14 events, 6 days, 1500+ participants

Thumbay Group’s annual sports event for employees, Thumbay Group Olympics 2016 was held from 27th February to 3rd March 2016 at Thumbay Grounds and Body & Soul Health Club and Spa at the Gulf Medical University campus in Ajman. Over 1500 employees participated in the competitions held over six days which included badminton, basketball, table tennis, squash, volleyball, football, cricket, lawn tennis, 100 meters race, 4x100 meters relay race, tug of war, kabaddi, swimming and throw-ball.

The Vice President of the Healthcare Division of Thumbay Group Mr. Akbar Moideen Thumbay distributed the prizes to the winners, at the closing ceremony. Addressing the participants, he congratulated them for their enthusiastic participation in the competitions. The Hospitality Division of Thumbay Group emerged the overall champions of Thumbay Group Olympics 2016, bagging the most prizes and defending the title they had won last year. Mr. Farhad C,Director of the Hospitality Division received the Thumbay Group Olympics trophy from Mr. Akbar.

Thumbay Group Olympics 2016was flagged off by Prof. Gita Ashok Raj, Provost Gulf Medical University on the opening day of the event. She also unveiled the championship trophy at the opening ceremony. The opening ceremony had a colorful parade by the participating teams. The participants in formation created the word “THUMBAY”, to mark the unity of the Group.

Thumbay Group Olympicsis organized every year by the Human Resources Department of Thumbay Group, as an employee engagement program for team-building. The event, themed ‘Be Fitter, Be Healthier’ aims to strengthen the relationships between the employees themselves as well as with the organization, in addition to emphasizing the importance of a healthy lifestyle.