Overview
- Day 2 featured the Hostage Rescue challenge at Al Ruwayyah, with Sheikh Mansoor bin Mohammed observing teams execute sniper shots and building entries to extract a heavy simulated hostage.
- Kazakhstan C and Kazakhstan D placed first and second in the Day 1 Assault event, with Russia’s Malakhit Team One finishing third.
- The championship runs February 7–11 in Dubai with 109 teams drawn from more than 40 countries.
- Events span Assault, Hostage Rescue, Officer Rescue, Tower and Obstacle challenges, with daily awards and overall titles to be decided by week’s end.
- Public access, bilingual live streams, two Emirati women appointed to the 35-judge panel, and a resident SWAT Clip Award that pays $10,000 for the top video broaden engagement.