Champs Sports Club Festival Plaza, the second flagship facility, will offer a 360-degree holistic experience featuring state-of-the-art fitness studios, Padel Tennis courts, indoor Basketball courts, FitKult self-service cafe and more

23rd January 2023, Dubai, UAE: Festival Plaza, the community mall part of Al-Futtaim Malls, launches its hugely anticipated Champs Sports Club Festival Plaza, UAE’s largest world-class indoor sporting and fitness complex catering to all ages and fitness levels with a mission to foster social wellbeing and healthy lifestyle.

Founded by professional basketball player and international legend, Fadi El Khatib – Champs Sports Club Festival Plaza’s opening is the result of the prominent success of Champs Lebanon.

Boasting over 40,000 sq. ft across two floors, the new complex exemplifies the collaborative mission between Festival Plaza and Champs to help support the community’s fitness and sporting journey at a larger scale. Offering unparalleled benefits of the brand’s world-class sports facilities and state-of-the-art fitness equipment, the new premises introduces dynamic concepts, innovative workout sessions, as well as a variety of advanced indoor sports courts all aiming to cater over 2,000 members. 

Spearheading improved fitness models and exceptional performance coaching and training, the complex features a brand-new addition of the trendiest sport, Padel Tennis court, and two and half indoor basketball courts designed and built to match professional standards along with boxing. With a number of fitness classes to choose from, members can also look forward to new and improved spinning, dance and yoga studios to support both mind and body equally. Champs’ carefully selected accredited fitness professionals are available at the facility to help design workout plans to suit individual capabilities and fitness goals. 

Champs Sports Club Festival Plaza aims to offer a 360-degree holistic approach with a self-service cafe powered by FitKult, providing nutritious and flavourful meals created by a team of experts in health and fitness. After classes, members can also grab a quick healthy bite or healthy protein shakes or unwind at the lounge. Additionally, members are encouraged to take advantage of sports store offering of limited-edition footwear and apparel, equipment, and accessories. 

To celebrate the opening, customers who sign up during the first week between 22nd and 29th January 2023 will enjoy 35% off membership.

Facility: Champs Festival Plaza
Location: First Floor, Festival Plaza, Jebel Ali

For more information on Champs offering visit www.champs-sportsclub.com 

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About Festival Plaza

Festival Plaza is Al-Futtaim’s local community mall. The retail precinct covers 64,800 square metres and serves as a convenient and local lifestyle destination at the centre of the Wasl Gate community. Bringing to life and convenience to the South Dubai, the mall will appeal to communities including Jebel Ali, Al Furjan, Dubai Marina, Palm Jumeirah and commuters from neighbouring Abu Dhabi. Conveniently located off Exit 25 on Sheikh Zayed Road South bound or Exit 22 North bound.

The shopping destination is home to much-loved flagship stores including largest IKEA in the region, ACE, a new concept store from Lulu Hypermarket and the premium Al Futtaim’s health clinic – Health Hub & Lutetia. Adding to the community offering are the Volvo Mall Studio, Sedar, the Community Pharmacy along with new additions that will extend the existing portfolio including Champs the sports complex and Kavak, the international pre-owned car platform now in UAE. The neighbourhood destination is also host to the second and biggest IKEA store in Dubai, spread over a huge 30,000 square metres with an added focus on sustainability and an international training centre for IKEA employees. 

These stores are joined by over an additional 120 others, as well as complimented by a 500-seat food court, over 40 dining and eating options, a Stay and Play offering and over 2,300 parking spaces. With a multitude of retail and dining options, Festival Plaza serves as a convenient and family lifestyle mall easily accessible from Sheikh Zayed Road, fifteen minutes from Dubai Marina and Palm Jumeirah and a few minutes away from RTA Energy Metro Station.

About Al-Futtaim Group

Established in the 1930s as a trading business, Al-Futtaim today is one of the most diversified and progressive, privately held regional businesses headquartered in Dubai, United Arab Emirates.

Structured into five operating divisions; automotive, financial services, real estate, retail and health; employing more than 33,000 employees across more than 20 countries in the Middle East, Asia and Africa, we partner with over 200 of the world's most admired and innovative brands. 

Al-Futtaim Group’s entrepreneurship and relentless customer focus enables the organisation to continue to grow and expand; responding to the changing needs of our customers within the societies in which we operate.

By upholding our values of respect, excellence, collaboration, integrity; Al-Futtaim Group continues to enrich the lives and aspirations of our customers each and every day. For more information visit: www.alfuttaim.com