DIP Olympiads 2007 to kick off on February 10 th
Second year of UAE's first dedicated sports festival for a group of companies to have 15 sporting categories

4 February 2007: The countdown to Dubai's one and only dedicated sports festival for Companies under the patronage of Dubai Investments Park (DIP) began with the official announcement of DIP Inter-company Olympiads 2007 at Dubai Investments Park premises. The second year of the exclusive event that brings together people from various industries together on one platform is scheduled from 10 th Feb to 13 th March 2007 at various locations across Dubai. DIP has shown its commitment to social responsibility by extending its patronage to the event in order to provide a get away from the mundane corporate lifestyle and inculcate health awareness amongst the participants.

The Olympiads will involve a competition in 15 sporting categories, including Marathon running, Swimming, Indoor Soccer, Indoor Cricket, Go Karting, Basketball, Volleyball, Tennis, Squash, Table Tennis, Badminton, Bowling, Billiards, Beach Soccer and Volleyball. The number of categories has gone up since the debut of the Olympiad last year, as the event expands its offerings to cater to an increasing number of participants this year.

Omar Al Mesmar, General Manager, Dubai Investments Park said, “The 2007 Olympiads is a social initiative to promote friendly inter company competition and raise health awareness in employees. The event is a progression of Dubai Investments Park's corporate social responsibility of bettering work-life quality and engaging with society through a spectrum of activities. The initiative is the first event of its kind organized on such as large scale.”

“Not only will the event generate sporting goodwill while raising participant profile, it will also highlight the increasing importance of eschewing an unhealthy lifestyle in favor of establishing an active and balanced routine to ward off potential health problems. The Olympiads are in step with Yalasports' commitment to cater for athletes and clients alike in providing sports management services that help busy individuals commit to a healthy lifestyle,” said Waleed Hamed, Director and Founder, Yalasports.

The Event will see a participation from big names such as ACE

Al Futtaim Watches&Jewellery, Al Manal, Al Shirawi Enterprises, Amana Steel, Arabian Industrial Gases Company, Arabian Oasis Industries, Arabtec Construction, Aramex International, Aswan International, Bin Dasmal Group, CEDARS – Jebel Ali Hospital, Dubai Furniture, Dubai Investments Park, EMICOOL, Emirates Building Systems (EBS), Emirates Extrusion Factory, Emirates Glass LLC, Emirates Thermostone, ETA – ASCON, Faissal Jassim Trading Company, Food Point & Linen Craft, Grand Stores, HP, Hyder Consulting, IKEA, International Rubber LLC, Johnson&Johnson ME, KIMOHA, M'SHARIE, Metrofile, Mouchel Parkman, Nakheel, Nutricia ME&Africa, Seven Seas Shipchandlers, SHOWTIME, Starwood, Tayseer Arar Trading, Teuto Windows&Doors, Union National Bank, Vanoord, Western Auto, Wrigley

The sporting extravaganza has already attracted a lot of attention from the industry in Dubai with the main sponsor being Nissan Middle East and supported by Red Bull, Marmum, Masafi, Majaz, E-Biz Solutions, Zenath Real Estate, CEDARS Jebel Ali International Hospital and Xtrapulse.com as a media partner.