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Unified basketball at the Special Olympics UAE Games 2026 under the WeAreOne banner

Special Olympics UAE partnerships

This Is ES Sport.

Sport for every ability. Year-round training and competition for children and adults with intellectual disabilities, in every one of the seven emirates. Announced by H.H. Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum.

Enquire About Partnership What Is On Offer
Registered2,340Athletes and participants
UAE Games 20261,000+Competitors
Official sports32From athletics to alpine skiing
Founded1990Partnership opportunities via ES Sport
Special Olympics UAE·All seven emirates·Partnership opportunities via ES Sport·Enquire Now
Unified Sports

A Sponsorship Your Staff
Can Take The Field In.

Unified Sports pairs athletes with intellectual disabilities and partners without them on the same team. Your people train, compete and win alongside the athletes your brand supports.

The attention you get: everyone in the hall is on the same side. At Special Olympics UAE, every athlete on the floor has the whole hall behind them. Families, volunteers, teachers, government officials and corporate partners, all pulling one way. A brand that stands with the athletes stands with everyone in the room.

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Unified basketball at the UAE Games 2026
Unified basketball, UAE Games 2026
The scale

Seven Emirates, 32 Sports,
World Stages.

Abu Dhabi hosted the Special Olympics World Summer Games in 2019, the first in the Middle East and North Africa, with 290 UAE athletes competing. In October 2025 the UAE women’s team won the first Unified Volleyball World Cup in Katowice and took the Unified Team Award. At home, the programme runs across every emirate, all year.

Registered2,340Athletes and participants.
Coaches387Across the seven emirates.
Competitions76A year.
Official sports32From athletics to alpine skiing.
The athletes

Joy, Confidence And Fulfilment,
On The Field And In Life.

Special Olympics UAE was founded in 1990 to serve athletes with intellectual disabilities through sport competition and inclusive community programmes. Over the years its athletes have competed at Special Olympics Regional and World Games, representing the nation.

Officially announced by H.H. Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum, Vice-President and Prime Minister of the UAE and Ruler of Dubai. The honorary chairwoman is H.H. Sheikha Mariam bint Mohammed bin Zayed Al Nahyan.

Special Olympics UAE athletes with their medals
Special Olympics UAE athletes
Who is in the room

Athletes. Families. Ministries.
The Companies That Already Partner.

The UAE Games gather athletes, students and unified partners from every emirate under the National Strategy for Empowering People of Determination. Partners meet each other at the Partners Platform Day and at networking events with government entities and leading corporates. Every tier includes the four below.

  • Brand visibility. Logo on the official partners section, event backdrops and athlete uniforms.
  • Employee volunteering. Organised volunteering places for your staff at major events including the UAE Games.
  • Partners Platform Day. Networking with government entities and the other partner companies.
  • ESG alignment. A direct contribution to the National Strategy for Empowering People of Determination.
Already done here

A Developer Signed In 2019
And Renewed.

Aldar Properties has been a strategic partner since 2019 and renewed the partnership through 2025, providing direct sponsorship, office space, support services and employee volunteering. Aldar Education is the sole education partner of Unified Robotics in Abu Dhabi and Al Ain. The programme keeps its partners. The next strategic slot is open.

Strategic

ADNOC Group

National strategic partner supporting the UAE Games and inclusion initiatives.

    Strategic · since 2019

    Aldar Properties

    Renewed through 2025. Direct sponsorship, office space, support services and employee volunteering.

      Winter sports · 2024

      Majid Al Futtaim Entertainment

      Training facilities at Ski Dubai and Snow Abu Dhabi for athletes preparing for global competition.

        Also: AD Ports Group and the Integrated Transport Centre as supporting partners of the UAE Games, and ADNEC Centre Abu Dhabi as strategic venue and support partner for UAE Games 2026.

        What a partner receives

        Three Tiers. Four Things
        Every Tier Gets.

        Strategic Partner is nationwide alignment with the UAE Games and the full programme, the level ADNOC and Aldar hold. Programme Sponsor backs one programme all year. Event Supporter is the UAE Games 2026, alongside AD Ports and ITC.

        Event SupporterProgramme SponsorStrategic Partner
        Brand visibility: partners section, backdrops, athlete uniforms✓✓✓
        Employee volunteering places at major events✓✓✓
        Partners Platform Day and networking events✓✓✓
        ESG alignment with the national strategy✓✓✓
        UAE Games 2026 supporting partner status✓–✓
        One programme, all year, in your name–✓✓
        A Unified team in your company’s name–✓✓
        Nationwide alignment with the full programme––✓
        Plan the partnership

        Know Before You Go.

        The questions our team hears most.

        The UAE Games 2026 as title, strategic or supporting partner, or one programme all year: Unified Sports, Healthy Athletes, Unified Robotics or Youth and Athlete Leadership.

        Brand visibility on the official partners section, event backdrops and athlete uniforms; organised employee volunteering places at major events; the Partners Platform Day; and a direct contribution to the National Strategy for Empowering People of Determination.

        ADNOC Group and Aldar Properties at strategic level, Majid Al Futtaim Entertainment for winter sports, AD Ports Group and the Integrated Transport Centre as supporting partners, and ADNEC Centre Abu Dhabi as venue partner for UAE Games 2026.

        Yes. An hour on the floor with the athletes will do more than any deck. ES Sport will arrange the visit with Special Olympics UAE and bring the programme calendar and partner entitlements with us.

        Tell us the brand, the objective and the budget range you are working with. ES Sport comes back with the rights and activation options that fit.

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        Get In Touch
        With An Expert.

        Come to a training session. An hour on the floor with the athletes will do more than any deck. ES Sport will arrange the visit with Special Olympics UAE and bring the programme calendar and partner entitlements with us.

        Email info@es-sport.ae → Call +971 4 435 6612 →
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