Sporting Events in Abu DhabiBy Pushpitha Wijesinghe

ABU DHABI SPORTS COUNCIL GRAND PRIX

The Abu Dhabi Sports Council, partnered with Al Forsan International Sports Resort hosts the Abu Dhabi Sports Council Grand Prix kart racing lovers to be involved in their Get Out, Get Active campaign.

4 Laps – Practice4 Laps – Qualifying7 Laps – Pre-Final12 Laps – Final

Venue : Al Forsan International Sports Resort, Abu Dhabi

Date & Time : 27th February 2015 to the 3rd April 2015

Fee : AED 400 per driverAge : 16+

TENNIS AT THE PALACEWitness the legends of tennis come together for the opening edition of Tennis at The Palace.

Among the big names are, Richard Krajicek, Pat Cash, and Younes El Aynaoui

Attendance Options

Thursday 12th March 2015 – Twilight TennisFriday 13th March 2015 – Ladies’ DaySaturday 14th March 2015 – Finals’ Day

Venue : Emirates Palace, Abu Dhabi

Date & Time : 12th March 2015 to 14th March 2015

Restrictions : Females only on Thursday 12th

March.No Press.No Alcohol

ABU DHABI 3X3 BASKETBALL TOUR 2015

Fronted by the International Basketball Federation, the 3x3 Basketball Tour 2015 is held for the 5th consecutive year. The blend of street basketball, freestyle skills and talent, in the space of a basketball halfcourt will be unleashed as two teams of three face off for glory!

Venue : Abu Dhabi Yachting Club Parking

First Held : 2010 Youth Olympics, Singapore

Number of Global Players: 250 Million

Categories :Under 12 – boys and girlsUnder 14 – boys and girlsUnder 18 – boys and girlsOpen (Over 18) – men and women

Fee : U-12 to U-18 : Free | Open : 200 DHS/team

UAE WOODEN POWERBOAT RACE (AL SHAWAHEEF)

UAE’s Wooden Powerboat Race unearth the ancient marine engineering beauty of UAE’s forefathers to create competition on water between the GCC countries.

Facts:The boats are made purely from wood and material such as fiber glass are allowed.

Each boat is 28 feet in length.

The competition consists of 25 competing boats as of the recently.

Venue : Abu Dhabi Corniche– Breakwater, Abu DhabiPilots : Min : 1, Max : 2Rules : No modern materialDate : 20th March 2015Time : 02.30pm

The UAE Jet Ski Race brings the competition to the shores of the Abu Dhabi Breakwater.

The races will engross sunbathers and beach goers with both international and local jet skiers.

Venue : Abu Dhabi Breakwater, Abu DhabiDate : 17th April 2015Time : 02.30pm

Races are divided into 7 classes for equal competition

UAE JET SKI RACES

WHERE TO STAY IN ABU DHABI

Eastern Mangroves Hotel & Spa by Anantara

Intercontinental Hotel & Resort Abu Dhabi

Millennium Corniche

Hotel Abu Dhabi

Thank you!

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