Upcoming Fitness Competitions in the UAE

Roznama is the curated calendar of fitness competitions in the United Arab Emirates, covering CrossFit, HYROX, functional fitness, OCR/Spartan, strongman, powerlifting, bodybuilding/expo, team, and kids/junior events across Dubai, Abu Dhabi, Sharjah, Ras Al Khaimah, and the wider UAE.

FIT Al Dhannah · Date: 12 September 2026 · Location: Al Dhannah City, Abu Dhabi · Discipline: Functional Fitness · Organizer: Primal Fitness · Price: Price TBA · One-day functional fitness competition at Al Dhannah City. Categories: Elite Solo (male/female), Intermediate Team of 2 (male/female), and Solo Beginner (male/female). AED 23,000 total cash prizes. Registration opens soon; no registration link has be · Register / Details
Sharjah Aquathlon 2026 - Al Hamriyah · Date: 13 September 2026 · Location: Al Hamriyah Beach, Sharjah · Discipline: Other · Organizer: Endurance Sports Services · Price: AED 135 · An aquathlon for juniors and adults combining an open-water swim with a coastal run, with Sprint, Super Sprint, and Juniors race formats. · Register / Details
2026 DEKA STRONG - Move at FIVE · Date: 19 September 2026 · Location: Move at FIVE, FIVE Jumeirah Village, Dubai · Discipline: Functional Fitness · Organizer: Spartan · Price: From AED 120 · An indoor DEKA STRONG functional-fitness challenge built around 10 standardized DEKA Zones, testing total-body strength, power, agility, and mental toughness without running. · Register / Details
HYP Games · Date: 19 September 2026 · Location: Hyphen Elevated Fitness, Al Quoz, Dubai · Discipline: Functional Fitness · Organizer: Hyphen Elevated Fitness · Price: Price TBA · A solo and pairs functional fitness challenge hosted at Hyphen Elevated Fitness in Al Quoz. Test your fitness across multiple workouts in one day. 7:00 AM – 2:00 PM. · Register / Details
DEKA FIT Dubai – Coca-Cola Arena · Date: 26 September 2026 · Location: Coca-Cola Arena, City Walk, Dubai, Dubai · Discipline: Functional Fitness · Organizer: DEKA / ITP Media Group · Price: Price TBA · DEKA FIT brings its 10-zone functional fitness race format to the fully air-conditioned Coca-Cola Arena, with 5 km of running (500 m per zone) separating each exercise station. Part of DEKA's expanding UAE calendar managed by ITP Media Group. · Register / Details
Hybrid Climb — SK Fitness Dubai · Date: 27 September 2026 · Location: B11 Feeder Commercial, Dubai Production City, Dubai, Dubai · Discipline: Hyrox / Hybrid · Organizer: SK Fitness Dubai · Price: Price TBA · A hybrid pairs competition hosted by SK Fitness Dubai as part of the Hybrid Climb 24-27 Sept series. Female Pairs, Male Pairs, and Mixed Pairs categories are open to the public. Registration closes 26 September 2026, subject to availability. Contact: · Register / Details
SAND BOXX Performance Arena · Date: 3 October 2026 · Location: ABFITNESS, Madinat Dubai Al Melaheyah-Port Rashid, Dubai · Discipline: Hyrox / Hybrid · Organizer: High-Five Events · Price: AED 340–520 · A hybrid fitness race for individuals and teams built around 8 runs, 8 workout stations, and a final finish line, with categories for athletes at different levels. · Register / Details
KO8 Reverse Rox · Date: 3 October 2026 · Location: KO8 Fitness, Dubai Marina, Dubai · Discipline: Hyrox / Hybrid · Organizer: KO8 Fitness · Price: Price TBA · 6am – 12pm event at KO8 Fitness, Dubai Marina. · Register / Details
DEKA MILE - Hyphen Elevated Fitness · Date: 4 October 2026 · Location: The Hyphen Fitness, Dubai · Discipline: Hyrox / Hybrid · Organizer: Spartan DEKA · Price: AED 135–195 · An indoor DEKA MILE roadshow challenge combining one mile of running with ten standardized functional training zones designed to test strength, endurance, and grit. · Register / Details
Spartan Race at Al Ain Zoo 2026 · Date: 10 October 2026 · Location: Al Ain Zoo, Al Ain, Abu Dhabi · Discipline: Other · Organizer: Spartan · Price: Price TBA · Spartan obstacle course race at Al Ain Zoo with a 5K Sprint Race starting at AED 295, a 10K Super Race starting at AED 365, and a 1–3K Kids Race starting at AED 110. Official event details and registration are available through Spartan. · Register / Details
LVL UP HYROX Simulation · Date: 11 October 2026 · Location: LVL Up Gym, Dubai Production City, Dubai · Discipline: Hyrox / Hybrid · Organizer: LVL Up Gym · Price: AED 199.31 solo / AED 399 doubles · A full HYROX simulation race day featuring eight 1 km runs and eight official HYROX stations with no shortened workout. Solo and doubles registration options are available, including men, women, mixed, and pro solo categories. · Register / Details
HYROX Abu Dhabi 26/27 · Date: 23–25 October 2026 · Location: ADNEC Centre Abu Dhabi, Al Khaleej Al Arabi St, Al Rawdah, Abu Dhabi · Discipline: Hyrox / Hybrid · Organizer: HYROX · Price: Price TBA · HYROX Abu Dhabi returns to the UAE capital for the 2026/27 season at ADNEC Centre Abu Dhabi. Friday, 23 October is a Women’s Only Race Day, welcoming female athletes and spectators only. Saturday features men’s races, adaptive men’s races, and Pro di · Register / Details
Desert Barbell Power Meet 18 · Date: 23–25 October 2026 · Location: Desert Barbell Strength Gym, Dubai · Discipline: Strongman / Powerlifting · Organizer: Desert Barbell · Price: Price TBA · The 18th Desert Barbell Power Meet combines an Olympic Weightlifting club competition with a Classic Powerlifting competition. Open to men and women aged 16+, from first-time competitors to experienced lifters. · Register / Details
Arabian Warrior - Fujairah · Date: 25 October 2026 · Location: Fujairah, Fujairah · Discipline: Functional Fitness · Organizer: CAB Sports · Price: Price TBA · Arabian Warrior OCR event featuring multiple race distances and obstacle challenges. · Register / Details
HYROX 365 Challenge - UAE · Date: 30 October – 1 November 2026 · Location: South Halls, Dubai Exhibition Centre, Expo City Dubai, Dubai · Discipline: Hyrox / Hybrid · Organizer: GymNation · Price: From AED 200 · GymNation and HYROX have joined forces with The Dubai Muscle & Active Show to launch the HYROX 365 Challenge, a benchmark workout blending HYROX race elements with HYROX 365 training. Open to singles and doubles divisions for athletes aged 16+, with · Register / Details
Dubai Muscle Show & Active Show 2026 · Date: 30 October – 1 November 2026 · Location: Dubai Exhibition Centre, Expo City Dubai, Dubai · Discipline: Bodybuilding / Expo · Organizer: Dubai Muscle Show / Dubai Exhibition Centre · Price: Price TBA · The Middle East's largest fitness and bodybuilding show celebrates its 10th anniversary with three days of world-class competitions, live workouts, 450+ brand exhibitors, and pro athlete meet-and-greets. Expected 45,000+ attendees. · Register / Details
Tough Mudder Kids Dubai 2026 · Date: 31 October 2026 · Location: The Sevens Stadium, Dubai · Discipline: Kids / Junior · Organizer: Tough Mudder Middle East · Price: AED 110 · The official kids obstacle course held alongside Tough Mudder Dubai, offering a dedicated adventure race for younger participants at The Sevens Stadium. · Register / Details
Dubai Fitness Challenge (Dubai 30x30) · Date: 31 October – 29 November 2026 · Location: Citywide, Dubai · Discipline: Team / Community · Organizer: Dubai Sports Council · Price: Price TBA · The 10th edition of Dubai's month-long, city-wide fitness challenge — thousands of free and ticketed community events, classes and challenges across the city. · Register / Details
Tough Mudder Dubai 2026 · Date: 31 October 2026 · Location: The Sevens Stadium, Dubai · Discipline: Other · Organizer: Tough Mudder Middle East · Price: AED 320 · A team-focused obstacle course challenge featuring more than 12 obstacles, including signature Tough Mudder obstacles. Registration includes a finisher medal, orange headband and finisher shirt. · Register / Details
Abu Dhabi Sports and Fitness Expo 2026 · Date: 4–5 November 2026 · Location: ADNEC Abu Dhabi, Abu Dhabi · Discipline: Bodybuilding / Expo · Organizer: Universal Muscle Fitness Fashion · Price: Price TBA · Premier fitness expo bringing together top fitness companies showcasing latest products and technology. Features fitness celebrities, international competitions, and fitness classes for all ages. · Register / Details
Deadly Dozen Dubai · Date: 7 November 2026 · Location: Dubai Police, Ibn Al Zahrawy Street, Al Jaddaf, Dubai, Dubai · Discipline: Hyrox / Hybrid · Organizer: Deadly Dozen · Price: Price TBA · A high-intensity hybrid fitness race with 12 x 400m runs, each followed by a functional strength labour. Divisions include Solos, Doubles, and Relays for athletes aged 18+. The 12 labours include carries, deadlifts, lunges, snatches, burpee broad jum · Register / Details
Arabian Warrior - Dubai · Date: 15 November 2026 · Location: Dubai Islands, Dubai · Discipline: Functional Fitness · Organizer: CAB Sports · Price: Price TBA · OCR event with 6+ race options from 5K to 50K, plus 1.6K Junior Warrior course featuring Arabic-themed obstacles blending tradition with intense challenges. · Register / Details
2026 Abu Dhabi Spartan World Championship Weekend – Kids Race · Date: 19–22 November 2026 · Location: Al Wathba Desert, Abu Dhabi, Abu Dhabi · Discipline: Kids / Junior · Organizer: Spartan / Abu Dhabi Sports Council · Price: Price TBA · The 6th Spartan World Championship Weekend includes youth races (1–3 km) on 21 November 2026, held alongside the elite Beast 21K World Championship. Young athletes experience obstacle racing in a safe and competitive desert environment. · Register / Details
Turf Games Dubai · Date: 20–21 November 2026 · Location: ISD Stadium, Dubai Sports City, Dubai · Discipline: Functional Fitness · Organizer: Turf Games · Price: Price TBA · Annual functional fitness team competition in Dubai. Mixed team format. Typically held in November at Dubai Sports City. · Register / Details
Turf Games Dubai Engine 2026 – Friday Night Lights · Date: 20 November 2026 · Location: ISD Stadium, Sport City, Dubai, Dubai · Discipline: Functional Fitness · Organizer: Turf Games · Price: AED 650 per pair · A pairs endurance race combining ski, row, bike, running, dumbbells, box jumps or step-overs, sandbags, and burpees. Divisions include male, female, and mixed pairs, with age-based leaderboards and a AED 1,500 prize for the fastest pair in each divis · Register / Details
Dubai Run 2026 · Date: 22 November 2026 · Location: TBA, Dubai · Discipline: Team / Community · Organizer: Dubai Sports Council · Price: Price TBA · World's biggest community run as part of Dubai Fitness Challenge, open to all ages and fitness levels. · Register / Details
WODON3 at Emirates Dubai 7s · Date: 27 November 2026 · Location: The Sevens Stadium, Dubai, Dubai · Discipline: Functional Fitness · Organizer: Emirates Dubai 7s · Price: Price TBA · WODON3 functional fitness competition held within the Emirates Dubai 7s festival — the biggest sports and entertainment festival in the Middle East. · Register / Details
HYROX Dubai 26/27 · Date: 28 November 2026 · Location: Dubai Exhibition Centre (DEC), Expo City Dubai, Dubai · Discipline: Hyrox / Hybrid · Organizer: HYROX · Price: Price TBA · HYROX returns to Dubai for the 2026/27 season with its standardized indoor fitness race, combining 8 × 1 km runs with 8 functional workout stations across Singles, Doubles, and Relay divisions. · Register / Details
Masfout X 2026 · Date: 2 December 2026 · Location: Masfout, Ajman · Discipline: Other · Organizer: Endurance Sports Services · Price: Price TBA · A mountain duathlon combining technical trail running and mountain biking across rugged mountain routes, designed as an endurance and skills challenge. · Register / Details
World Strongman Championship 2026 · Date: 4–6 December 2026 · Location: Dubai Sports Complex, Dubai · Discipline: Strongman / Powerlifting · Organizer: World Strongman International Union · Price: Price TBA · Elite international strongman championship featuring top global athletes competing in 11 official categories with tests of static power and explosive endurance. · Register / Details
ADNOC Abu Dhabi Marathon 2026 · Date: 12 December 2026 · Location: Abu Dhabi · Discipline: Other · Organizer: Abu Dhabi Sports Council · Price: Price TBA · The 2026 ADNOC Abu Dhabi Marathon. Official registration is open, with race distances including the full 42.195km marathon. Visit the official registration page for available distances, current pricing, and race information. · Register / Details
Battle Cancer Dubai 2026 · Date: 12 December 2026 · Location: The Sevens Stadium, Dubai · Discipline: Functional Fitness · Organizer: Battle Cancer · Price: AED 400–1,600 · A 90-minute team-of-four functional fitness challenge across three zones—Endurance, Burn, and Power—and nine stations. Teams work for five minutes of maximum reps followed by four minutes of rest, with Challenge and Compete divisions for male, female · Register / Details
Urbanator Christmas Special · Date: 26 December 2026 · Location: Dubai World Trade Centre, Dubai · Discipline: Other · Organizer: Arabian Warrior · Price: Price TBA · A festive, high-energy indoor obstacle course race at Dubai World Trade Centre. The Urbanator Christmas Special features inflatable and urban obstacle challenges, short loops, and a spectator-friendly format for friends, families, and teams. First he · Register / Details
UAE Storm Games · Date: 8–10 January 2027 · Location: Al Bahar Hotel & Resort, Fujairah · Discipline: Team / Community · Organizer: Emirates Bodybuilding and Fitness Federation · Price: Price TBA · Annual fitness championship in Fujairah featuring elite, community and team divisions. The 2027 edition takes place from 8–10 January at Al Bahar Hotel & Resort.
HYBRDX · Date: 15–17 January 2027 · Location: Kite Beach, Dubai · Discipline: Hyrox / Hybrid · Organizer: HYBRDX · Price: Price TBA · Dubai's new hybrid fitness competition at Kite Beach — a race format built to test strength and endurance together, with early-bird registration and training updates ahead of launch. · Register / Details
OCR Falcons Hybrid Challenge · Date: TBA · Location: OCR Falcons, Powerfit Gym, Nad Al Hamar, Dubai · Discipline: Kids / Junior · Organizer: OCR Falcons · Price: Price TBA · QUALIFICATION DATES: Friday 28 August, Sunday 30 August, Friday 4 September, Sunday 6 September, Friday 11 September, and Sunday 13 September 2026. Ages 7–18, with categories 7–9, 10–12, 13–15, and 16–18. Qualification is free. Finals entry is AED 10 · Register / Details
HYROX Sharjah 26/27 · Date: TBA · Location: TBA, Sharjah · Discipline: Hyrox / Hybrid · Organizer: HYROX · Price: Price TBA · Sharjah has hosted HYROX every season since 23/24. 26/27 date not yet announced. · Register / Details

View the full interactive calendar and filter by discipline or emirate at roznamauae.com. Organizers can submit competitions via the Submit Competition form.