Sports Up High
We fully understand if you don’t want to attend the tennis match because you’re scared of heights. This incredible modern engineering wonder, which rises 1,000 feet above the earth, is connected to the Burj al Arab hotel. Can you guess how many targets have been missing in all of these games? If you’re coming here to watch a game, you don’t want to fall off the perch! The truth is, however, that this court is no longer in use for tennis. It was designed as a publicity stunt for the 2005 Dubai Duty-Free Men’s Open. Even though the court was only temporary, tennis legends Roger Federer and Andre Agassi used it as a backdrop for a photoshoot. It was eventually put return to its previous use as a helipad.
Sports Up High
New Camel Jockeys
Camel competition is a long-standing tradition that was modernized in 2004. In Dubai, robot jockeys have taken the place of human jockeys. Since it is common for children to serve as camel jockeys in Gulf countries, the modern transition was inspired by a desire to escape human rights violations. Human jockeys have been outlawed in the United Arab Emirates and Qatar, and robot jockeys have taken their place. To end child trafficking and abuse, the United Arab Emirates, where Dubai is located, was the first to do so. Camel racing is a multi-billion dollar industry that many people are unaware of.
New Camel Jockeys
