Dubai to host region's first snow volleyball tournament
With the four-day tournament, Dubai is hoping to bolster its reputation as a destination for snow sports enthusiasts.
Dubai is gearing up to host the Middle East’s first-ever snow volleyball tournament in October, the Emirati government announced on Monday.
The Dubai Media Center said in a statement that the four-day sporting event will be held under the auspices of the International Volleyball Federation and take place at Ski Dubai, an indoor ski resort that’s part of the Mall of the Emirates.
Developed in Austria in 2008, snow volleyball is a three-player version of beach volleyball and made its Olympics debut as a demonstration sport at the 2018 Winter Games in PyeongChang, South Korea. Snow volleyball has since grown in popularity across Europe and the Americans, and the International Volleyball Federation is pushing for its inclusion as an official winter Olympic sport.
Dubai is preparing for the first snow volleyball tournament under the supervision of the International Football Association organized by Esperia & Ski Dubai in cooperation with the Dubai Sports Council in October 2021
The training for those wishing to participate in Ski Dubai pic.twitter.com/OOzgNvU5Si
