Dubai Police, Dewa women teams shine at Gov Games
Top six teams vie for Dh1m prize in finals of competition tomorrow
Dubai Police women’s team dominated the opening day of the first Government Games (Gov Games) on Wednesday at Kite Beach.
Around 64 women’s teams from local and international government entities battled head-to-head in seven specially designed obstacles during the Gov Games.
It was a close showdown between Dubai Police and the Dubai Electricity and Water Authority (Dewa) who came in second, with just a onepoint difference. The former got 85.5 points and the latter 84.5.
Dubai Health Authority (DHA) came third followed by Dubai Municipality, the US Consulate General in Dubai and Ministry of Education.
All six teams will vie for the championship tomorrow and the winner will take home Dh1 million.
One of the team leaders, Sara Bin Thaiban from Dewa, said bagging the second spot in the Gov Games is no easy feat. During their turn, the team finished first in the Muscle Crusher, The Wall, Burner and Human Ladder obstacles.
“Team spirit is the main force because in these kinds of sports, you have to give all your efforts not for yourself but for your team,” she said. “We are ready for the Storm. We have only one goal: to win.”
Dr Mehnaz Kamali, team leader and a consultant periodontist at DHA, said: “We are ready for the finals on Saturday and hope to win. Ever since we found out about the challenge we immediately started training for it.”
The two-day men’s qualifying round began yesterday. The top six teams out of 90 will also progress to the finals tomorrow.