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Dubai – Specially-abled Emirati athlete, Hamda AlHosani, has long been a champion in the local sports scene as well as the international, encouraging people of determination to believe in themselves and embrace sports. The local heroine, Hamda has given so much to her community, winning 17 Special Olympic medals and challenging misconceptions surrounding those with disabilities.
Gatorade® ,PepsiCo’s sports drink, and Expo 2020 Dubai wanted to hold up a mirror and show Hamda the hero within, celebrating all she has done for the UAE. Gatorade® had just the man for the job: 11-time world champion, holder of 8 Olympic gold medals and Hamda’s personal hero and source of inspiration, Usain Bolt.
Gatorade® asked Hamda to record a video message to Usain, telling him why she sees him as a source of inspiration. Little did she know, he was listening to her the whole time. The two inspirational athletes met over a video call, where Usain invited Hamda to run alongside him during a “Run the World” event at Expo 2020 Dubai.
Meeting in-person for the first time at Expo 2020 Dubai, Hamda and Usain headlined the run, raising funds for Al Noor Rehabilitation & Welfare Association for People of Determination to support their rehabilitation and training programs to build a brighter future.
Gatorade® is committed to supporting the next generations of athletes on their path to greatness and by introducing its global ambassador, Usain, to Hamda, the brand hopes to create moments of joy that ripple out and inspire everyone who leads an active lifestyle to achieve their own goals.
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About Gatorade
The Gatorade Company, a division of PepsiCo, provides sports performance innovations designed to meet the needs of athletes at all competitive levels and across a broad range of sports. Backed by more than a 50-year history of studying the best athletes in the world and grounded in years of hydration and sports nutrition research at the Gatorade Sports Science Institute, Gatorade provides scientifically formulated products to meet the sports fueling needs of athletes in all phases of athletic activity. For more information and a full list of products, please visit www.gatorade.com.
About PepsiCo
PepsiCo products are enjoyed by consumers more than one billion times a day in more than 200 countries and territories around the world. PepsiCo generated more than US$70 billion in net revenue in 2020, driven by a complementary food and beverage portfolio that includes Frito-Lay, Gatorade, Pepsi-Cola, Quaker, and Tropicana. PepsiCo's product portfolio includes a wide range of enjoyable foods and beverages, including 23 brands that generate more than US$1 billion each in estimated annual retail sales.
Guiding PepsiCo is our vision to Be the Global Leader in Convenient Foods and Beverages by Winning with Purpose. "Winning with Purpose" reflects our ambition to win sustainably in the marketplace and embed purpose into all aspects of the business. For more information, visit www.pepsico.com.
About Expo 2020 Dubai
From 1 October 2021 to 31 March 2022, Expo 2020 Dubai will welcome visitors from every corner of the globe to join the making of a new world, as it brings together the planet in one place to reimagine tomorrow.
· With the purpose of ‘Connecting Minds, Creating the Future’, Expo 2020 will be the world’s most impactful global incubator for new ideas, catalysing an exchange of new perspectives and inspiring action to deliver real-life solutions to real-world challenges
· Expo 2020 will provide a visually striking and emotionally inspiring 182 days, as more than 200 participants – including nations, multilateral organisations, businesses, and educational institutions, as well as millions of visitors – create the largest and most diverse World Expo ever
· Expo 2020’s sub-themes of Opportunity, Mobility and Sustainability will inspire visitors to preserve and protect our planet, explore new frontiers and build a better future for everyone
· Expo is committed to building a more equitable and just world for everyone, while keeping visitors safe by following the latest guidance of the world’s leading medical, science and health experts
· Expo 2020 is the first World Expo to take place in the Middle East, Africa and South Asia (MEASA) region, located on a 4.38 sqkm site adjacent to Al Maktoum International Airport in Dubai South
· Built with a meaningful and measurable long-term legacy in mind, the Expo site will transform into District 2020 – a model global community that will rethink the cities of the future – after Expo 2020 closes its doors
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