Overview
- The Dubai Sports Council and FIFA signed a partnership to create the Dubai–FIFA Global Award, with the inaugural edition scheduled for 2026 and detailed criteria to follow.
- Crown Prince Hamdan bin Mohammed met FIFA president Gianni Infantino to discuss expanding collaboration and the wider social impact of sport.
- The summit’s opening day hosted the Mohamed bin Rashid Al Maktoum Global Sports Award, honoring Gianni Infantino, Nasser Al‑Khelaifi and Novak Djokovic among other recipients.
- UAE Sports Minister Ahmed Al Falasi cited rising chronic disease indicators and announced work on a national sports participation index to track activity through annual measurements.
- The two-day event in Dubai’s Jumeira area features more than 70 speakers under the theme “We Unite the World Through Sport,” with day-two sessions set to include figures such as Khabib Nurmagomedov, Roberto Baggio and Alessandro Del Piero.