Ismaili Centres Archive
Game Day features a live webcast of matches in Badminton, Basketball, Football, and Table Tennis. Watch all the action on Thusrday, 28 July starting 12:30 PM GST (Dubai time) at TheIsmaili.org/live.
Toronto, 27 July 2016 — The Aga Khan Museum and the Ismaili Centre welcomed His Excellency Jeffrey Marder, Canada’s Ambassador to Portugal this afternoon. Later in the day, they received Brigadier General Chaudhary Sarfraz Ali, Defence and Military Attaché at the Embassy of Pakistan in Washington, DC.
The 2016 Jubilee Games officially opened on Friday, 23 July in the presence of Prince Rahim and His Excellency Sheikh Nahyan bin Mubarak Al Nahyan. The event marked the start of a week-long celebration of excellence in sport that has drawn some 2,000 athletes of the global Ismaili Muslim community together to compete.
A shared passion for film, music and most importantly cricket brought two teams together early Sunday morning. When India and Pakistan don the cricket flannels, hopes and aspirations run high on both sides.
The fourth day of competition at the 2016 Jubilee Games saw medals awarded in swimming and track & field.
Toronto, 26 July 2016 — Pamela Kertland Wright, Canada’s Honorary Consul to the Republic of Uganda visited the Aga Khan Museum and the Ismaili Centre. The Government of Canada is the largest funder of social development activities conducted by the Aga Khan Development Network in Uganda, and the visit served to strengthen an already special relationship with the Canadian Consulate in Kampala.
Myra Nur Lakdawala earned the first gold medal of the 2016 Jubilee Games, when she won the women’s 1500 m race on Sunday. She holds the Pakistan national record in the 3000 m race and is no stranger to being in the lead.
Day 3 of competition featured the first gold medal of the Jubilee Games and it was Team Pakistan who won the honour.
The Jubilee Games Global Concert is a featured signature event, which embraces our diversity and celebrates our unity through music and culture. Watch this recording of the live webcast of this event now.
Dubai, 25 July 2016 — Prince Rahim’s presence at some of Day 2’s matches added to the intensity felt by athletes today.
Prince Rahim attended the Jubilee Games on 23 July where he met with athletes, volunteers and spectators. He took in a number of sports matches and had a chance to tour the Global Village.
If the international Ismaili community were to have its own town square, it would most certainly feel like the Global Village — a Jubilee Games hub where visitors can meet one another and experience the music, art and culture of their Ismaili brothers and sisters from around the world.
The Opening Ceremony celebrates the official start of the 2016 Jubilee Games. Watch the live webcast of this event at TheIsmaili.org/live starting just before 4:00 PM GST (Dubai time).
The 2016 Jubilee Games sports action began on the morning of Friday, 22 July with matches that had spectators on the edge of their seats.
Dubai, United Arab Emirates, 23 July 2016 — UAE’s Minister of Culture and Knowledge Development, His Excellency Sheikh Nahyan bin Mubarak Al Nahyan today launched the 2016 Jubilee Games. The event is the emirate’s first intra-community global sports tournament.
While most of the Jubilee Games events will be held at the Dubai World Trade Centre, several other locations in the viscinity will be used for certain sports. Here's the information you need to know on the Games' venues.
The Jubilee Games Fanous was celebrated across all seven regions of the United States, where the American Jamat resides.
Dubai, 23 July 2016 — Prince Rahim arrived at the Dubai World Trade Centre this afternoon, as athletes, spectators and volunteers prepared for the Opening Ceremony of the 2016 Jubilee Games.
Excitement is building as over 2 000 athletes, 2 400 volunteers and 11 000 spectators from around the world have arrived in Dubai for the 2016 Jubilee Games.
Inside the Global Village, relax and recharge, engage in cultural exchange, unite with Jubilee Games participants from around the world, and partake in interactive activities to make your Jubilee Games experience a memorable one.
