularity in Dubai, but also one can
find quality standard facilities for other sports also that includes:
motorsports, watersports, archery, polo, bowling and rock climbing.
As one of the most fastest growing city of 21st century, Dubai has left no
stone unturned to make it a hub for all socio-economic-culture activities.
Right from the booming real-estate sector with high-rising buildings to the
well-built infrastructure facilities of world-class education,
transportation and from organising world's biggest events for sports like
Golf, Horse Racing and Rugby to the big investment plans for more bright
future, Dubai city has great vision in its sight.
