Winners of 2nd Abu Dhabi Government Games Championship Crowned

The competitions were organized from 13th to 28th March by the Abu Dhabi Sports Council - WAM
The competitions were organized from 13th to 28th March by the Abu Dhabi Sports Council - WAM
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Winners of 2nd Abu Dhabi Government Games Championship Crowned

The competitions were organized from 13th to 28th March by the Abu Dhabi Sports Council - WAM
The competitions were organized from 13th to 28th March by the Abu Dhabi Sports Council - WAM

Winners of the 2nd Abu Dhabi Government Games Championship were honored by competitions will begin tomorrow, Wednesday, 13 March, at a special award-giving ceremony held yesterday at the Abu Dhabi Sports Hub.

The winners were crowned in 11 sports including football, archery, padel, fitness, volleyball, table tennis, basketball, chess, badminton, running and cycling.

The competitions were organized from 13th to 28th March by the Abu Dhabi Sports Council, with the support of the Government Support Department, and featuring participation of over 2000 employees from more than 40 government agencies from Abu Dhabi.
The Abu Dhabi Agriculture and Food Safety Authority (ADAFSA) won the competition shield for the entity that participated with the largest number of players in various competitions, while Abu Dhabi Police won the general sports excellence shield after winning the largest number of competitions.
The top three finishers in each competition were crowned.



Olympic Cauldron to Rise into Paris Skies Each Night

 Paris 2024 Olympics - Paris, France - July 27, 2024. A general view of the balloon and Olympic cauldron in Jardin des Tuileries. (Reuters)
Paris 2024 Olympics - Paris, France - July 27, 2024. A general view of the balloon and Olympic cauldron in Jardin des Tuileries. (Reuters)
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Olympic Cauldron to Rise into Paris Skies Each Night

 Paris 2024 Olympics - Paris, France - July 27, 2024. A general view of the balloon and Olympic cauldron in Jardin des Tuileries. (Reuters)
Paris 2024 Olympics - Paris, France - July 27, 2024. A general view of the balloon and Olympic cauldron in Jardin des Tuileries. (Reuters)

The Olympic cauldron that made a stunning first flight at the Paris Games opening ceremony will sit on the ground during the day and rise again every evening.

Paris Olympics organizers said that from Saturday, the cauldron attached to a balloon will fly more than 60 meters (197 feet) above the Tuileries gardens near the glass pyramid entrance to the Louvre museum from sunset until 2 a.m.

During daytime hours, 10,000 people each day can get free tickets to approach the cauldron, which is the first in Olympic history to light up without the use of fossil fuels.

Organizers said the electric flame uses 40 LED spotlights “to illuminate the cloud created by 200 high-pressure misting nozzles.”