First ever Arabian Corporate Games comes to UAE shores

After establishing it's footprint across the world over the past twenty years in cities like London, Athens, Brisbane, Colombo, Kuala Lumpur, Johannesburg, Moscow, San Francisco, Sydney, Manchester, Budapest, etc, the Corporate Games now comes to the United Arab Emirates. The Games under the patronage of H E Sheikh Nahayan Mabarak Al Nahayan will be held from April 8-11, 2009 across both Dubai and Abu Dhabi and is being brought to you by Higher Colleges of Technology (HCT ).

Created by Sport for Life, the Corporate Games is a unique collection of multisport festivals for the everyday athlete. Inaugurated in 1988 in San Francisco, the games have been held in every continent (except the Antarctic!) and in many of the world's greatest cities and offers the ultimate mix of sport, business and tourism in which everyone, regardless of age or ability, can compete and be a part of a great experience.

The Arabian Corporate Games spread over 4 days will have 19 sports including Golf, Dragon Boat racing, Soccer, Cricket, Ten Pin Bowling etc and the programme will include Celebrations, Sports, Parties, SuperCentre Exhibitions and Business to Business Networking.

This is the first ever occasion in the history of the entire region that such an initiative is being planned and the Corporate Games will provide a fantastic platform to promote the UAE and it's host cities - both Abu Dhabi & Dubai to the rest of the world. Worldwide, over the past 20 years across the cities where the Corporate Games have been hosted they have seen high voltage coverage through increased tourism, business and job opportunities.

The Games are open to all organizations & businesses-large or small and the teams can include employees, colleagues, clients, family and friends. Apart from executives across the board, the competitors include bankers, sales professionals, public servants, scientists, real estate professionals etc. In fact anyone with even the slightest of sporting streak is an ideal candidate.

Sport for Life is the entity behind the Corporate Games and is headquartered out of the UK and they through their licensees across various footprints run and manage the Games around the world. A dedicated, highly sophisticated software system manages the Games from original contact to final results, including entry processing and scheduling.

The Corporate Games offers many benefits to a wide range of clients that includes the athletes, the corporations, the licensees, the host city, the sponsors, the charities etc. Part of the proceeds from the first ever Arabian Corporate Games will go to the Official Charity the Al Noor Training Centre for Children with Special Needs.