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International participation

A total of 194 teams are participating in the Gov Games, comprising 84 teams in the Battle of the Government tournament

for men and 26 teams for women. Additionally, there are 28 teams in the Battle of the Community tournament and 28

teams representing various global cities in the Battle of the Cities. Furthermore, 28 teams are taking part in the Junior Gov
Games. All these teams are competing in an atmosphere filled with excitement and enjoyment.

Marwan bin Essa, Director of Gov Games 2024, said: “As you can see, we started with the women’s heat – the government
employees. Bey are all strong athletes and have come here to achieve something big. Bere is an exciting line up of events

and races for men, women of Government and private sectors. Besides, students can challenge their physical and mental

agility for the first time which we are truly proud of here. One of the biggest achievements we see out of the Games is how

we bring the world together under one platform, celebrating team work and participation. Our slogan is therefore one

team one spirit.”.

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Khaled Belhoul, Organising Committee member, said: “We look up to the Gov Games 2024 every year. I have participated

before representing the Executive Council team. Bis time, I am here as part of the judging committee. My role comes in

when there is a discrepancy in the referee ruling. We analyse the call through our data and videos and take a collective

decision.”

Mansoor Al Mehairi, another member of the Organising Committee, said the interest for Gov Games has been on a steady

rise. “Be global participation from cities around the world has added to the event’s importance.”

Obaid Bin Hashem, also part of the Organising Committeesaid, “We have a dedicated team to look at shortlisting

participating teams. Bis time we are thrilled to have a great interest from global cities of the world to take part at the
event.”

BURJ KHALIFA CHALLENGE

■ Gov Games features race up 828-metre Burj Khalifa in Dubai

Richard Hynek, Website Developer from Czech Republic, is one participant who is looking forward to the four days event.

Hynek and his team were winners at the Burj Khalifa challenge held earlier. He and his team members climbed 160 floors

of the tallest tower in the world in just 27 minutes. “It was my dream to see Burj Khalifa close. It feels surreal climbing the
tallest tower in the world and winning the challenge on top of it.”

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