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Abu Dhabi Adventure Challenge Draws Dazzling Field and Encourages Newcomers

Rob Howard / 14.11.2008See All Event Posts Follow Event
As the details of this year’s exciting Abu Dhabi Adventure Challenge resonate throughout adventure racing’s global community, a number of special schemes aimed at encouraging rookie teams will inject youthful flair into an already outstanding international field.

Last year’s inaugural edition of The Abu Dhabi Adventure Challenge boasted a field of 27 co-ed teams hailing from 15 different nations. This year the numbers are already up and the competition, to be held from the 12th to the 17th December, is promising a bigger and wider-ranging selection as teams from around the world flock to this enthralling season closer.

The ranks of the returning teams have been swollen by a host of newcomers, lured by the mysterious beauty of the country and the prospect of measuring themselves against the world’s best.

Of the eleven teams totally new to this event no doubt a significant number will be racing in the hope of cashing in, literally, on one of the innovative motivational concepts implemented this year in an effort to promote the sport and encourage as many newcomers as possible to participate in this exciting season finale.

The four top teams, one from each of the following four continental zones, Europe, North & South America, Asia & Oceania and The Middle East & Africa, racing for the first time in The Abu Dhabi Adventure Challenge, will each receive the sum of 2,500 USD, This is on top of any other prize money they win and Belgians, Brazilians, Irish and Andorrans are just a few among the hopeful.

Along with these intrepid first timers, and in a line-up that includes such world renowned teams as NIKE (USA), a close second in 2007, and third place WILSA SPORT-HELLY HANSEN from France, will be five rookie teams qualified through an award process devised by the Abu Dhabi Tourism Authority (ADTA).

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