Three years ago, the BWF put the Super Series Finals in Dubai, which really surprised many people, after all, badminton has hardly developed in Arab countries. At that time, the BWF chose Dubai for the reason that it hoped that by hosting the finals here, it could promote the youth and women here to engage in badminton.
Three years on, this year is the final year of the Grand Finals in Dubai. Although for various reasons, this year's finals have shrunk significantly in terms of event reception, this does not affect the huge changes that the badminton atmosphere here has been brought about by the three years that the finals have been held.
On the last page of the order book of this year's finals, it is dedicated to the current development of badminton in Dubai. In particular, the article mentioned that after the finals settled in Dubai, the BWF also brought here the project of promoting the popularity of badminton in the world. This is a project promoted by the BWF in 2012, mainly for countries where badminton is not very popular, and for children aged 5 to 15 in schools. Currently, 101 countries have joined the project.
In 2015, the project was officially brought to Dubai. At that time, there were only 4 schools in Dubai with badminton-related training, and now there are 16 schools. At present, Dubai has 110 badminton teachers, of which 90 coaches have reached the BWF level one level and 10 have reached the second level level. Every year, Dubai holds the Row School Championship, as well as the Championship between clubs, and by this year, 220 players and 22 clubs have participated in the Club Championship, and the School Championship has reached 52 teams. At present, there are 7,000 children in Dubai who are engaged in badminton, and the number of adults has reached 5,000, and 600 children can guarantee at least three badminton training sessions a week. In this year's School Championships, for example, most of the children are from Dubai International School, National School, and also from local Indian schools.
It is worth noting that in the Arab countries, women's participation in sports is not very popular, and in this universal project, the proportion of girls and boys is the same, it can be said that the popularity of this project in Dubai has promoted girls to engage in sports. In addition, the local badminton sport for the disabled has also developed during this period.
Jeff Abrahim, manager of the Dubai Badminton Development Association, said that being able to see the development of badminton in Dubai progress every year is a very great commitment to sports for children to witness: "We must thank all the participants, coaches, teachers and volunteers of all badminton promotion projects, because of the efforts of these people to promote the success of badminton in Dubai as a whole." ”
Next year, the finals will leave Dubai, but the sport of badminton has gradually grown here, which should be the best gift that the finals can bring to Dubai.