Fitness challenge: 25 RTA staff pull Dubai Metro train for 25 metres

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Fitness challenge: 25 RTA staff pull Dubai Metro train for 25 metres

Dubai - Thirty days of Dubai Fitness Challenge has seen people from all walks of life participate in various physical activities

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Published: Sat 18 Nov 2017, 11:54 AM

Last updated: Sat 18 Nov 2017, 4:40 PM

With the Dubai Fitness Challenge (DFC) nearing its end, 25 RTA employees formed a human chain to pull a 185-tonne Dubai Metro train for 25 metres.
In a tweet, RTA said: "With willpower, achieving great feats: 25 #RTA employees managed to pull an entire, 185-ton #DubaiMetro train for a whopping 25-meter distance! We keep pushing our limits for #DubaiFitnessChallenge!"

As part of the challenge, Dubai Police had earlier created a world record by pulling a massive Emirates A380 plane.
The team had pulled a 308-tonne plane for around 100 metres.
Dubai Police had tweeted: "Once again shocking the world with their might, #DubaiPolice broke a second World Record within one week by pulling a 302 tonne A380 #Emirates Airbus during #dubaifitnesschallenge #"
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Sheikh Hamdan bin Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum, Crown Prince of Dubai and Chairman of the Dubai Sports Council, challenged Dubai residents on October 2 to do 30 minutes of exercise every day for 30 days - all in an effort to make Dubai the most active city worldwide. The Crown Prince asked residents from all walks of life to accept the challenge - families, youngsters, private and public sector, students, educators and people with determination.

The initiative officially kicked off on October 20 and will end on November 18.


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