EC News DeskGEC Media Group announced the inaugural GEC Tech+ Championship 2021 to be held in Dubai. The championship will be held from 14th October to 5th November 2021. The GEC Tech+ Championship is the information technology industry’s first corporate multi sports challenge. It will challenge participating corporates to excel as a team and rise above their competition with skill, collaboration, professionalism, and sportsmanship.
GEC Tech+ Championship 2021 announced Dubai Eye and CITY 101.6 as the official Radio Partner, Toshiba and Kioxia as title sponsors, Al Ain Farms as official refreshment partner and Prime Healthcare as healthcare partner. The championship will host over 13 different sports and activities plus loads of food and beverages and entertainment avenues for everyone to have a great time out.
GEC Tech+ Championship supports businesses and employees to achieve a better work-life balance, boost productivity and company performance, foster health, fitness, and happiness in the workplace, reduce health care and insurance premiums, increase brand engagement and loyalty, raise company morale through team building, promote brands, and network with like minded professionals.
The one month-long action-packed sports and networking event will witness over 3,000 participants, 15 sports activities, federation accredited officials, live updates of matches and scoring, world-class venues, healthy food and beverages, joy village for family and kids, awards and team recognitions, and CSR activities.
During the GEC Tech+ Championship, wellbeing is at the heart of all we do. The wellness zone will have different partners including fitness centres, healthcare centres, nutrition products and experts and much more.
Highlights of GEC Tech+ Championship 2021
- A one-month long wellness and friendly competition
- 15 sport activities with over 3,000 participants
- Focus on team-building and fitness
- Meet new individuals from different companies and build relationships
- Healthy food and beverages
- Joy village for family and kids
- Awards and team recognitions
- Wellness zone
GEC Tech+ Championship sports for men includes:
Football, Cricket, Golf, Tug of War, Team Building, Athletics, Cycling, Swimming, Badminton, Table Tennis, Tennis, Fitness Challenge, Bowling, Volleyball, and Basketball.
GEC Tech+ Championship sports activities for women includes:
Golf, Tug of War, Team Building, Athletic, Cycling, Swimming, Badminton, Table Tennis, Tennis, Fitness Challenge, Bowling, Volleyball, and Basketball.
GEC Tech+ Championship Award details are as under:
| GEC TECH+ CHAMPION | The GEC Tech+ Championship Champion will be the company that accumulates the most points/trophies throughout the event and will win the GEC Tech+ Championship Rolling Trophy. |
| GEC TECH+ CHAMPIONSHIP HEROES | The GEC Tech+ Championship Heroes Awards will be presented to the company that have the highest number of participants. This is a recognition for the company for its ‘Employee Wellbeing’ initiative. |
| SPORT AWARDS | Trophies and awards for 1st, 2nd, and 3rd place winners in all the sports. |
| PLAYER OF THE MATCH AWARD | Award for the best performing player of the respective sport. |
Details of the sports activities are as under:
| SPORT | MINIMUM NUMBER OF TEAMS | NUMBER OF PLAYERS/TEAM |
| FOOTBALL (MEN) | 8 | 8 |
| CRICKET (MEN) | 8 | 11 |
| GOLF (MEN AND WOMEN MIXED) | 8 | 4 |
| TUG OF WAR (MEN AND WOMEN) | 8 | 8 |
| TEAM BUILDING TASKS (MEN AND WOMEN) | 8 | 8 |
| ATHLETIC (MEN AND WOMEN) | 8 | 1 |
| CYCLING (MEN AND WOMEN) | 8 | 1 |
| SWIMMING (MEN AND WOMEN) | 8 | 1 |
| BADMINTON (MEN AND WOMEN) | 8 | 1 |
| TABLE TENNIS (MEN AND WOMEN) | 8 | 1 |
| TENNIS (MEN AND WOMEN) | 8 | 2 |
| BOWLING (MEN AND WOMEN) | 8 | 4 |
| VOLLEYBALL (MEN AND WOMEN) | ||
| BASKETBALL (MEN AND WOMEN) |
The GEC Tech+ Championship Champion will be the company that accumulates the most points and trophies throughout the event and will win the GEC Tech+ Championship Rolling Trophy. The GEC Tech+ Championship Heroes Awards will be presented to the company that have the highest number of participants. This is a recognition for the company for its ‘Employee Wellbeing’ initiative.
There is no magic formula for team development. You run the extra mile, you hit the targets together, kick the obstacles, pedal the wheels together, pull the tug of chances, swim against the tide. GEC Tech+ Championship is just all the above personified. In line with GEC Media Group Vision 2021 to stir the spirit of networking beyond corporate borders, the GEC Tech+ Championship is raising curtains to a never-seen-before corporate sports series and annual gathering that will transcend the barriers of team bonding and networking beyond the enclosed walls of the organisation and let the body, mind, and soul soar high with the spirit of sports.
Open to both IT solution providers and government and private end-customers, The GEC Tech+ Championship is a combination of sports, athletics and team building activities and provides an optimal platform for business networking and relationship building.
