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| Full name | Liwa Sports Club |
|---|---|
| Nickname(s) | LSC and Al Gharbia Sports Club |
| Founded | 2003 |
| Chairman | Abdulla Butti Al Qubaisi |
| General Manager | Hamdan Mohammed Al Mazrouei |
| Website | Club website |
Liwa Sports Club (LSC) is a sports club located in the Dhafra Region of the Emirate of Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates. The club is primarily known for organizing the annual Liwa International Festival held in December of every year at the Moreeb Dune. [1]
History
Liwa Sports Club was initially established as the Abu Dhabi Motors Club in Madinat Zayed, Dhafra, Emirate of Abu Dhabi. It was approved by the Abu Dhabi Executive Council on September 17, 2003, and the General Authority of Youth and Sport Welfare on October 23, 2004. The club's main focus was on hosting car and motorbike races in the Dhafra region. In 2013, the club expanded its activities and added new sports and events, leading to its name change to Liwa Sports Club (LSC). It is also informally referred to as Al Gharbia Sport Club.[2]
Liwa International Festival
The Liwa International Festival, organized by Liwa Sports Club and the Abu Dhabi Department of Culture and Tourism, features a wide range of sports and activities, including classic car competitions, UTV motorsport racing, equestrian and falconry competitions, camel races, horse races, car stunts, sand drag bike races, and more.[3] The festival attracted over 283,000 visitors and competitors in December 2022.
Sports and Activities
Some of the sports and activities associated with the club include:
- Classic Car competition
- UTV Motorsport racing
- Freestyle Drift
- Camel Race
- Car stunt
- Sand drag bike
- Liwa Cycling Challenge
- Moreeb Dune race
- National Day Sports Festival
- Equestrian and Falconry Competitions in the Al Dhafra region
- Liwa International Festival
- Al Dhafra Sea Festival
- Liwa Sports Union Day Festival
- Liwa Freestyle Drift Season
- Al Marfa Water Sport Festival
Celebrity Visitors
The Liwa International Festival has attracted celebrity visitors, including Steve Harvey, Tyrese Gibson, and Cody Walker.[4]
References
- ↑ "Liwa International Festival returns 16-31 December 2022 Under the patronage of Hamdan bin Zayed Al Nahyan". department of culture and tourism abu dhabi. Retrieved 2023-10-13.
- ↑ "نبذة عنا". نادي ليوا الرياضي (in العربية). Retrieved 2023-10-13.
- ↑ "Liwa Moreeb Dune Festival 2023". Abu Dhabi Department of Culture and Tourism.
- ↑ Skirka, Hayley (2022-12-18). "Sheikh Hamdan bin Zayed visits Liwa International Festival". The National. Retrieved 2023-10-13.
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