Dubai International Marine Club organized the Open Virtual Rowing Challenge in cooperation with Powerfit Gym in conjunction with the 26th Al Maktoum Cup Traditional Rowing Race.
The challenge witnessed a huge turnout as the participants' numbers reached around 100 consisting of male and female fitness enthusiasts representing 25 teams who competed for the 30,000 DHS prize money, distributed to the top 3 winners in each category such as the men, women, and local.
Saif Juma Al Suwaidi, the DIMC Vice Chairman attended the event to follow the race with him is Khalid bin Dasmal, DIMC Board Member, Mohammed Harib DIMC CEO, and Ahmad Bin Dhaboi Al Flasi the event supervisor which also crowned the top three winners in each category.
The Grove Guys Trio is Salem Al Ali, Sultan Al Shehi and Mohammed Al Tunaji winner of the first place in local category ahead of the two teams from Abu Dhabi Police, the team A trio is Ali Nassib, Ali Misfer, and Ibrahim Mohammad while the team B trio is Mohammed Issa, Salem Jamal and Saif Musabah who took the second and third place respectively.
In the Women’s Category, the second place goes to DubaiPower Team which includes Shahad Bou Debs, Asmaa Rashid and Mira Al Falasi while the third place goes to Desert Shield Team which includes Faida Al Suwaidi, Moza Abdullah and Wafaa Almas and the first place won by Furios Women’s Team with the trio Nikita , Nicole and Julia.
In the professional Men’s Category, the Grove Guy Trio manage to achieve second place while the best performance recorded in the challenge was from Furious Men’s Team with the trio Killian, Brandon, and Tiwari, and in third place the Biz3 Team with Adam, Greg Herman, and Rowan Bray.
The event supervisor and founder of Powerfit Gym praised the remarkable efforts and cooperation of Dubai International Marine Club in its interest in holding such a competition that requires physical strength inspired by Kayaking.
He said that DIMC open its door for the first time to hold the said competition and with success it achieve we expects some future collaboration.
Ahmed Al Alai, the Director of Referee’s said that the competition attracts a group of virtual rowing and fitness enthusiast by recording times for more than 20 teams.
