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UAE SWAT Challenge Enters Day 2 as Kazakhstan Leads After Opening Assault Event

The five-day contest tests elite police units across five scenarios for $260,000 in prizes.

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.