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Tuesday, November 24 - 2009

Dubai Internet City proud sponsors of Dubai Flying Dragons at World Championships in Malaysia

  • United Arab Emirates: Wednesday, July 23 - 2008 at 15:23
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Dubai Internet City, the world's largest managed ICT cluster and a member of TECOM Investments, today announced it will sponsor the Dubai Flying Dragons team at the 2008 Club Crew World Championships (CCWC) in Penang, Malaysia, as part of its vigorous corporate social responsibility (CSR) agenda.

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  • Dubai Internet City proud sponsors of Dubai Flying Dragons at World Championships in Malaysia.
    Dubai Internet City proud sponsors of Dubai Flying Dragons at World Championships in Malaysia.
The Dubai Flying Dragons team was founded in 2006 by the Dragon Boats Alive Club to promote the sport in the Middle East and build a competitive team representing the UAE and the region in this year's world championships.

One of the world's most popular sport competitions, the sixth Club Crew World Championships will be held from 1 - 3 August, and draw over 400 teams from over 20 countries including Singapore, China, Thailand, Indonesia, The Netherlands, UK, Australia, Canada and South Africa.

Attracting over 20,000 spectators over the three-day period, the event will be telecast on 30 top channels across the globe.

Malek Al Malek, Executive Director of Dubai Internet City said:

"In our relentless drive to grow as a dynamic and holistic business model on the global landscape, Dubai Internet City pursues an active CSR agenda through endorsing events that impact the overall development of the communities around us. "Our sponsorship of the Dubai Flying Dragons team specifically underscores our keenness to support the growth of sports activities in the region. It also allows us to provide promising individuals the opportunity to compete at international levels and position Dubai as a hub for sporting excellence."


Jason MacKenzie, Coach of the Dubai Flying Dragons women's team, said: "We warmly welcome Dubai Internet City on board as our exclusive sponsor. The partnership is beneficial to both the crew and DIC. While serving as an enormous brand builder for our sponsors in the target market, it will also provide great entertainment for fans looking for high voltage excitement. Partnering with Dubai Internet City brings together two entities to drive a common goal of continuing to improve the profile of dragon boating in the region."

Dubai Internet City hosted the third Dubai Corporate Games in April this year, inviting major companies such as Aramex, Dubai Properties, Leo Burnett and Chaloub Group to battle it out for honours in various team championships including dragon boating, football, and basketball.
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About Dubai Internet City
Dubai Internet City (DIC), a member of TECOM Investments, was established in 2000. It is currently regarded the Middle East's largest information and communications technology (ICT) cluster. Built as a strategic base for companies targeting emerging markets in several neighbouring regions, DIC's core focus area extends from the Middle East to the Indian Subcontinent, and from Africa to the CIS countries, covering two billion people with a GDP of $6.7 trillion. As a knowledge-oriented business model, DIC has created a dynamic international community of IT companies hosting business partners that include most of the Fortune 500 brands, as well as a number of small and medium enterprises and ventures. In 2007, DIC witnessed 33% growth, drawing 112 new companies to the cluster, including British Telecom and Google.

About Dragon Boats Alive Club
Dragon boating in Dubai was founded by Dragon Boats Alive in July 2006 - the first time that dragon boats had entered Middle Eastern waters. Since then, there have been numerous opportunities for people to try the water sport for the first time. There are currently 10 clubs in Dubai and each of these sports may field several teams including women, men, mixed and youth. The sport has enormous growth potential in the region welcoming everybody to participate.
Dragon boating originated almost 2,500 years ago in China. Today, international Dragon boat racing are generally 18-22 paddlers per standard dragon boat. Races are typically 500 metres long and are a colourful spectacle, with at least six boats competing against each other.

For further information, please contact:

Rami Adwan
Account Manager
JIWIN Public Relations
Tel: +971 4 361 3586

Angelina Wong
Senior Account Executive
JIWIN Public Relations
Tel: + 971 4 369 2834

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