Hatta Ramadan Championship to get underway on Friday

Gulf Today, Staff Reporter

The Hatta Ramadan Championship, the biggest sports event of its kind, will take place from Friday to April 14 in Hatta with participation of huge numbers of athletes and remarkable presence of fans.

The Team Games Co. in Hatta Sports Club organizes the championship, held annually during the Holy Month of Ramadan, with the support of Dubai Sports Council.

The championship will take place at Al Dhahra School for Basic and Secondary Education in Hatta and comprises three sports competitions including futsal, volleyball and running.

The volleyball and futsal competitions will kick off on the second day of Ramadan.

The futsal competition will be held with participation of 16 teams arranged in collaboration with Hatta Cultural Club, while eight teams will contest the volleyball competition.

The running competition is scheduled on the 9th day of Ramadan, and the participants in this competition are classified into four groups; as follows: the 6 km men & women categories and the 2 km boys and girls categories. 

Several accompanying events will be held for families and children on the sideline of the championship.

A walkathon for elderly locals besides children’s activities will all take place at the new walk tracks in Hatta.

Hatta Kayak, Hatta Guest House and Al Shaafar Investment are the sponsors of the event.   

The championship, since its launch, has been attracting huge numbers of fans, who enthusiastically come to the pitches to watch and support their favorite teams.

Hatta Ramadan Championship is organized with distinctive participation of the residents of Hatta and the neighboring areas besides the participation of several teams from the Oman, based on great popularity acquired by the Championship throughout the last years and the remarkable level of the competitions.