Kids Olympic Games Exhilarates Excitement in Dubai Marina Mall as Children Compete for Sports Glory

Dubai Summer Surprises 2009 brought back its much-awaited signature event, the Kids Olympic Games at the Dubai Marina Mall, a member of the Dubai Shopping Malls Group. The event, that began on July 16 and being held until July 22, sees children as young as 8 months and teenagers vie for physically and mentally challenging activities such as baby crawling, basketball race, stacking race, clown race, toy retrieving race, balloon race, tricycle race, frog race, sack race, and car race, among many other categories. The Games is being held this year in cooperation with Dubai Marina Mall.

Hundreds of families with thrilled parents and children alike gathered in the mall to witness and compete in the fun-filled activities at the Kids Olympic Games for the past two days, the weeklong affair had received an overwhelming response from the families that registered their children to participate in the competitions.

The contests are held in 3 zones where Zone 1 is dedicated to infants and toddlers, Zone 2 is for young children and Zone 3 is for teenagers. The safety of these zones is secured through sports mats to avoid any possible injuries. The pretty balloons, toys, lively music and the roaming DSS character clowns add to the festive atmosphere in Dubai Marina Mall. Winners are awarded with certificates, medals and gift vouchers.

In the Baby Walker Race on July 17th, Naoki Isohi took the first place and Rukiyya Mohammed secured the second place. In the Puzzle Race, Fatima, Mohammed, and Maleha, won the first, second, and third places respectively.

In contests in Zone 2, the Baby Marathon saw Hamad, Naseer Al Bana, and Naqiya take the first, second, and third prizes respectively. In the Balloon Race in the same zone, Anoushka secured the first prize, Lana Al Bana won the second, and Mahiba won the third prize.

In the Car Race held at zone 3, Tarekh Al Jarah won the first place, Mohammed Naseer took the second place, and Omar secured the third place.

Interested participants should visit Dubai Marina Mall where the daily on-site registration is administered. However, pre-registered children would be given priority in the selection process. For details on contests, please call Ahlan Dubai on 600 54 5555.