The 3rd Annual Abu Dhabi Dragon Boat Festival, Part of Adrenaline Sports Live Presented by RANI - Call for Competitors

ABU DHABI, UAE, July 12, 2010 /PRNewswire/ -- Social, corporate, school and university teams and individual competitors are being invited to register to take part in the 3rd Abu Dhabi Dragon Boat Festival (8th - 9th October, Shangri-La Hotel, Qaryat Al Beri, Abu Dhabi), part of Adrenaline Sports Live presented by RANI (7th - 9th of October at the Abu Dhabi National Exhibition Centre) the region's festival for adrenaline-fuelled sports and holidays.

The 3rd Abu Dhabi Dragon Boat Festival, part of Adrenaline Sports Live presented by RANI, is to take place, with the support of Siren Events and the UAE Dragon Boat Association at the Shangri-La Hotel, Qaryat Al Beri, Abu Dhabi. The Hotel boasts the ideal location for the Dragon Boat Festival with a one-kilometre stretch of beachfront that overlooks Sheikh Zayed Grand Mosque.

Kent Daniels, Regional Event Director for United Business Media Middle East, the organiser of Adrenaline Sports Live presented by RANI, commented on the growing popularity of the sport in the region: "Dragon boating is really taking off here, and we would urge anyone interested in taking part in this fun event to register their team as early as possible; spaces are limited and they were taken quickly in the last two years."

Dragon boating is a thrilling water sport full of adrenaline, sportsmanship, strategy and technique. It is also a sport that is about positive team spirit, being healthy, making friends and having fun.

Levent Tekun, Director of Sales and Marketing at Shangri-La Hotel, Qaryat Al Beri, Abu Dhabi, said: "We are delighted to once again be the official venue sponsor for the Abu Dhabi Dragon Boat Festival (part of Adrenaline Sports Live presented by RANI), and look forward to welcoming the teams to the Hotel for the training sessions and for the festival weekend."

Those who register will receive two hours of dedicated training sessions at the Shangri-La Hotel with an International Dragon Boat Coach, the supply of a Dragon Boat and all equipment, festival entry and participation for up to twenty members per boat. Prizes for winners and entry to the Dragon Boat party, including a barbecue that will take place on Traders Hotel beach.

To register to take part in the 3rd Abu Dhabi Dragon Boat Festival, part of Adrenaline Sports Live presented by RANI, please email [email protected] or download the registration form at http://www.adrenalinesportslive.com

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Adrenaline Sports Live presented by RANI

For more information please see http://www.adrenalinesportslive.com

Local clubs, associations, agencies and companies that are interested in finding out more about Adrenaline Sports Live, presented by RANI, should contact the organisers, UBM Middle East for information, on +971-2-406-4471 or email [email protected]

Adrenaline Sports Live presented by RANI is the region's festival for adrenaline-fuelled sports and holidays. Adrenaline Sports Live presented by RANI is organised by UBM Middle East, and is one of the four founding partners of the Abu Dhabi National Exhibition Company.

Adrenaline Sports Live presented by RANI includes sports demonstrations, "Have a Go" sports trials, competitions and the following festival zones -

    - Water
    - Land and Urban
    - Adventure Tourism
    - Retail and Clubs
    - Air


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SOURCE United Business Media (UBM Middle East)