England and British and Irish Lions rugby union legend Jeremy Guscott
hailed Dubai Sports City (DSC) as spectacular after taking a tour last
week.Guscott, in the United Arab Emirates as a media pundit during the
ongoing rugby world cup in New Zealand, used the gap between the
quarter- and semi-finals to visit DSC, which includes the 25,000-seater
Dubai International Cricket Stadium, the 18-hole Ernie Els-designed
championship golf course, the ICC Global Cricket Academy, Dubai Sports
City Hockey and Athletics Stadium and artificial and natural turf rugby
and football pitches, as well as a thriving residential community at
Victory Heights and the Bradenton Preparatory Academy.And the man who won 65 caps for his country, a further eight Lions caps
during three tours, and was one of the most gifted backs of his
generation, was impressed by what he saw."It's an amazing place," he said. "The facilities already completed are
spectacular and once the remaining ones, like the indoor pitch and
academies, are ready then it will be even more impressive, if that's
possible."The vision behind this project is remarkable and I can see Dubai Sports
City being a place where people at all levels of sport, from the elite
right through to recreational players, are going to want to come again
and again.Guscott received a guided tour of the venues at DSC and was also shown
the plans for the completion of the project by the General Manager
Sports Business Macky Dudhia, plans that include a rugby academy.Mr Dudhia said afterwards: "We are delighted that Jeremy was able to
take the time to visit Dubai Sports City and see for himself the
world-class facilities we have here."It is also gratifying to get an endorsement of what we are doing at Dubai Sports City from a sportsman of Jeremy's stature."We already have a series of outstanding, world-class facilities in
operation, including the Dubai International Cricket Stadium, the Ernie
Els-designed championship golf course, the ICC Global Cricket Academy
and a field hockey and athletics stadium.These facilities are already attracting sports stars and professionals
from all over the world and that process will only continue and increase
as Dubai Sports City develops further in the weeks and months to come.
