Dubai stick pulling was held under the fifth Maktoum Bin Rashid Ramadan Football Championships.
Dmitry Menshov (UAE)  Vice President of WSF & IMWF : “We are happy to inform that the development of  stick pulling & strongman sport  in UAE started with new power. Many thanks to Humaid Alansari, Abdul Kareem Bilal, Abdul Jalil Al Awadhi personaly & Inkas Vehicles LLC for support.

Dubai: The UAE women’s national team clinched top honours in the Mas-Wrestling competition held as part of the Fifth Maktoum Bin Rashid Ramadan Football Championships held at the Dubai Police Officers Club, late on Saturday.

“We are making such a huge statement on behalf of our women by winning this competition. Our goal at the moment is to form an association in the UAE, and organising such events can go a long way in helping this process,” Ali Al Haddad, Board Member of the UAE Mas-Wrestling team told Gulf News

http://gulfnews.com/sport/uae/football/uae-women-win-mas-wrestling-1.1538464