Dame Mary Elizabeth Peters was a British athlete born in Halewood. She moved to Ballymena at the age of eleven. She won the gold medal in the summer Olympics in Munich. She also won 2 gold medals for the pentathlon, in addition to a gold and a silver medal for the shot put. Marry peters supported the Springhill hospice in Rockdale. In her honor, N. Ireland’s premier athletics track was named after her on the outskirts of Belfast. Mary Peters now lives in Lisburn.
Saturday, 14 June 2014
Tuesday, 10 June 2014
sports in Dubai
Sport has
witnessed a lot of development in the UAE in general and in Dubai in
particular. The first sports that were practiced included only the traditional
sports such as falconry, camel racing and boat racing. However, football and
other sports were played in Dubai, but they were not officially held. The rules
of the sports were very simple and people just played for enjoyment. Nowadays, Dubai has become one of the most popular
places that provide sporting facilities and leisure
activities all over the world.
Nowadays,
Dubai has very modern and developed facilities. There are a lot of modern clubs
in different sports and there are famous teams that participate in a lot of
championships locally, regionally and internationally. For example, Al Ahly
team is a well known football team that plays for Dubai. Dubai has also of
facilities in places where people usually spend their leisure time. For example,
in Dubai Mall there is a themed arena that displays matches and children can
participate in matches for 10 or fifteen minutes. Children enjoy football fun
while their families are shopping in the mall. The themed football facilities
in Dubai Mall offer the best excitement because the players experience the real
feeling of being in a real football match.
There are
also sports summer camps in Dubai. Families can take part in these camps that
offer a variety of sports that suit all ages. One of the best places that
provide enduring spirit and passion of sport is Dubai Sports City. It is over
50 million square feet of sporting venue. The city includes academics,
exceptional homes and cultural activities. The city is established to be like
the most developed and the greatest cities in the world. Dubai also provides
the latest medical sports facilities as it hosts the medical clinic to provide
sports people with the healthcare they require. Dubai city also has a
hi-performance center that works for delivering the highest level of
performance training. It offers the athletes the best conditions to improve
their performance.
Another
fantastic facility that offers people in Dubai a unique chance of practicing
sport is the district of Dubai land. It has a wonderful range of sporting
actions and facilities for people in Dubai as well as sports people from other
countries. It includes racing attractions, Kart racing, and track experiences.
Motor city is a wonderful place that hosts hundreds of would-be drivers who
come from all over the world every year. In addition, the Dubai Auto Drome
provides international racing events.
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There are
also a variety of sports clubs in Dubai. Examples of these clubs are the tennis
clubs, golf clubs, hockey clubs and football clubs. There are ice rinks in
Dubai that offer people the fantastic experience to ski .One of the most famous
ice skiing facilities in Dubai is Al Nasr leisure land Ice Rink . It is the
most popular venue for all seasons and people experience the pleasure of their
leisure. It is located in the heart of the city, so it is available for all
people living in Dubai or the neighboring emirates. Members or non-members of
all ages can enjoy sporting activities in this club. Dubai Mall also has an ice
rink that offers great experiences of leisure. Dubai also host a lot of spots events such as
MENA basketball showcase , the 4th Emirates Cup , Middle East sports events
Summit , Dubai sports World 2014 , Dubai Desert Road Run 2014 , Football Five’s
World Championship , FIDE World Rapid and Blitz Championships 2014 and many other sporting events and
championships that list Dubai among the best places that care for sports and
sponsor different events.
In conclusion,
Dubai developed very rapidly in the field of the variety of sports and the
sport variety it offers to people of all ages. His Highness Sheikh Mohammed Bin
Rashid is very interested in promoting all types of sport and makes them
available for all ages. The leadership in Dubai is very keen on providing the
most modern facilities to sports people in Dubai. There are also a lot of
championships that are held every year to encourage people of all ages to join
the sports activities they are interested in. Dubai has developed from a city
where simple sports were played in the past to one of the most modern sporting
hubs all over the world.
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