Final report

This report is about the sports and leisure practices in the UAE and to get a good idea of how it was before and how it is now. I have conducted an interview with my uncle who was very fond of sports when he was young and he is still encouraging the youngsters of our family to be a part of any sport activities. While interviewing him, I realized that the technology has a wide impact in sports and leisure activities in the UAE and around the world. Earlier there wasn’t anything like that and people spent their time by sports and leisure which allowed them to interact with people and stay fit. However, although the  UAE has more facilities for different types of sports now, still more than 50% of the UAE national population is not taking advantage of it due to a huge gap created from technology and social media activities.

 

He said that football is something which was one of everyone’s favorites. It was officially started in 1971 and this is an interesting game which people still play and take part in. He said that earlier there weren’t enough facilities. Sanded ground, no shoes and just one football and we used to play happily and with enthusiasm. He also added that there were some other sports too like swimming.

 

When he differentiated the old world of sports and leisure with the new world in UAE, he explained the situation is like we are getting things on a plate all ready to eat. Today, he said there are a lot of facilities in numerous different types of sports. There are indoor and outdoor football pitches, cricket grounds, tennis grounds and many other sports facilities which they couldn’t even imagine in the past.   

 

He acknowledged the efforts the country has made to encourage people around the world to be a part of their sports world. Today, the UAE is the hub of international golf, cricket and tennis games and the country is continuously improving their practice and administration to bring more sports and leisure to bring the world to the UAE and that is incredible.