The sixth edition of the Sheikha Hind Women’s Sports Tournament gets underway on Tuesday October 16 with 80 cyclists from various government and semi-government institutions and the private sector competing on the 16km Nad Al Sheba track in Mohammed bin Rashid District 1.

Organised by Women’s Sports Committee of the Dubai Sports Council (DSC) under the patronage of His Highness Sheikh Mohammed Bin Rashid Al Maktoum, Vice President and Prime Minister of UAE and Ruler of Dubai, and guidance of His Highness Sheikh Hamdan bin Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum, Crown Prince of Dubai and Chairman of Dubai Sports Council, the tournament will see a record number of ladies compete in 10 different individual and team sports over the next two weeks, until October 30.

On Wednesday, the handball and volleyball teams will take the court at Dubai Stars Sportsplex in Al Mizhar, while a day later, the basketball and badminton competitions will start at the same place.

The chess championship will start on October 18 at the Dubai Chess and Culture Club while the 3km Road Race will take place on Saturday at the Al Warqa Public Park, opposite Aswaq Shopping Mall.

The bowling championship will take place at the Dubai International Bowling Centre in Al Mamzar on October 22 and the swimming competition at Al Wasl on October 27, while the table tennis competition starts from October 24 at Dubai Stars Sportsplex.