His Highness (H.H) Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum, Vice President and Prime Minister of the UAE and Ruler of Dubai, and H.H Sheikh Mohamed bin Zayed Al Nahyan, Crown Prince of Abu Dhabi and Deputy Supreme Commander of the UAE Armed Forces, recognized the the efforts of organizations who sponsored the Special Olympics World Games Abu Dhabi 2019 at a ceremony held in Al Bateen Palace, Abu Dhabi on 21 May 2019. Coinciding with the UAE’s Year of Tolerance, it was the very first time that the world’s biggest humanitarian sporting event, which ran from 14-21 March, was held in the Middle East and North Africa (MENA) region as People with Determination (PWD) athletes from around the world descended on Abu Dhabi.