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Spartan brings ‘biggest’ World Championship in Dubai

Obstacle course racers will gather in Abu Dhabi by the end of this year, as Spartan brings its biggest World Championship there.
This is the first time in Spartan’s 10-year history that the Spartan World Championship will be hosted by the Abu Dhabi Sports Council and powered By Rakuten, which will take place on Dec. 4-5, 2020.
Spartan will bring the Elite Spartan World Championship. Spartan Team World Championship and Spartan Kids World Championship to the same event weekend.
It was Spartan Founder and CEO Joe De Sena who made the announcement during an exclusive media event in New York City, says a report by Emirates News Agency (WAM).
De Sena and Spartan Women’s World Champion Nicole Mericle ceremoniously passed the event’s official flag to Aref Hamd Al Awani, General Secretary of Abu Dhabi Sports Council in the presence of UAE Consul General Abdullah Shaheen.
Male and female elite racers will compete for more than $120,000 (Dhs440,772) in cash prizes.
It is expected that athletes from 50 countries across the globe will participate.

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