DSC Celebrates Best Organizers in Sports Events Ranking System

Under the patronage of H.H. Sheikh Hamdan Bin Mohammed Bin Rashid Al-Maktoum, the Crown Prince of Dubai & Chairman of Dubai Sports Council, a splendid festival was arranged, Wednesday 16th Nov. 2016 at Armani Hotel, during which H.H. Sheikh Mansour Bin Mohammed Bin Rashid Al-Maktoum, the President of Dubai International Marine Club, has awarded organizers of the five stars events, as part of the 2nd version of the Sports Events Ranking System, the first of its kind all over the world which is launched by DSC to boost the organizational level of sports.

The festival was held in the presence of Sheikh Hashr Bin Maktoum Bin Juma Al-Maktoum, the Director of Dubai Media Dept. & President of the UAE Tennis Association / H.E. Mater Al-Tayer, the Deputy Chairman of DSC / H.E. Saeed Hareb, the Secretary General of DSC / H.E. Mohammed Al-Kamali, the Secretary General of the National Olympic Committee & Board Member of DSC / H.E. Brigadier Abdulla Khalifa Al-Marri, the Board Member of DSC / H.E. Abdul Muhsen Al-Dousari, the Assistant Secretary General of the General Authority for the Youth & Sports Welfare / H.E. Naser Aman Al-Rahma, the Assistant Secretary General of DSC / several presidents of national sports associations / organizers of sports events.

Four events have got five stars in the sports season 2015 – 2016, as part of the 2nd version of the System; these are: Dubai World Cup, which gained the same rank for the second successive year / Du School Football Championship / the Residential District Championship (Furjan) / Standard Chartered Dubai Marathon / BWF Super Series.

138 events are ranked in the second version of the System, comparing to 87 events ranked in the first version of the System.

On the other hand, 113 sports events have got 4 stars and 21 events gained 3 stars.

Six sports events of various categories are awarded as the best events; these are: Dubai Professional Conference; as the best sports events of top media influence / Al-Marmoum Camel Heritage Festival, as the best sports events of top social influence / DP World Tour Championship; as the best sports events of top economic influence / Al-Ahli Dubai Open Karate, as the best sports events of top sports influence / Emirates Flight seven-a-side Rugby Championship; as the best sports event of top development influence / Reebok Spartan Race; as the best sports event of top environmental influence.

The Festival comprised a film show on the launch & development of the Events Ranking System, besides another film, showing the five events which have got five stars.

Ms. Hessa Al-Kous, the Acting Director of the Sports Events Dept. in DSC, stated: "We are pleased for the success of this Festival, for the second successive year, and the positive reaction of all organizers & our partners in the national media corporations. It is according to the Sports Events Rank System, the events are evaluated as per main standards; among which are: the media reaction in local & international fields / business influence / tourist influence / local experiences / opportunities to utilize events / financial resources / infra-structure elements / external factors / sports influence / social influence".

The Sports Events Ranking System targets organizers of sports events in public & private sectors and educational corporations.

Ms. Hessa Al-Kous added: "The Sports Events Ranking System conforms to DSC’s strategy and meets Dubai Government strategy 2021. The System helps organizing companies and provides them with all necessary means to rank sports events, via implementation of the Ranking System’s standards. The System will motivate companies to attain further excellence & improve abilities".

Mr. Poul Erik Hoyer, the President of Badminton World Federation, stated: "I have the honor to receive this award on behalf of the international badminton community. I thank all respective bodies for this awarding. We have decided to organize the finals of the BWF Super Series in Dubai because of the good repute of the city, where several top sports events are organized in a splendid level".

He added: "In spite of organizing the final stages of the BWF Super Series in various locations all over the world since 2008, the hosting of Dubai for this event remains distinctive, as the Emirate of Dubai has enhanced the international status & importance of the event. In this respect, BWF Super Series has become one of the top sports events in the world badminton field".

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