Cricket, snowboarding included in NAS Sports
dubai — Cricket will be a part of the Nad Al Sheba Sports Tournament when it returns for a seventh season in the Holy Month of Ramadan with 13 events on the schedule and Dh 6 million in prize money.
Held under the patronage of Sheikh Hamdan bin Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum, Crown Prince of Dubai and Chairman of Dubai Sports Council (DSC); and organised by DSC, the NAS Sports Tournament is the biggest event of its kind in terms of participation and prize money, and has been held every year in the Holy Month of Ramadan since 2013 at the Nad Al Sheba Sports Complex.
The seventh season of the Tournament will start on May 7 to 24. The 13 events for this season are — Futsal, Volleyball, Padel, Fencing, Wheelchair Basketball, Futsal for People with Hearing Disabilities, NAS Night Challenge, the 5km and 10km Run, 75km Cycle Race, 3x3 Basketball, Jiu-Jitsu, Cricket and Snowboarding.
“The NAS Sports Tournament was launched seven years ago, under the guidance and patronage of Sheikh Hamdan, as a pioneering community sports initiative and it has made a significant impact on our sports sector,” said Salah Amin, Chairman of the Tournament’s Executive Committee, at a press conference.
The inaugural NAS Cricket Tournament — featuring 12 teams, divided into four groups, and being played under the 10-over-a-side T10 format — will take place at the Wombats Cricket Ground in DP World (Jebel Ali, Gate 7) from May 8 to 20, while the NAS 3x3 Basketball, popular when it made its debut last season, will be held from May 8-15 at a new venue: The Block in Dubai Design District.