Sports City

Date: 7 February 2006

The most illustrious sporting venue in the world

This self-contained, beautifully landscaped city-within-a-city breathes new meaning to the concept of the sporting lifestyle. Home to 70,000 professionals living and working in Dubai, Sports City brings together the best in residential, recreational, commercial and leisure facilities in one purpose-built venue. No other place on earth will match its potential for transforming budding talents into world champions. Here’s a glimpse at some of what’s on offer...

Manchester United Soccer School - Unique to the Middle East & the first outside Europe

Butch Harmon School of Golf - The first non-US based academy for the world’s No1 trainer
David Lloyd Academies - Next generation tennis school and leisure club
ICC Global Cricket Academy - The world’s first international cricket centre
Ernie Els Signature Golf Course - Designed by the South African golfing superstar
The Olympic Stadium - World-class 65,000 seater stadium with an eye on the Olympics
Dedicated Cricket Stadium - Cricket is an incredibly popular sport in the GCC region
Indoor Multipurpose Stadium - Purpose built for the full range of hard-court indoor sports
Dedicated Hockey Stadium - Purpose designed to attract the world’s top hockey events
German Sports Medical Centre - 5 star specialised sports hospital & medical centre
Plus resort-style swimming pools, cycle tracks, spas, health clubs, schools, multiplex cinemas, shopping-malls, cafes, restaurants and two five star hotels

Dubai is already the undisputed “Sports Capital” of the Middle East, hosting as it does such prestigious international events as The Dubai Dessert Classic, The Dubai World Cup, and the Dubai Rugby Sevens. But Dubai Sports City, with its state of the art stadia and sporting academies, will be in a league of its own.

Sporting events planned for Sports City and the wider Dubailand project include Formula 1 Motor Racing, International Cricket, Hockey and Tennis tournaments, plus aspirations to host the Olympic Games itself. And as anyone who knows Dubai can vouch, they have a habit of achieving whatever they set their minds to.
 
Groundbreaking Dubai Sports City is simply unique in the world of development projects. Costing $2 billion, this city within a city will accommodate up to 70,000 professionals. It integrates residential areas, commercial zones and outstanding sporting and leisure facilities in one self-contained, beautifully landscaped complex the size of eleven Liffey Valley Shopping Centre and Retail Parks. Dedication to sport is a cornerstone of the ruling government’s intentions to turn Dubai into a centre of tourism and leisure excellence.
 
There are also schools, medical centers, multiplex cinemas, shopping malls cafes, restaurants and two five star hotels within the same complex.

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