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| Mohd Sagher Mubarak Mohammed Mubarak addresses the UAE Team during the 2015 World Games held in Los Angeles to personally thank the league and The Kanoo Group for the usual support. |
Dubai,
UAE – For the second year in a row, Mohd Sagher Mubarak Mohammed Mubarak of Kanoo Machinery demonstrated his
support for UAE athletes with intellectual disabilities as one of the
volunteers for the national team and also a coach for the Equestrian delegates
in the 2015 Special Olympics World Games
held on July 25 - August 2, 2015 in Los Angeles, California, USA.
55 UAE Athletes brought out their courage, strength,
determination and spirit of sportsmanship in competing for different sport
categories in aquatics, athletics, badminton, basketball, bocce, bowling,
cycling, equestrian, football, handball, powerlifting and table tennis during the
Special Olympics.
US
First Lady Michelle Obama, with the presence of former
Special Olympic athlete Tim Harris,
declared the 2015 Special Olympics World Games open, at the Los Angeles
Memorial Coliseum on July 25, 2015 with her heartfelt message to millions of
people watching the event on television.
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| Mohd Sagher Mubarak Mohammed Mubarak of Kanoo Machinery poses with His Excellency Abdulla Alsaboosi, Consul General of the UAE in Los Angeles [1st left] during the 2015 Special Olympics World Games. |
Uniting the world through sports in a
celebration of the abilities and accomplishments of people with intellectual
disabilities and forming a new global vision of acceptance, the 2015 Special
Olympics World Games is the largest sports and humanitarian event in the world
capital for media and entertainment in 2015, and the single biggest event in
Los Angeles since the 1984 Olympic Games.
Concurrently, the UAE has been
participating in the Special Olympic World Games since 1999. Earlier, Shaikh Hamdan Bin Mohammad Bin Rashid Al
Maktoum, Crown Prince of Dubai and Chairman, Dubai Sports Council (DSC) announced
a Dh1 million grant to the UAE national team to express his support for the
athletes who constantly make presence felt in international stage as major runners
for World Games.
After more than a week of play-offs, The
UAE in addition to MENA Participants bid adieu to the 2015 Special Olympics
World Games with pride and joy after they managed to rake numerous awards in
various categories and also pulled-off First Prize wins from among 6,500
athletes with intellectual disabilities competing in 25 Olympic-type sports from
165 nations; along with 2,000 coaches, 30,000 volunteers and 500,000 spectators
around the world.
As a representative of The Kanoo Group, Mr. Mubarak said, “I am honored to be a part of
such international sporting event that gives renewed encouragement and
empowerment for athletes with special needs to positively contribute to the
welfare of our society through their talents and capabilities. It certainly
impacts the way people perceive and breaks down social barriers in the
mainstream community irrespective of racial, ethnic, educational, social and
economic background.”
He added: “We would like to thank and
congratulate the UAE team on behalf of TheKanoo Group for this significant journey and milestone achievement. We are so
proud of the collaboration that each has contributed to the general success,
most especially the athletes for bringing home top medals/honours to our country.”
About The Kanoo Group
‘The Kanoo Group’ is one of the largest, independent, family-owned groups of companies in the Gulf region established in 1890. It has diversified business industries in shipping, travel, machinery, engineering, logistics, property, oil & gas, power, industrial chemicals, training, joint ventures, retail and commercial activities, among others, and operates extensively throughout Saudi Arabia, Bahrain, United Arab Emirates, Oman, Yemen and Qatar.
Our Vision
The Leading Family Business in the Region and Beyond
Our Mission
Delivering Sustainable Excellence
Our Values
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