Team Dubai readies for CrossFit Games - in pictures

  • Emiratis Mahmood Shalan, Bader Al Noori and Shahad Budebs are the first Arabs in a team to have qualified for the world CrossFit games, along with Irishwoman Kat Fearon.
    Emiratis Mahmood Shalan, Bader Al Noori and Shahad Budebs are the first Arabs in a team to have qualified for the world CrossFit games, along with Irishwoman Kat Fearon.
  • Team Dubai, a group of three Emiratis and an Irish expatriate will compete in the world CrossFit championship in Madison, Wisconsin, this weekend.
    Team Dubai, a group of three Emiratis and an Irish expatriate will compete in the world CrossFit championship in Madison, Wisconsin, this weekend.
  • Emirati Shahad Budebs is calling on women in the Middle East to get involved and try to excel in sports
    Emirati Shahad Budebs is calling on women in the Middle East to get involved and try to excel in sports
  • Bader Al Noori , Shahad Budebs, Kat Fearon and Mahmood Shalan ... all set for the world CrossFit games.
    Bader Al Noori , Shahad Budebs, Kat Fearon and Mahmood Shalan ... all set for the world CrossFit games.
  • Competitors must train for the unknown, which could include synchronised pull-ups, handstand walks, peg-board and rope climbs and lifting weights.
    Competitors must train for the unknown, which could include synchronised pull-ups, handstand walks, peg-board and rope climbs and lifting weights.
  • Team Dubai is one of only 40 teams from around the world that qualified for the finals of the team championship of the CrossFit games in Madison.
    Team Dubai is one of only 40 teams from around the world that qualified for the finals of the team championship of the CrossFit games in Madison.
  • The world CrossFit games run from Jul 27 to August 1.
    The world CrossFit games run from Jul 27 to August 1.