ICLDC’s Ramadan Football Tournament is organised to involve corporations in the community awareness drive and encourage their employees to lead a healthier active lifestyle.
“Organisations can avail this excellent opportunity to increase awareness among their stakeholders and play an active role to address national healthcare challenges. Costs of diabetes and complications will become a big challenge for the economy of any country by 2020,” said Dr Maha Taysir Barakat, Medical & Research Director and Consultant Endocrinologist ICLDC.
Day two matches 09.30 pm 10.10 pm
Ground one Injazat vs Daman ADAT vs Takatof
Ground two ADASI vs Etihad Mubadala vs ICLDC
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Eight teams and 150 football players join the action in PLAY SPORTS. Live healthily, over five days. The activity encourages young men to increase their physical activities on a regular basis. The research shows that up to 80 percent of type 2 diabetes is preventable if detected early on, simply by introducing a healthier diet and an increase in physical activity.
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Pictured here is a player from the official sponsors Mubadala with a player of team ICLDC.
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The spectators focus on field action of PLAY SPORTS. Live healthily.
Recent statistics show that worldwide 10 per cent of children and adolescents - between 16 and 17 years old, suffer from obesity. In UAE, figures suggest that 12 per cent of children are overweight, with 22 per cent of those being susceptible to obesity.
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Daman player on second day league matches readies for action against Injazat.
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The league matches will continue till the third day. Four best teams will compete for semifinals and then the finals due on Sept 10.
