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Special Olympics UAE Athletes secure 15 medals at Malta Games 2024

  • The Special Olympics UAE team won 5 Gold medals, 6 Silver and 4 Bronze. 
  • Other achievements include 4th place in swimming, bocce and athletics; 5th place in table tennis and 6th place in Athletics.

Abu Dhabi, UAE, September 18, 2024: The Special Olympics UAE delegation arrived in Abu Dhabi today, after securing 5 gold medals, 6 silver and 4 bronze.  The team participated in the Special Olympics National Games Malta 2024, held from September 12 to 15, 2024, where the UAE delegation competed in swimming, table tennis, athletics, football, and bocce.

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Viswanathan Anand will return as the Icon player for Ganges Grandmasters

“Global Chess League is a very good opportunity to draw in many new fans,” says legendary Viswanathan Anand ahead  of Global Chess League Season 2 in London

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  ~ Viswanathan Anand will return as the Icon player for Ganges Grandmasters ~

London/India, 16th September 2024: With less than a month left before the second season of the Global Chess League, a joint venture between Tech Mahindra and FIDE, legendary Indian Chess Grandmaster Viswanathan Anand expressed his excitement for the upcoming tournament. The competition will take place between October 3rd and October 12th in London, and the five-time World Champion opened up on his reasons for returning to the tournament this year.

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After last edition’s enthralling performance, Akon set to rock World Tennis League Season 3 once again

Abu Dhabi (UAE), 16 September 2024: The World Tennis League (WTL) is delighted to announce that the Grammy Award winning-artist Akon will be performing at the third season of the league, scheduled to be held at the iconic Etihad Arena from December 19 to 22, 2024.

With Akon joining the legendary rock musician Bryan Adams and American pop diva Anastacia in a star-studded line-up of artists, the WTL promises to be bigger and more exciting as it builds on the success of the previous seasons.

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UAE Team ADQ’s Eleonora Gasparrini wins GP Stuttgart & Region

Abu Dhabi – UAE, September 16, 2024

After her bronze medal at the World Under 23 European Championships, UAE Team ADQ’s Eleonora Gasparrini celebrated her third personal victory of the season today by winning the Women’s Cycling Grand Prix Stuttgart & Region. Eleonora clinched the win at the Grand Prix Stuttgart & Region, with a decisive strong sprint, finishing ahead of runner-up Lieke Nooijen, of team Visma-Lease a Bike and Mareille Meijering, of team Movistar, on Sunday. Teammate Dominika Wlodarczyk finished sixth. The one-day Pro Series race covered a distance of 118.2km from Böblingen to Stuttgart.

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(ADQ) إليونورا جاسباريني عضوة فريق الإمارات القابضة

في إنجاز جديد يضاف لرصيد الفريق؛

تفوز بجائزة سباق الجائزة الكبرى شتوتغارت والمنطقة

أبوظبي – الإمارات العربية المتحدة، 16 سبتمبر 2024: أعلن فريق الإمارات القابضة (ADQ) اليوم عن فوز لاعبته إليونورا جاسباريني في سباق الجائزة الكبرى شتوتغارت والمنطقة للسيدات، مسجله بذلك فوزها الشخصي الثالث لهذا الموسم، بعد حصولها على الميدالية البرونزية في بطولة العالم تحت 23 عامًا الأوروبية. وتمكنت إليونورا الفوز في سباق الجائزة الكبرى بشكل سريع وحاسم، متقدمةً بجدارة على الفائزة بالمركز الثاني ليكي نوين من فريق Visma-Lease a Bike ومارييل ميجيرينغ من فريق Movistar، فيما حلت زميلتها في الفريق دومينيكا فلودارتشيك في المركز السادس. ويمتد السباق الذي استمر ليوم واحد، على مساحة 118.2 كم بين مديتني بوبلينجن إلى شتوتغارت.

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