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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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