Fitze Wraps Up UAE Corporate Sports Fest

The highly awaited Fitze Corporate Sports Fest 2024 wrapped up on November 17, bringing together over 1,500 employees from 24 prominent UAE corporates for an action-packed three-day event filled with sports, camaraderie, and wellness activities.

Coinciding with the Dubai Fitness Challenge 2024, this event emphasized Dubai’s dedication to fostering a healthier, more active population while promoting corporate wellness and teamwork.

Held from November 15 to 17, the festival featured a wide array of competitions, including seven exciting sports—football, cricket, basketball, volleyball, badminton, table tennis, and padel—along with strategic games like chess and carrom.

There were also engaging fitness challenges. Designed to create an atmosphere of friendly rivalry, the event also sought to encourage physical activity and build meaningful connections among employees from various industries.

The competition was intense, with Medcare taking the overall championship title thanks to outstanding performances across multiple sports. Their victory highlighted the value of teamwork, dedication, and excellence.

Spotlight on the Highlights:

Football

• Winners: Intersel
  
  
• Runners-up: Emirates Islamic
  
  
• Golden Glove: Rashid (Intersel)
  
  
• Golden Boot: Moosa (Intersel)
  
  

Cricket

• Winners: Farnek
  
  
• Runners-up: Mashreq
  
  
• Best Bowler: Shiva (Mashreq)
  
  
• Best Batsman: Umer (Farnek)
  
  
• Man of the Series: Naeem (Farnek)
  
  

Volleyball

• Winners: Albatha Engineering (GECO Division)
  
  
• Runners-up: Medcare
  
  
• MVP: Jayaraj (GECO)
  
  

Basketball

• Winners: Emirates
  
  
• Runners-up: DHL
  
  
• MVP: Icham (Emirates)
  
  

Padel

• Winners: Dimitri and Ricardo (GIG Gulf)
  
  
• Runners-up: Adil and Furqan (Battmobile)
  
  

Badminton

• Champions: Afsal and Cecil (Ghobash)
  
  
• Runners-up: Musthakeem and Vipin (Ghobash)
  
  

Table Tennis

• Champions: Parag and Arun (Bahri and Mazroei)
  
  
• Runners-up: Mannan and Sajid (DSV)
  
  

Carrom

• Champion: Rashif (Medcare)
  
  
• Runner-up: Shaju (Ghobash Group)
  
  

Chess

• Champion: Hari (Ghobash Group)
  
  
• Runner-up: Jomon (GIG Gulf)
  
  

Fitness Challenge

• Winner: Deepak (DSV)
  
  
• Runners-up: Mohamed (Ghobash Group) and Mohamed Salim (GECO)
  
  

The Fitze Corporate Sports Fest was not simply a competition—it was a celebration of employee wellness and engagement.

HR leaders from leading organizations like Khazna, du, dnata Logistics, DHL, 7X, Emirates NBD, Emirates, Ghobash Group, DSV, GIG Gulf, Medcare, and Albatha Engineering played pivotal roles in ensuring the event’s success, underscoring the importance of prioritizing employee health and well-being.

This event demonstrated how physical activity strengthens team bonding and promotes positive workplace environments.

By aligning with the Dubai Fitness Challenge, the festival also contributed to Dubai’s mission of becoming one of the world’s most active cities.

Sagar Vijayakumar, Head of Corporate Sales at Fitze UAE, highlighted the significance of the event, saying, “The Fitze Corporate Sports Fest is more than just sports—it’s about the impact of investing in companies’ greatest assets: their people.

These HR leaders are building healthier, more connected workforces by promoting fitness, wellness, and camaraderie. It’s inspiring to see so many companies prioritizing their teams’ well-being.

When employees are healthy and engaged, they bring their best to work, driving organizations toward success.”

As the excitement of the Fitze Corporate Sports Fest 2024 settles, planning is already underway for the Ramadan Corporate Sports Fest 2025, set to take place in March.

This upcoming event will blend fitness, community, and wellness during the holy month of Ramadan, offering unique activities tailored to promote well-being.

Corporate teams across the UAE can look forward to another memorable experience.

Source: khaleejtimes

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