ABU DHABI, United Arab Emirates - Tuesday, January 28th 2014 [ME NewsWire]
In cooperation with the Abu Dhabi Sailing and Yacht Club, the Abu Dhabi Police General Headquarters, represented by the Sports Activity Section at the Directorate General of Strategy and Performance Development, organized the 2014 Open Road Race along the Abu Dhabi Corniche on Monday evening. The race was held under the patronage of Major General Staff Dr. Obeid Al Kutbi, Deputy Commander-in-Chief of Abu Dhabi Police, with the participation of more than 1000 racers from 18 departments from the Abu Dhabi Police General Headquarters.
Major General Mohammed bin Al Awadhi Al Menhali, Director General of Police Operations at Abu Dhabi Police, participated in the race, along with Major General Dr. Ahmed Nasser Al Raisi, Director General of Central Operations at Abu Dhabi Police; Brigadier General Jassem Mohammed Al Marzouqui, Deputy Director General of Human Resources at Abu Dhabi Police; Colonel Mohammed bin Dalmouj Al Dhaheri, Strategy and Performance Development Director General, the General Secretariat of the Office of H.H Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Interior; and a number of heads of departments and high ranking officers and constables.
The six kilometer race started from the Abu Dhabi Chamber of Commerce and Industry at the Corniche and extended to the flag post inside the Abu Dhabi Sailing and Yacht Club. The Department of Government and Diplomatic Premises Protection ranked first in the race, while the Western Region Police Directorate ranked second and the Police Schools Department ranked third.
The General Directorate of Police Operations in the Abu Dhabi Police General Headquarters obtained the shield for largest number of participants, while the Police Schools Department obtained the shield for being the department that participated the most among the other departments.
For his part, Major General Staff Dr. Obeid Al Kutbi, Deputy Commander-in-Chief of Abu Dhabi Police, honored the winners and event contributors for the success of the competition. He also distributed a commemorative shield to Majid Al Muhairi, Director General of the Abu Dhabi Sailing and Yacht Club.
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