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1/15/25, 9:40 AM Second edition of UAE School Games to kick off in January with participation of thousands of students from across UAE
competitions, and registering participating students. The first phase, which is currently in progress, with
students engaging in training and competitive programs at the school level across various sports in all
Emirates. The second phase, which will take place from February to mid-April, will see students
competing at the regional level in each Emirate.

The championship will culminate in May with students, who successfully advanced from the second
stage, competing for finals at the state level. Winners of the first three places will be awarded gold, silver,
and bronze medals.

The championship is the outcome of robust cooperation between the Ministry of Sports, the National

Olympic Committee, the Ministry of Education, the UAE Sports Federation for the Institutions of School
and University Education, the sports councils in the country, and all sports federations specialised in
sports within the championship. In addition, educational bodies such as the Knowledge and Human
Development Authority, the Department of Education and Knowledge, and the Sharjah Private
Education Authority are key partners in this championship.

The first edition of the School Games witnessed great success, with the finals held at the Dubai
Exhibition Centre in Expo City Dubai last May under the patronage of His Highness Sheikh Ahmed bin
Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum, Second Deputy Ruler of Dubai and President of the UAE National
Olympic Committee, and in the presence of His Highness Sheikh Mansoor bin Mohammed bin Rashid Al

Maktoum, Chairman of the Dubai Sports Council, alongside a number of officials in the education and
sports sectors. During the previous edition, His Excellency Dr. Ahmad Belhoul Al Falasi, Minister of
Sports, honoured the students who won the first three places in 10 sports, bringing the total number of
students who qualified for the finals to 772 out of 1840.

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